A pristine 1956 Porsche 356A today could be worth in excess of £200,000.
But instead of preserving the classic German sportscar, one racer has converted hers into a snowmobile.
Renée Brinkerhoff, an American philanthropist racing driver, is preparing for the final stage of her Project 356 World Rally Tour in Antarctica, which involves sprinting in her vintage Porsche across the most extreme terrain yet.
Fitted with snowtracks at the rear and a pair of skis at the front, the 65-year-old
A pristine 1956 Porsche 365A today could be worth in excess of £200,000.
But instead of preserving the classic German sportscar, one racer has converted hers into a snowmobile.
Renée Brinkerhoff, an American philanthropist racing driver, is preparing for the final stage of her Project 356 World Rally Tour in Antarctica, which involves sprinting in her vintage Porsche across the most extreme terrain yet.
Fitted with snowtracks at the rear and a pair of skis at the front, the 65-year-old
The latest green van delivering parcels to Britons up and down the country next year will also be the smallest.
Citroen has today confirmed its electric single-seat Ami ‘Cargo’ commercial vehicle – which is based on the Ami microcar – will be made available in the UK from 2022, with prices expected to start from around £6,000.
It has up to 400 litres of loading capacity – which is marginally bigger than the boot of a Volkswagen Golf – to
A piece of nineties British television history is set to be sold to the highest bidder next month with the auction of the Rolls-Royce used in ITV comedy drama The Darling Buds of May.
The car, a 20hp Park Ward Landaulette finished in a stunning shade of yellow, was famously loved by David Jason’s character Pop Larkin in the series that ran from 1991 to 1993, which gave Catherine Zeta-Jones her breakthrough TV role playing eldest daughter, Mariette.
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Around 300,000 motorists living in – or commuting into – London face a daily charge of £12.50 from today to use their motors following the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the capital.
Introduced in April 2019, the zone has been extended to 18 times its original size and is set to hit the poorest residents in the capital who cannot afford to replace their older cars for newer models that are exempt from the daily charge.
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand to cover much of the capital in just a matter of days, but the majority of motorists living in and around the capital are unaware of the changes.
Only 43 per cent of drivers said they are aware the £12.50 a day zone is vastly expanding on Monday, according to the study by car sales website Motorway.
Just a third (35 per cent) surveyed knew how to check if their vehicle is
With the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone arriving in a week’s time, Transport for London estimates that 135,000 car and van drivers every day are set to be stung by the £12.50 charge.
The expansion is set to hit the pockets of the capital’s poorest residents who cannot afford to replacing their ageing cars.
A vehicle scrappage scheme designed to help low income families purchase complaint motors was launched in 2019, but This is Money has discovered that
Owners of some cars could make thousands of pounds extra if they take advantage of a recent boom in used motor values and sell their vehicles today, research shows.
With new car supplies low and orders placed today not expected to arrive for up to a year, the second-hand market is going through a ‘bonkers’ period of demand that has pushed average prices of used models 21 per cent higher than they were a year ago.
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Efforts to revive the classic Mini Moke have taken a new electrified step as the British firm behind a limited run of reborn models has announced there will be battery-powered versions.
Order books have opened today, with prices starting from £32,480 in the UK, with cars set to arrive next summer.
It will be powered by a 44bhp motor and battery, providing a relatively steady top speed of 62mph and a range of just 89 miles on a single charge.
With people this weekend set to flock to cinemas to see the latest Bond film, No Time to Die, we take a look back at cars that have featured in previous movies and then sold for well above their average values
With the public this weekend set to flock to cinemas across the country to enjoy Daniel Craig’s final appearance as 007 in ‘No Time to Die‘, we thought it was the ideal time to take a look
