Classic Car News
50 years of boxer engines from Subaru
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Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its boxer engines this year. Engines with opposed cylinders are referred to as “boxers” because the movement of their pistons is comparable to two boxed pistons. This engine design has considerable advantages compared to other solutions ...
"Jo Marquart - A Lifelong Passion For Race Car Design" - Remembering the Swiss race car designer
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Füfifty years after Winterthur native Jo Marquart designed his first car, Jackie Marquart has commissioned a website üabout her husband, who died far too soon, and his racing car designs in his memory.
RM/Sotheby's Monaco 2016 - Prices on the rollercoaster
RM/Sotheby's auctioned 120 vehicles of various designs, from horse-drawn carriages to bicycles and racing cars, in Monaco, without the front man Max Girardo. A few engines and two boats were also among them. Although the majority of the lots were sold, the unsold Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider is likely to hurt, especially as a high bid of EUR 17 million was received for the rare sports car. Other expensive cars fared in the same way, while some lots that were actually estimated at low prices literally pulverized the estimates, as this auction report analyses.
Picture gallery Dolder Classics May 2016 - exotic small and large vehicles combined
On May 15, 2016, the Dolder Classics entered the fifth year of its successful event history. Once again, friends and owners of classic cars were able to meet on the ice rink above Zurich in good weather conditions and talk shop about old times. This photo gallery shows a selection of the vehicles on site and some of the special features of the 17th edition.
Surprising records at the Bonhams auction in Monaco on May 13, 2016
Those responsible at Bonhams will probably look back on the Monaco auction on May 13, 2016 with a smile and a tear in their eye. On the one hand, intense bidding wars resulted in record prices for some vehicles, while on the other, 44 percent of the cars on offer (including a go-kart) remained unsold, even though the prices offered were quite decent in most cases. This auction report analyzes the results of the Bonhams auction and shows all results and highest bids in a sortable list.
The Škoda 1101 "Tudor" celebrates its 70th birthday
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Škoda is celebrating a special anniversaryäum: production of the first post-war model began exactly 70 years ago. The Škoda 1101 "Tudor", the first example of which was completed on May 7, 1946, marked the start of a new stage in the development of the Czech car manufacturer. An exhibition starting on May 10 at the Škoda Museum in Mladá Boleslav commemorates the successful model.
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