Here we tell the tale of a mammoth undertaking to recreate a famous lost Bugatti. While having one rare and desirable vintage Bugatti might be enough for some, Classics Museum owner Tom Andrews is not your typical collector. Having purchased a Type 57 Ventoux in Paris in 2015, he was then inspired to recreate a famous Bugatti lost to history. We’re talking about Jean Bugatti’s 1936 Type 57S Atlantic Coupe, dubbed “La...
Read moreDetailsEach enthusiast will have their favourite generation of BMW’s M3. This clean-looking E46 is the gen-three version, the one with...
As the clouds of an impending Second World War began to gather during the late 1930s, Allied Governments began to...
TVR mashes together a mix of parts to deliver a sportscar low in weight and heavy with power. The Chimaera,...
Mention the words ‘Ford’ and ‘touring car’, and most enthusiasts will likely think of the Falcon, Sierra or Escort. Few...
The Mitsubishi GTO is one of the forgotten Japanese heroes. It was a technological showpiece packing equal amounts of power...
The hot-hatch revolution never really kicked off here like it did in Europe. Nonetheless, TNZ developed the ripper little Corolla...
A brand-new motoring festival has cruised into Queenstown’s event calendar with style, as the Ayrburn Classic made a roaring debut over the weekend. Around 5000 car lovers flocked to Arrowtown’s hospitality precinct at Ayrburn, where a breathtaking 1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith wowed the crowds and secured the coveted ‘Best in Show’ award. Global Automotive Icons Spanning three days of world-class automobiles,...
Read moreDetailsAs Aston Martin entered the new millennium, it had a fresh flagship offering. The V12 Vanquish was a new machine...
The MG brand began in 1924 as a dealer of Morris cars in Oxford. This is where Cecil Kimber, the...
The government is moving to ease compliance requirements for vintage vehicles and privately owned motorhomes, proposing a reduction in the...
A tiny mid-engined kei car wouldn’t be our first choice for a commuter but that doesn’t stop the owner of...
Birds flock together, and on a once rural property in South Auckland, we check out a colony of Ford Thunderbirds...
Americarna is on again, the event taking place 19-22 February 2025 in the central North Island. It kicks off in...
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