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).
Vauxhall
If there’s one thing the Vauxhall Adam has really been missing since it was launched back in 2012, it’s a modern engine line-up. Now that’s about to change with the imminent introduction of a new 1.0-litre Ecotec turbo petrol unit. Vauxhall is targeting best in class refinement for its new turbo petrol
The new engine follows the recent trend for high efficiency three-cylinder designs, and will come in 90hp and 115hp variants with emissions as low as 99g/km CO2.
The Lamborghini Veneno is Lamborghini’s 50th Anniversary car and has leaked ahead of a reveal at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow. Just 3 being built. Lamborghini promised the world something special to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013.
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