Launched in 1959, the DB4 G.T. was immediately celebrated as one of the rarest and most revered of all Aston Martins. Evolved from the production DB4 and introduced in the same year Aston Martin scored its historic outright win in the Le Mans 24 Hours, the DB4 G.T. was a true supercar of its day. Shorter, lighter, sleeker and with a …

It has been about five months since I finally found and bought another Mercedes-Benz W126, having chronicled the original hunt in Part 1, and the subsequent procurement and initial restoration of the mechanicals and paint in Part 2, it was time to have a look at the interior… In not so many words, despite the mechanicals of the car being …

Volvo’s timeless beauty, the Amazon, was introduced to the world for the first time 60 years ago. Named after the female warriors in Greek mythology, it is still one of the most iconic models in Volvo’s history. Volvo’s new four-door model was revealed in the first weekend of September in 1956. It had its première in the Swedish town of …

On 17 August 1966, the Volvo 144 was presented in the midst of an ongoing manhunt. With this new model series, Volvo would develop into a considerably bigger car maker. In 8 years, no fewer than 1.25 million cars were produced – creating Volvo’s first million seller. Almost 400 journalists were in attendance at the Lorensberg function rooms in central Gothenburg on …

Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, has announce that a Subaru 360 Model K111 minicar preserved by the company has been designated by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage item for 2016. Launched in 1958, the Subaru 360 was Subaru’s first mass-produced minicar. Built within the 3-meter total length required of minicars …

The BMW 507 on the picture above was once driven by US musician Elvis Presley, famous already at that time as the “King of Rock’n’Roll”, while he was doing his military service in Germany. After that it disappeared for nearly 50 years and was believed to have been lost before returning to the limelight. After almost two years of exacting …

Jaguar Classic is set to debut the highly-anticipated continuation Jaguar XKSS at the LA Auto Show in November this year. Often referred to as the world’s first supercar, Jaguar originally made the XKSS as a road-going version of the Le Mans winning D-type, and cars built in ’57 were originally earmarked for export to the U.S., but disaster struck and a …

It’s been a long time coming. For a while now I’ve been hankering for another Mercedes-Benz W126, and even featured my ‘hunt’ for number 5 some time ago. Having scoured the online classifieds like Carlist.my and Mudah.my, it was proving fruitless. Till I took my own advice… In Part 1 of this hunt, I chronicled the difference between buying a …

At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mercedes-Benz Classic will showcase more than 100 years of motorsport from the Mercedes racing car built in 1906 to the SLS AMG GT3 built in 2011. The Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner of 1938 will be part of the line-up at Goodwood. Thanks to an outstanding Cd value of 0.36, it can reach a cruising speed of …

As motorsports enthusiasts prepare to gather for the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, June 23-26, Singer Vehicle Design (Singer) is preparing to attend and showcase its most recent UK client-owned restoration, thanks to a second year invitation from Lord March to partake in Goodwood Hillclimb event. Joining the ranks of the Michelin Supercar Paddock and in a salute …

Remember that Britney Spears song ‘Oops, I did it again’? Well, it’s sort of like a theme song for me, seeing as how I have a strange habit of unexpectedly buying un-loved cars, or rather, cars that have long since past their sell-by shelf-life date… It happened again recently. I’ve been without an ‘Italian‘ in my garage for quite some …

Founded in 2009 by Rob Dickinson, Singer Vehicle Design is famous for its bespoke, one-of-a-kind air-cooled Porsche 911s. Historic Motoring Ventures has announced their partnership with Singer to bring the company’s expertise to Malaysia and Singapore. Rob Dickinson, creator and founder of Singer said, “Our company’s heritage is based on utilizing the ultimate in automotive design, engineering and industry standards to meet and exceed the vision …

The story of the Jaguar XKSS began following Jaguar’s three successive Le Mans victories in 1955, 1956 and 1957 with the all-conquering D-type. After the hat-trick of wins, Sir Williams Lyons took the decision on 14 January 1957 to convert the remaining 25 D-types into road-going versions with several external modifications – creating the world’s first super car. These modifications …

To celebrate Enzo Ferrari’s birthday, a new exhibition will be unveiled at the Museo Enzo Ferrari in Modena entitled “Red Carpet”. As the name suggests, the exhibit is a tribute to Ferrari’s role on the Silver Screen and beyond. The exhibition brings together the models used on screen with clips of them in action in an homage of sorts to …