It’s Official: Ferrari Debuts 458 Spider With Video

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[/caption] And yes, it is gorgeous! Ferrari has dropped the top a bit early on the new 458 Spider before its official debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Though most in the industry were convinced the new berlinetta would indeed feature a folding hardtop of some sorts, immense speculation surrounded exactly how the company would achieve such an engineering feat given the car’s tapering rear design.

Ferrari 458 Spider

Ferrari 458 Spider

The ingenious result is a mechanism closer to the flip-style lid of the older 575 Super America rather than the ‘standard’…

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1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne Takes ‘Best Of Show’ At 61st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

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1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne 'Best Of Show' Winner

[/caption] Peter Mullin and his wife’s 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne has snagged the ‘Best of Show’ award at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Voisin beat out of a field of 227 vehicles during the 61st outing of the prestigious event. A mere 28 examples of the C-25 chassis were created between 1934 and 1937 and only 8 received the Aerodyne body. Its ‘fixed roof’ slides back over the trunk creating the sunroof opening and one of the earliest and sleekest ‘targa’ models we’ve ever known. It is powered by…

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1957 Testa Rossa Prototype Smashes Auction Record At $16.39 Million

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[/caption] Setting a new world record for an automobile sold at auction, the iconic 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype went for an astounding $16.39 million at this weekend’s Gooding & Company event in Pebble Beach. Right out of the gate a bid of $10 million was thrown out and grew to a gavel price of 14.9 million.

1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Breaks Record

1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype

106 out of 127 lots sold with total sales for the two-night event topping more than $78 million. Here are Gooding & Co.’s…

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Cadillac Debuts Ciel Concept At Pebble Beach

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Cadillac Ciel Concept

[/caption] Cadillac has unveiled their Ciel Concept here in Pebble Beach. French for ‘sky’, the Ciel is said to have been designed for ‘open-air grand-touring and inspired by the natural beauty of the California coast’. What better place for a debut than during Monterey Auto Week on the Peninsula? The Ciel is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter direct injection V6 with a lithium-ion hybrid drivetrain.The interior feature Italian olive wood, aroma-therapy and a simplistic approach to the instrument panel. The Ciel is big, but is only 12 inches longer than the CTS sedan. How big will…

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Shelby SuperCars Tuatara Makes North American Debut At Pebble Beach

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Shelby SuperCars Tuatara at Pebble Beach

[/caption] Shelby SuperCars debuted their new Tuatara on the Concept Lawn at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. If you’re like us and have been taken aback by the vehicle’s design while browsing photos in the past, seeing this car in person gives a whole new perspective. This new hypercar appears well balanced, well-built and whose design fits in nicely with the hypercars of today – even the rear spoiler-wings are easily accepted when viewed in person. The company’s founder Jerod Shelby as well as the Tuatara’s designer Jason Castriota were both present…

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Two Ford Concepts Crossing The Block In Monterey

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Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept

[/caption] Following last year’s highly successful auction of Ford concept vehicles by RM, the two companies have teamed up again to bring a pair of Ford’s ideas from the past to the block next weekend in Monterey. The more exciting of the two cars is most certainly the Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept built to pay homage to the legendary Daytona Coupe and its 40th anniversary. Not only is it still a sexy design, but was fittingly debuted at Pebble Beach back in 2004. This is the fiberglass design shell featuring the 12-spoke 19″ wheels, but…

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James Bond Cars – Largest Exhibit Of Collection Coming Next Year For 50th Anniversary

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1995's 'Goldeneye'

[/caption] 1962 saw our first James Bond film with the iconic Dr. No. Since then, we’ve seen 6 actors don the 007 name across a remarkable 22 films (23 depending on how you look at ‘Never Say Never Again) all including countless gadgets and machines used by Bond to overcome the world’s various evils. Next year we will see the release of the 23rd official film as well as the franchise hitting its incredible 50th anniversary. While the UK’s National Motor Museum in Beaulieu already hosts the ‘James Bond Experience’ with a few of the iconic vehicles…

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One-Off Bugatti Veyron Sang Blanc Up For Sale

sangblanc One Off Bugatti Veyron Sang Blanc Up For Sale

One-off Bugatti Veyron Sang Blanc

A one-off Bugatti with a mere 448 miles on the odometer. Yes, please! This is the special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Blanc built for a UK customer in response to the 15-run Sang Noir. The vehicle is listed on Tom Hartley without a price listed, naturally. Oh, and there’s a Veyron Super Sport decked out much like a Sang Noir as well. You know, just in case that piques your interest too. [Source: Tom Hartley via MotorAuthority]
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