The folks at Petrolicious never fail to arose the agony of desire in my soul. I would commit any number of crimes just to be able to drive a Jaguar D-Type for 15 minutes, but the owner of this car has driven it over 20,000 miles. I can only imagine what that has been like!
-Nick
This epic 1939 Lagonda V12 Le Mans stole the show at Lime Rock on Labor Day Weekend. Another beautiful pre-war racecar for us all to drool over.
Enjoy!
One of the most striking Austin-Healeys I’ve ever seen at the cars and coffee during the Amelia Island car weekend.
Enjoy!
For me the GT1 homologation era has been the epitome of the high performance automobile thus far. These were actual race cars that had been converted for road use, and they make the hypercars of today seem like shallow status symbols. You actually need a decent amount of skill to drive a McLaren F1, a Mercedes CLK GTR, or a Porsche 911 GT1 at all, let alone quickly.
This video from The Supercar Driver shows us a collection with all of them, as well as a glimpse into the ultra-exclusive world of trading automobiles at the highest end.
-Nick
This rare Noble M12 GTO-3 was turning heads at Festivals of Speed, Amelia Island. Noble has since gone to make much more extreme cars, but the M12 GTO-3 was one of their early successes. 352hp doesn’t sound like a lot now, with cars like the Focus RS making around the same, but this Noble weighs over 1,000lbs less than Ford’s hottest of hatches. Chew on that.
-Nick Walker
It’s good when the effects of unfortunate events are set right.
-Nick
This is the Peel P50, and as I said in the title, it is the world’s smallest car. It was made famous in modern times by Top Gear, and I’ve included that hilarious bit below for your enjoyment.
This was the first time I’ve ever seen a Peel P50 in person, and it is really, really tiny. I’m talking like not even up to my waist. It would be so awesome to have a Peel P50 just to zoom around the house in, but they don’t come cheap these days. This red one sold for a hefty $176,000 at RM Auctions Amelia Island. Check out more info on it here.
Enjoy Clarkson’s antics…
Springing off of the Bugatti Aerolithe post from earlier, here is another of those iconic recreations that had to be done when a one-off original car was destroyed. Ladies and gents, the Jaguar XJ13.
-Nick
I absolutely loved the F-Pace when I drove it a few weeks ago. Turns out the folks at Motor Trend agree with me.
-Nick
Rob Ferretti shows us some of what you get when you spend $600,000 on a Rolls Royce Phantom, and asks whether it’s worth it over cheaper luxury cars.
-Nick
Mind Over Motor 