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BR V2-94 Bellytanker: When a machine is a key source of inspiration
The Parisian watchmakers from Bell & Ross pay homage to the Bellytanker vintage racecar. Speed provides the one genuinely modern pleasure. Originating in the forties and fifties, the term “Bellytank” initially referred to the emergency drop tank fitted in the belly of fighter planes. “Bellytanker” is now mainly used for the high-speed race cars manufactured…
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1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta wins The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award
Maserati Wins The Peninsula Classics 2016 Best Of The Best Award At a highly-anticipated private gathering during the famed Monterey Car Week, a 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina, from the Monaco-based Destriero Collection, was named winner of the prestigious second-annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. Only four Berlinetta-bodied sports…
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This year, INFINITI is taking us back to the future with their vintage F-1 inspired concept
Infiniti will look back 70 years at the Pebble Beach Concours with the Retro Prototype Concept. Wha if INFINITI had created a race car in the 1940s? This Prototype 9 from Infiniti reimagines what might have been for a 1940s INFINITI grand prix race car. The sleek, open-wheeled electric retro roadster prototype will debut at…
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Every element of the Aston Martin Valkyrie scrutinised to eliminate unnecessary weight and drag
Cockpit features F1-style reclined driving position and minimalist ergonomics. The new outlets in the body serving as windows through which to view the fabulous wing section front wishbones is a welcome bonus. According to Aston Martin Creative Director of Exterior Design, Miles Nurnberger, the company is 95 per cent of the way with the exterior design…
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ARX-05 marks Acura’s return to prototype racing. The future will be here faster than you think…
New ARX-05 prototype race car debuts during 2017 Monterey Car Week Acura teased its newest race car, the Acura ARX-05 (Acura Racing eXperimental, generation 5) prototype, to be fielded by the legendary Team Penske in 2018.The ARX-05 will be revealed during the prestigious Monterey Automotive Week, beginning at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering (August…
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Italdesign ZEROUNO to draw quite the crowd at the leading British luxury automotive event
Salon Privé will host the UK debut of the first of only five production-ready Italdesign ZEROUNOs. Since 1968 Italdesign has designed the future of mobility worldwide. Leading British luxury automotive event, Salon Privé, is hostin the UK debut of the production-ready carbon fibre Italdesign ZEROUNO supercar from 31st August to 2nd September at Blenheim Palace.…