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McLaren F1 sells for $8.47 million at Gooding & Co’s Pebble Beach Auction

McLaren F1 chassis #66 (pictured) has sold for $8.47 million There’s been an inexorable rise in the price of classic cars in recent years as rich men realise that certain classic cars not only have huge appeal, but appear to be going only one way in price. Add to that – certainly in the UK – that any profits made on the sale of a classic car you’ve bought for your own enjoyment are tax free, and it’s no shock that values keep rising, and the rarer the car the more they rise. So with only 64 road cars made, the McLaren F1 can be considered a sound investment, with values rising since it first sold in the 1990s for around £640,000 to a new world record auction price set last night of £8.47 million (around £5.42m).

Skoda Fabia vRS S2000 Limited Edition

Skoda Fabia vRS S2000 Limited Edition - just 200 are being built Skoda are on something of a roll these days. They’ve just celebrated their best ever year and have now taken to making edgy commercials to celebrate powerful and niche models – a sure sign of a confident company – as illustrated by the Fabia vRS advert we ran last week. And it’s not just on the road where Skoda are proving to be stellar performers, it’s in motor racing too.

257mpg Volkswagen Twin Up! concept stars at the Tokyo Motor Show 2013

Volkswagen has rolled out yet another Up! city car-based concept for the Tokyo Motor Show 2013. Don’t worry though – the Twin Up!