Fitted with a special aerodynamic body, C-type ‘XKC 011’ was driven by Moss at Le Mans in 1952, but failed to finish. Following the race it was returned to its traditional configuration, and subsequent results included a win at the September Goodwood Meeting, in the hands of WW2 Major Tony Rolt.
While it’s strange to see Lamborghini – the cornerstone of supercar madness – actually lowering a new car’s power (610HP down to 580HP), the new Huracán LP580-2 has been designed solely for rear-wheel driving fun, and should silence the critics who bemoaned the all-wheel-drive car’s lack of emotion. We really like the more aggressive new front and rear styling, and welcome the 33kg reduction in weight, thanks to the loss of the hefty all-wheel-drive system.
Piotr Degler travelled to Cuba, reasoning that there was nowhere else on earth with a streetscape unchanged since the 1950s, the result of a decades-long ban on importing new cars. Some 3,000km and 300,000 footsteps later, he had taken more than 25,000 photos, of which only 12 were destined for use in his 2015 calendar.
Taking place on 19 November in New York, the Keno Brothers’ first classic car auction, titled ‘Rolling Sculpture’, comprises a small but impressive catalogue of classics. We’ve already taken a closer look at the headline lot, the NART Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione, and these are our other picks ahead of the sale next week...
An Important Auction of Fine Historic Motor Cars, To Include The Marc Slattery Collection of James Bond Art, Posters, and Related Items.
Throughout the years, the Royal Family has put a variety of British vehicles to work as Royal steeds – but none have been fitter-for-purpose than the first-generation Range Rover, retrospectively referred to as the Range Rover Classic. In tribute to this stalwart of British heritage, we held our very own late-autumn trooping the colours ceremony in Hyde Park, one of the UK’s eight Royal parks. Our subject: a four-door Range Rover still wearing its original (and rather rare) Balmoral Green paintwork – the same colour Prince Charles specified for one of his Royal Rangies.
