Classic Car News and Drives

Maserati commemorates the American victories of the 8CTF at the Indianapolis 500

Maserati commemorates the American victories of the 8CTF at the Indianapolis 500
Although Maserati now longer competes as widely in motorsport as it perhaps should, there was a time when its racing successes helped build the le...

Aston Martin's "Goldfinger" DB5 back in production!

Aston Martin's "Goldfinger" DB5 back in production!
The latest model in Aston Martin's rich history to get the "Continuation" treatment is nothing other than the famous "Goldfinger" DB5, complete wi...

Fritz von Opel: The original rocket man

Fritz von Opel: The original rocket man
238kph is still pretty speedy today, but imagine achieving it 92 years ago. That's exactly what Fritz von Opel did, without a helmet even! Rüssels...

Extreme Hot Wheels Collections

Extreme Hot Wheels Collections
Many a boy (and girl) has grown up with a number of Hot Wheels toy cars in their cupboard. Some of these kids appear to have never grown up! Witne...

50 Years of the Toyota Celica

50 Years of the Toyota Celica
Although no longer part of the Toyota line-up today, the Celica nameplate is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Who knows... maybe it'll be resurre...

Aero-Engined Monster Cars

Aero-Engined Monster Cars
In today’s world of hybrid-centred automotive technologies and highly strung twin-turbo hot hatches, the old adage ‘there ain’t no substitute for ...

Mercedes-Benz celebrates 125 years since winning the world's first car race against the clock

Mercedes-Benz celebrates 125 years since winning the world's first car race against the clock
Following its celebration of 125 years of motorsport success last year, Mercedes-Benz has a few more anniversaries to commemorate in 2020 After th...

Nine great driver's cars from the 80s and 90s we missed out on

Nine great driver's cars from the 80s and 90s we missed out on
Though South Africa developed a number of unique high-performance machines during the '80s and '90s there were a number of great driver's cars tha...

Top 10 Porsches: Are these its greatest hits?

Top 10 Porsches: Are these its greatest hits?
Identifying the 10 "greatest" cars from a brand such as Porsche, which has a catalogue stuffed with heroes, is no easy task. In fact, I could prob...

Alfa Romeo Episode 2: The arrival of the iconic 6C 1750

Alfa Romeo Episode 2: The arrival of the iconic 6C 1750
Alfa Romeo digs into its archives to bring us these fascinating stories and images from the '30s. Copy supplied On April 13, 1930, just after 5am,...

Local Car Designers That Made It Big

Local Car Designers That Made It Big
South Africa’s long been on the map for its vibrant automotive industry featuring local assembly of most of the world’s major car brands. But what...

Ford looks back at its glorious local motorsport history

Ford looks back at its glorious local motorsport history
Ford is beating the Lockdown blues by taking us on a trip down memory lane... or should we say "grid". The Blue Oval sure has had its fair share o...