Why is Lamborghini turning back the clock with the rear-wheel drive Huracán LP 580-2? A simple answer might be to reduce weight (by 73 pounds) or price (by about $38,000), or to provide a more purist driving experience. The truth is all those, plus something else: to give this road rocket the joy of easily accessible oversteer.
The result of 50 years of collecting race cars and their consumer counterparts, Fred Simeone’s Museum is a celebration of the automobile. The museum is themed on the evolution of the racing sports car, showcasing the developments that never caught on as well as the icons that shaped the automotive world.
This beautiful spring weekend is the perfect excuse to shine your car and head over to the motoring event nearest you. Here are just a few of the automotive events being held this weekend, for those in favor of celebrating spring with their hoods open and scissor doors up.
This Saturday, May 21st, is Bonhams’ annual sale of Aston Martin automobiles and automobilia located in Newport Pagnell, historic home of the prestigious British manufacturer. Cars on consignment have had their provenance assured by Aston Martin Works, the marque’s in-house heritage car facility.
What Ferrari left out of the F40 made clear what kind of car it was. There was barely any sound insulation, and no radio. There weren’t even interior door handles; you reached into a recess in the door to pull a cable. Early cars had sliding Lexan side widows; later versions had hand-cranked roll-up windows.
Formerly called the Reading Ferrari Concours, this prestigious automotive event is back at the luxurious Reading Country Club after a brief stint at the Simeone Automotive Museum. The name may have gotten a bit more generic, but the quality of the cars being judged has remained world-class.
With new 911 Carreras sporting turbochargers, the Porsche Club of America takes a look at the last 911 Turbo to be the only turbo 911.
When Restorations Go Bad: If the shop is not doing the job right – or at all – get the car and take it somewhere else. Read the full article here.
With Aston Martin confirming plans to re-establish the Lagonda marque by the end of the decade, and also confirming that one can now order the $1 million+ Lagonda Taraf sedan in the U.S., it’s worth taking a look at the Aston Martin-built sedans that have worn this badge.
