| |
EDITORIAL
|
 |
Maybe I should be getting out more, but the most impressive thing I've seen all week was sprouting from the transmission tunnel of the Prodrive–prepared MINI WRC challenger. It was the car's black–treated (I doubt whether mere 'paint' would be up to the job) gearlever that operates the Xtrac 6–speed, sequential gearbox.
The car, in laboratory–fresh condition, was on display at BMW's annual press event, alongside a vibrant–in–colour 1 Series M Coupé, an S1000RR motorcycle and carbonfibre componentry of the Mega City Vehicle, a 'zero emissions' prototype.
I do like a no–expense–spared competition car. The chunky MINI was in 'motor show' condition; the mud and gravel will come in 2011. The driver is seated well back in the shell, with a simple, small steering wheel and two all–black levers comfortably at hand level, one for the handbrake, one for the gears.
Someone had clearly spent some time on that gearlever: tall, yet beautifully proportioned, the willowy stick would have brought an admiring smile from Ettore Bugatti.
|
|
 |
THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER
|
|
 |
|
NEWS
BMW 1 Series M Coupé Unveiled in London
At a BMW event in London's Covent Garden on 14 December, the British motoring media were given a sneak preview of the new 1 Series M Coupé, due to arrive in the UK this Spring.
read more...
|
|
AUCTIONS
Barons at Sandown Park, 7 December: Astons to the Fore
South Coast–based auction house Barons held its last sale of 2010 at its familiar, Esher venue and, once again, it was an Aston Martin which hogged the headlines.
read
more...
|
|
NEWS
2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
The 2011 version of the world's most successful GT racer had its international premiere at Weissach this month.
read
more...
|
|
 |
|
FEATURES
Spanning the Decades of Ferrari: 166 MM and F1 F2002
You'd be hard–pushed to pick two better examples of iconic Ferrari imagery than these two cars, both marketed by marque–specialist David M. Gizzi of Euro–Classics in Carmel, California.
read more...
|
|
|
CLASSIC LIFE
|
|
 |
|
'The Haslinger Collection': Review
It was standing–room only for the much–anticipated auction of vintage Heuer watches and memorabilia. In a sale that grossed just over £475,000 in total, the star was undoubtedly the all–black 1974 Monaco which sold for £48,000.
read more...
|
|
Book Review: 'Ferrari 250 GTO, The History of a Legend'
A Google search reveals 1010 results for "Ferrari 250 GTO book". Frankly, I'm surprised it wasn't more — does the world really need another volume on one of the most written–about cars ever built?
read
more...
|
|
Brough Superior: The 'Rolls–Royce of Motorcycles'
There's growing enthusiasm among the wealthy for acquiring motorcycles as artwork, but it still seemed slightly odd to see an historically important Brough Superior among the lots at the 'Design Masters' auction on December 15.
read
more...
|
|
|
SERVICE
|
|
Copyright:
All articles in ClassicInside and in the Classic Driver Magazine
are subject to Classic Driver copyrights.
Responsible for content:
Steve Wakefield
(Director)
If you want to unsubscribe from our Newsletter, please click
here.
|
Classic Driver UK
Fountain Court
2 Victoria Square, Victoria St
St Albans
Herts
AL1 3TF
United Kingdom
phone +44 (0)1727 884650
fax +44 (0)1727 884800
e-mail contact@classicdriver.com
|
|
| Want to spread the word? |
 |
|
| JANUARY — FEBRUARY 2011 |
|
15.01. — 15.01.
Coys Auction 'Autosport 2011', UK
20.01. — 21.01.
RM Auctions — Automobiles of Arizona, USA
21.01. — 22.01.
Gooding & Company — The Scottsdale Auction, USA
02.02. — 06.02.
Rétromobile 2011, France
04.02. — 04.02.
Artcurial Rétromobile Auction 2011, France
05.02. — 05.02.
Bonhams 'The Grand Palais Sale', France
|
|
 |
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2
Kidston SA
|
|
 |
Porsche GT3 911 997 Clubsport
TOP 555 LTD
|
|
 |
Bentley S1 by Freestone and Webb
Fantasy Junction
|
|
|
|
