The Archive. Always Garaged

Ferrucio Lamborghini's Riva Aquarama speedboat

Being essentially a Lamborghini boat, it is appropriately and wonderfully overengined. Power comes from a pair of 4.0-litre V12s, similar to those found in the 350GT.

Sounds like our kind of boat.

~ 2014-07-13

Merely a glimpse: The 1969 Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpione Concept

Mike Burroughs picks a favourite at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este:

With a 180-degree pillarless cockpit, retracting headlights, a glass engine canopy, and an open tail end allowing for voyeuristic automotive upskirting, the Abarth 2000 is one of a kind.

Perfect.

~ 2014-07-11

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Inside Nick Mason's car collection

Pistonheads visit Ten Tenths Racing, custodians of Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s collection of historic racing Ferraris.

~ 2014-07-09

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Range Rover Sport SVR does the Nürburgring

Land Rover:

The fastest and most powerful production Land Rover ever, takes the ultimate test lap at the iconic Nurburgring.

Really looking forward to this, sounds incredible. JLR have been knocking it out of the park recently.

~ 2014-07-05

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Ferrari GTO sale expected to smash auction records

A car with quite a history:

“A 1962 Ferrari 250GTO Berlinetta has been slated to set a new world record for the most expensive car ever to be sold at auction when it goes under the hammer at Quail Lodge, California on 15 August.”

“The car was initially delivered to French ski champion Henri Oreiller on 11 September 1962 and was driven with Formula 1 ace Jo Schlesser in that year’s Tour de France, in which the pair placed second. Shortly thereafter, the GTO was involved in a crash at Montlhery in which Oreiller struck a building and was killed. The car was repaired by Ferrari and sold to gentleman driver Paolo Colombo.”

UPDATE: Sold for US$38,115,000 (source)

~ 2014-07-02

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In the Classifieds: 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport

Something a little different and more than certainly a little rare:

Only fifty-nine 924 Carrera GTS Porsches were produced, of which only fifteen were the type Clubsport. This is one of those fifteen, with only 5,000 km of experience.

Located in Drachten, The Netherlands. Listed for €285,000.

~ 2014-07-02

Mazda 787B onboard lap with Johnny Herbert at Le Mans 2011

After a lengthy restoration, the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hour winning Mazda 787B returns to La Sarthe, twenty years after its historic victory.

Driven in anger once again by the man who took the one and only Le Mans victory by a rotary-powered car, Johnny Herbert.

~ 2014-07-02

Design Portraits: Anders Warming

Profile of Anders Warming, Head of MINI Design.

~ 2014-06-28

Aston Martin at the 2014 Nürburgring 24 Hours Race

Aston Martin reflect on their 2014 Nürburgring campaign.

~ 2014-06-25

fifteen52 x Magnus Walker = Outlaw Fever

fifteen52 collaborate with serial Porsche tinkerer Magnus Walker to create a new wheel design, perfect for classic Porsches.

Be sure to watch the video.

~ 2014-06-25

Solitary supercar. The BMW M1.

Petrolicious profile BMW’s one and only supercar, the straight-six M88/1-powered M1.

~ 2014-06-19

McLaren F1 vs analogue rivals

evo magazine pits the iconic McLaren F1 against its contemporary and more modern ‘analogue’ supercar rivals.

~ 2014-06-19

Audi wins dramatic Le Mans

Motorsport Magazine reports:

Audi scored its 13th victory in 15 attempts at the Le Mans 24 Hours, and Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler their third in four years, but only after one of the most dramatic races in the grand euduro’s long history.

What a race! The last few hours had us on the edge of our seats. Porsche #20 was looking like an outside chance with just two hours to go, until engine issues put paid to a fairy tale return to La Sarthe.

~ 2014-06-18

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In the Classifieds: 1998 Mercedes-Benz C43 W202 Estate

Speaking of rare motors, this is one of only two W202 C43 estates delivered in Australia. Offered by a friend of Always Garaged in unmolested original condition.

Located in Bentleigh, VIC. Listed on Carsales for $37,500.

~ 2014-06-18