Former official Hannu Laurikainen opened a car rental service manufactured by the Volga Automobile Plant in the city of Vantaa (Finland). He has ten cars in his collection, eight of which are available for rent. Basically, these are rear-wheel drive “Zhiguli” of different years of production, as well as two Niva. Laurikainen was pushed to… More
The Italians have developed a modern version of the classic Abarth 1000SP, based on the discontinued Alfa Romeo 4C. Italian brand Abarth, owned by Fiat, has unveiled the new roadster of the famous 1000SP (Sport Prototipo) racing car, which won a number of victories on sports tracks in the mid-1960s. The modern version of the… More
The auction house RM Sotheby’s has put up a 1964 BMW 700 Luxus minicar for auction online. Due to its external and technical features, this car resembles the ZAZ-966 “Zaporozhets”, although the Soviet car entered the conveyor after the Bavarian model was discontinued. BMW 700, which was produced from 1959 to 1964, became the first… More
Bugatti has begun delivering the Baby II two-seater for children. The first owner of the Vitesse model was the operator of one of the terminals for private aircraft at Al Maktoum Airport, Jetex. The car will be used as a transfer for VIP passengers, says Carscoops. This piece was built to order: made from carbon… More
The trusty old Ford Transit van is the UK’s best-selling commercial vehicle. Beloved of brickies, posties, chippies, roadies and everything in between. It’s a proper van’s van. Could it be the most important vehicle in the history of Britain? In the latest episode of our retro mini-series, Magazine’s Jack Rix finds out… Series 29: Geneva… More
British firm GTO Engineering has unveiled what its first model will look like. The first car of GTO Engineering will be the Squalo model, which means “Shark” in Italian. When creating the car design, the company’s engineers were inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO. The characteristics of the new items have not yet been disclosed,… More
Hyundai Motor has opened the Hyundai MotorStudio brand space in Busan, South Korea. The studio is expected to display Hyundai Motor’s design work, as well as a variety of art installations. One of the first exhibits was the Hyundai Pony Heritage Concept, a homage to the mid-70s Pony. Hyundai Pony is the first mass-produced Korean… More
The Honda City Turbo II was ahead of its time. Not just because it was a wonderful little Japanese hatchback, but also because it came with the mighty Motocompo in the boot. The idea was genius: you would drive to the edge of town, then ride the last mile to the office on the scooter…. More
An advertisement for the sale of a completely restored Toyota Celica of 1974 model has appeared on a foreign website. This Celica, offered at the Bring A Trailer, has been completely refurbished and modified, and has covered just 1,600 km after a major overhaul. The car is sold with a set of spare parts, assembly… More
<p>It turns out that in Kiev there is a cemetery of old cars. It is located on the bank of the darnitsa river, not far from TAC 4.</p> <p>Photos from the dump was posted on Facebook-public Kiv – Lviv coast Kiyvskke. The pictures show the Soviet classics – Volga Gaz-21 in the colors of… More