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ClassicInside – The Classic Driver Newsletter

Edition 35/2005

September 16th 2005

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Editorial

An action-packed week, with a Classic Inside full of interesting stories. Frankfurt has seen some attractive cars launched into a market place devoid of new product over the summer months. I really like the BMW Z4 Coupé, a car in the mould of the late-lamented Z3M, and sure to make it into production next year as a real rival to the Porsche Cayman S and top-model Audi TT (or whatever they have on offer at the time). The MINI Traveller is cute - remember the wonderful Carrozzeria Castagna design exercises at Geneva last year? - and makes one of the 21st Century’s biggest automotive success stories even more desirable.

From a completely crazy (but in relatively mainstream production) viewpoint, hats-off to Brabus for making the outrageous 730 bhp, bi-turbo 6,233 cc V12-powered Rocket version of Mercedes already potent CLS. The Bottrop company states that the car is ‘The World's Fastest Four-Door Coupé’, and ordinarily I’d allow a little sniping at the fact that 'there ain’t an awful lot of opposition in that category matey', but they’ve produced another completely over-the-top car for us to goggle at - and there’s nothing wrong with that.

The guys pounding the beat at Frankfurt voted the Fenomenon Stratos ‘Best in Show’. The original became an instant icon and the design re-visited 30 years on has been freshened and sharpened to give it renewed emphasis for the new millennium. And painting it in the green/white/red Alitalia rally colours of the period can’t have done it too much harm.

Away to the Goodwood Revival now, and looking forward to reporting on it in detail next week.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

*THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER*
The 2005 IAA Frankfurt Show Anything you can do... Glamour models, disco lights, drinks and canapés - it was tough out there but the Classic Driver team was on hand to record all the news... read the complete article
2005 Rolex Vintage Fall Festival at Lime Rock Amazing Astons! "I still have a warm glow - and it isn't sunburn! A great weekend for Aston and vintage fans!! Aston Martin was the featured marque; 40+ Astons showed up for the concours, with nearly a dozen on the racing circuit... read the complete article
New Jaguar XK Convertible Having only just launched the all-new 2006 Jaguar XK, the Coventry company wastes no time by announcing the soft top version of its V8-powered coupe, nicely timed for maximum effect at Frankfurt... read the complete article
MINI Concept Frankfurt 2005 Travelling in Style Exactly 45 years after the launch of the Mini Traveller in September 1960, MINI is presenting the MINI Concept Frankfurt at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show - a design study re-interpreting the philosophy of the little Traveller from Great Britain... read the complete article
Bugatti Veyron and beyond... At Bugatti’s spiritual Alsatian home of Molsheim recently - before production commences at the nearby Strasbourg factory - Dr Thomas Bscher presented the company’s eagerly-anticipated Veyron model to a carefully selected group of potential customers... read the complete article
News from Fisker Coachbuild at Frankfurt Fisker Coachbuild announced its first two coachbuild designs at the Frankfurt International Auto Show. The Tramonto - a two-seat convertible sports car capable of delivering 610 horsepower with top speeds of 202 mph, and the Latigo CS - a coupe delivering up to 550 horsepower... read the complete article
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Two years after the launch of the Gallardo Coupé, Automobili Lamborghini is presenting the new Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This latest addition brings the marque’s range of supercars to four... read the complete article
BMW Z4 Coupé - competition for the Cayman With the Z4 Coupé concept car shown at Frankfurt today, BMW is clearly demonstrating a likely competitor to Porsche's Cayman S when deliveries of that come on stream next year... read the complete article
Maserati GranSport Spyder for 2006 From March 2006. fans of 'The Trident' will be able to buy a convertible version of what many people consder the best model in their current range - the GranSport. The car will have all the features found in the closed model but with the soft top of the popular Spyder... read the complete article
The Brabus 'Rocket' CLS The World's Fastest Four-Door Coupé German Mercedes tuners Brabus have added the CLS to their range. By carefully inserting the 730 bhp 6.3-litre twin-turbo V12 into the engine-bay, they have achieved performance figures of 0 - 300 km/h in 29.5 seconds and an electronically-limited top speed of 350 km/h... read the complete article
Ferrari F430 Challenge 2006 launched at Frankfurt Revised Ferrari 612 Scaglietti for 2006 The Ferrari stand at the 61st Frankfurt Motor Show will see the debut of the 612 Scaglietti Model Year 2006 and the world preview of the F430 Challenge, the 8-cylinder berlinetta-derived competition car that will be taking part in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli from the 2006 season... read the complete article
New Bentley Azure unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show Frankfurt, 12th September 2005. Bentley Motors has revealed the production version of the new Azure. The luxurious four-seater, which goes on sale in Spring 2006, is the latest in a portfolio of desirable 'dropheads' from the company, stretching back many decades... read the complete article

*CLASSIC LIFE*
Bell & Ross Belgian Grand Prix Chronograph Limited edition of 100 pieces The 'Belgian Grand Prix Chronograph' is presented to the three drivers on the podium at Spa-Francorchamps. To mark this occasion, Bell & Ross has produced a special series of chronographs... read the complete article

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Barons Auction, Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey, UK
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H&H Auction, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, UK
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H&H Auction "The Dick Van Dijk Collection", Syon House, London, UK
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