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James Bond's Long-Lost Aston Martin DB5 Has Finally Been Found After 25 Years

27-Apr-2022

After a quarter of a century, James Bond’s missing Aston Martin is back. The iconic 1963 DB5, which agent 007 famously piloted in both Goldfinger and Thunderball, mysteriously vanished from a secure hangar at Florida’s airport in Boca Raton back in the late ‘90s. Now, some 25 years later, the long-lost grand tourer has been found by Art Recovery International, as reported by the Telegraph. The group, which specializes in locating...

Dear Keith, the real Car Wikipedia is here for you!

01-Apr-2022

Keith Martin is one of the most renowned classic car journalists in the world. He is a serial car collector and started the magazine Sports Car Market more than 30 years ago. His magazine publshes about the classic car market, investing in cars and car value trends. With pleasure I read his articles and columns for many years. In his blog of 14 March 2022 he writes about "The Wikipedia of Classis Cars". In his blog he stresses how important comments of car specialists are at Bring a T...

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 #12653 barnfind 2017 for sale again

31-Mar-2022

The 2017 barnfind Ferrari 365 GTB/4, the only single alloy Daytona road car, was again offered for sale at Techno Classica in Essen this year. The car that was discovered in Japan and was sold for €1,807,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Leggenda e Passione auction, has still not been restored. For more information: CC Cars, Denmark, https://www.cc-cars.dk/

Rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder #550-0069 uncovered in California shipping container

01-Mar-2022

Wow, what a discovery. More like a rediscovery, since the rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder that Bobby Green uncovered in California recently was never technically lost. Regardless, when the Old Crow Speed Shop owner cracked open a storage container that sits high atop a hill in a remote area of Orange County, sunlight poured inside and a Porsche racing legend returned to the spotlight for the first time in decades. “The find of the century … at least for me anyway,” Green wrote...

Ferrari Enzo Crashes Into Tree While Driven By Mechanic

01-Mar-2022

One of only 400 Enzos ever made suffered a grim fate in the Netherlands, spinning off a straight road and into a tree. A Ferrari Enzo has been left with only two wheels after a huge crash in the Netherlands. To make matters even more awkward, it seems the responsible party wasn’t an owner. According to local news outlet De Gooi-en Eemlander, the wreck happened while the Enzo was being test-driven by a mechanic from a business in nearby Hilversum on Tuesday morning. Thankf...

RM Auction: Open Roads, 16-23 February

18-Feb-2022

Starting off the RM Online auction calendar for 2022, Open Roads, February, the globally sourced and time-based auction, will be held on 16-23 February. Proven by the success of our Open Roads sales in 2021, our online sales provide consignors and bidders with a proprietary platform that allows for faster transactions to take place while still harnessing the high level of service and international reach associated with our in-person auctions, including a carefully researched description, photogr...