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What to expect from Retro Classics in Stuttgart

Stuttgart is of course the home base for Mercedes and Porsche. This weekend is Retro Classics and both brands have assembled an interesting program.

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Rallye Neige & Glace keeps surprising until the end

It looked like Belgians Dirk Van Rompuy and Jens Vanoverschelde had the 68th Rallye Neige & Glace in the bag. But their Porsche 914 failed on the last stage.

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Goodwood celebrates 75th birthday all year

Goodwood will celebrate the 75th birthday of the legendary circuit’s opening this year. All events will focus on this birthday.

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Ever seen a Dakar Porsche 959 strip?

Porsche has just finished the recommissioning of Jacky Ickx’ 1986 Paris-Dakar 959. The car was completely stripped and put back together.

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Rétromobile Paris; the greatest show on Earth

Honestly, we don’t even know where to begin. Rétromobile in Paris was back to how it was before Covid-19 and it blew our minds.

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When Dan Gurney built an All American Formula 1

Gooding & Company brings this unique piece of American race history to their Amelia Island auction on 2-3 March . This is the AAR Gurney Eagle Mk 1,

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Jean-Pierre Jabouille (80): the man who turned Renault into F1 winners

Jean-Pierre Jabouille passed away on Thursday, aged 80. The Frenchman was the first to score a victory in a turbocharged Formula 1 car, at Dijon in 1979.

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What’s this? A Ferrari 308 that raced at Daytona?

RM Sotheby’s has this very rare piece of Ferrari 308 competition history for sale at this week’s Paris auction. A Facetti built Ferrari 308 GTB.

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Festivities for 100 years Le Mans kick off at Rétromobile

Get ready for Rétromobile in Paris next week (1-5 February). Le Mans and its centenary play a big role in one of the world’s biggest classic car shows.

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Should we get a Mercedes 450 SLC or do we go for a 500 SLC?

Not one but two factory Mercedes SLCs come up for sale. RM Sotheby’s has a 1979 Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 on offer, whereas Artcurial sells a 1980 Mercedes 500 SLC.