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Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Iconic 1990 Ferrari F40 Emerges from Two Decades of Loving Ownership A rare 1990 Ferrari F40, a symbol of automotive excellence and engineering prowess, has been unveiled from nearly twenty years of single ownership. With just under 11,500 miles clocked, this specimen is a tangible piece of Ferrari’s illustrious history, embodying the …

Van Der Brink Auctions Old pickups are like baseball. How could you not be romantic about ’em? I’m not even a truck guy, per se, but show me a classic Chevy and I’m sold. They also make great project vehicles because old beater workhorses are inexpensive compared to sports cars from the same period, easy to work on, and endlessly …

Hyundai Inster teaser front low The Inster is described as an “evolution” of the Casper, majoring on interior technologies Hyundai has announced it will reveal a new electric city car called the Inster later this month, with the new model targeting an official range of 220 miles. The firm described the model as an “evolution” of the Casper, a petrol-powered …

Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA/Getty Images The list of Tesla investors who oppose Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package is growing. The chief investment officer of CalSTRS, a major California pension fund, told CNBC that the fund opposes the figure. Chris Ailman said Musk needs to focus in on his endeavors. Another major Tesla shareholder is publicly opposing Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar …

It seems odd to think of a four-cylinder Vauxhall as a supercar, but the XVR was a special case. Quite unlike anything else the company has ever made, it was a two-seat coupe with a clamshell bonnet, a rear-hinged tail and two upward-opening doors, each of whose glass served both as a side window and half the windscreen. (The engineers …

Mercedes s class front three quarter Autonomous S-Class proved capable in Beijing’s rush hour Autocar has been able to sample Mercedes-Benz’s yet to be named autonomous driving tech at the German car maker’s Beijing research centre, with a drive in one of a fleet of S-Class prototypes. The first thing you notice is the extra digital display, which maps all …

Rover Mini front three quarter Despite unassisted steering, a clutch pedal that felt like it was set in concrete and rear head room so tight that the car might as well have been a two-seater, nearly 300,000 Rover Minis were produced between 1991 and 2000, with nearly five million produced throughout the car’s total lifespan. People simply adored them. It was so renowned …

Dazzling dashboards of the 70s and 80s

Fiat Panda 100HP cornering Are you a petrolhead? Are you looking to take your first steps onto the motoring ladder? If so, our list of the best first cars should be your bible. Well maybe not the bible. But certainly something to study to ensure that your first motor offers plenty of driver involvement, is stylish enough to play your …

In October the first Qatar-based Geneva International Motor Show will take place in the Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre, and if you’re aiming to go, we’d suggest that you take the time to visit the private museum of Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani. Sheikh Faisal is chairman of one of the country’s largest conglomerate, and his car collection is …