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Jaguar C-Type and D-Type in 2010 Mille Miglia

Looks like Tata is riding on the coattails of Jaguars glorious British racing past. Participating with some of the rare cars such as NUB 120, C-Types, and D-Types. Full article in the Sports Car Digest. Click on the photo to go to the article.

Added by Rafe Saber on April 30, 2010 at 10:12pm — No Comments

Super rare 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia ‘Bügelfalte’ traded for a LADA!

During WWII, the… Continue

Added by Rafe Saber on April 29, 2010 at 11:07am — No Comments

Rust Bucket Aston Martin Barn Find $250,000

DB5 to be auctioned off by Bonahams. Article in NYTimes. Click on the photo to go to the article.


Added by Rafe Saber on April 29, 2010 at 6:14am — No Comments

$34,000 Wristwatch Is World’s Priciest Car Key

From Jaeger Le Coultre world famous watchmakers is this $34,000 watch pictured below which acts as a key for the Aston Martin Rapide. Now that is one cool car key. Article in Wheels in the NYTimes. Click on the link to go to the article.



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Added by Rafe Saber on April 29, 2010 at 5:50am — No Comments

Jaguars you can't even give away for free

These 3 Jags sitting in Eastern Canada (Saskatchewan) have been there rotting away for ages . Two Mark 9s and a Mark 7. $3000 is what was the asking price. No takers probably at even half the price. What a shame and a waste. Anybody interested contact me and I'll put you in touch with the owner.



Added by Rafe Saber on April 27, 2010 at 3:27pm — No Comments

WOW! FAB E-TYPE JUST SOLD on eBAY $150K

I think this E-Type is worth every penny of the $150,000 the buyer just paid. In fact I think the Buyer got himself a great deal. Goes to show you quality sells in good times and bad. Some great pics in the ad. Click on the link to go to the ended eBay auction…





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Added by Rafe Saber on April 25, 2010 at 11:08pm — 8 Comments

Ferrari 599XX Sets Nurburgring Lap Record

Really neat video because you get to see several views. The speedometer, lap time, the driver and the road.





This Ferrari 599XX is the first ever production-derived sports car to break the 7-minute barrier on the classic 20.832 km Nordschleife circuit, lapping in 6 min 58.16… Continue

Added by Rafe Saber on April 25, 2010 at 3:42pm — No Comments

I BET MR. CG IF BLINDFOLDED CAN "NAME THAT CAR"

OK. In this blog post you get to play two games of "Name that Car"



Chuck Goolsbee an exceptionally talented photographer and a very knowledgeable automotive scholar has a Super Great Blog where he often has really tough entries of "Name that Car". So see if you can name the car in his Blog. So far he has been just about right on all the "Name that Car" posts in this blog. Maybe, just maybe this time I can stump him.…

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Added by Rafe Saber on April 23, 2010 at 6:50pm — 5 Comments

1962 Video with the iconic voice of Walter Cronkite live from Monaco GP

OMG what an unreal video. Seeing Walter Cronkite driving a Austin Healey in a suit and tie is such a time… Continue

Added by Rafe Saber on April 23, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

HOW TO MAKE A JAG E-TYPE PERSON CRY

Make sure you have plenty of Kleenex tissues… Continue

Added by Rafe Saber on April 23, 2010 at 12:26am — 1 Comment

Now THAT is one Super Cool Jaguar XK 120 Cat

Good Gad!! No sooner did I finish writing a blog post about THIS UGLY XK 140 that this superb modified XK 120 shows up FOR SALE for $350,000. More details and history also on XKData # S673772.…



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Added by Rafe Saber on April 21, 2010 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Is Sir Wm. Lyon's sleep being disturbed by ROYAL(TY)?

OMG poor Sir Wm must be doing 1000 R.P.M. in his grave. Click on the link below the pic to go to this eBay auction for a Jaguar XK 140 and check out A TON of MORE PICTURES on XKData.



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Added by Rafe Saber on April 21, 2010 at 7:36am — No Comments

Did you say STAN LINGUINI? "Name that car" (With answer)

Stan Linguini? Sounds pretty close to the real name but incorrect. I must admit I had never heard or seen any of these "Stan Linguini" hand built Italian cars which were produced from the late 1940's to the early 1960's. Apparently many of these lovelies had a Fiat running gear. This one is different it comes with a DOHC. As always click on this link TO GET THE ANSWER (and… Continue

Added by Rafe Saber on April 21, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

CURTA the most complicated rally calculator ever made

THE CURTA II MATHEMATICAL MECHANICAL CALCULATOR (See video below)…



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Added by Rafe Saber on April 19, 2010 at 9:24pm — No Comments

Does calling your vintage Jaguar a BLOODY BITCH fix the problem?

A typical "Bloody Bitch Breakdown". Out in the middle of nowhere a small copper pipe decided to break off spewing and spilling out motor oil all over the highway. Notice the trail of oil which on that day extended well over a…

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Added by Rafe Saber on April 18, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing for Sale CHEAP

Well consider this:

The five most expensive cars ever sold at auction

1. 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, €9.02m, May 2009

2. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, €7.04m, May 2008

3. 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe, £5.7m, 1987

4. 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Testa Rossa, $9.4m, May 2007

5. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special…

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Added by Rafe Saber on April 17, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Jaguar D-Type XKD528 – Car Profile

Brand new article in the Sports Car Digest. Just click on the image to go to the article.


Added by Rafe Saber on April 17, 2010 at 12:03am — No Comments

2009 was a record-breaking year for classic cars

Is it a wonder that nowadays ALL our beloved Classic Cars are being being hailed as Dream Cars? Imagine paying €9.02 million ($12.4 million) for a a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa even in this recessionary market. I wonder if there is a bubble being formed (or manipulated) and will we see a market correction? Well not according to the Independent newspaper of London. Click on the link below the pic to read the full article and check out the top 5 world-breaking records. GULP!!!…



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Added by Rafe Saber on April 16, 2010 at 6:10pm — 1 Comment

WEB CHARADE of "NAME THAT CAR"

You are playing the very first game of car charade of "Name that Car" on the Web. Give it some thought its VERY EASY. Here are the 3 clues which will give you the name of the car. Each one is a syllable. Good luck. The 3rd symbol should tell you where it was made if not here is a BONUS CLUE.…







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Added by Rafe Saber on April 16, 2010 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Back to School "Name that Car"



Remember your school days when you had to fill in the blanks?



THIS CAR IS CALLED A _________. IT WAS MADE IN __________ (name of country). IT WAS A VERY RELIABLE SPORTSCAR BECAUSE IT HAD AN ENGINE MADE BY ________ (name of car…

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Added by Rafe Saber on April 16, 2010 at 6:00am — 13 Comments

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