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Remember our previous post where we lead you into thinking the iconic M3 saloon used in Series 15 of Top Gear was up for sale again? Well this time it is! It last went up for auction in 2015, selling for just £5830 - well under its £7500 lower estimate. Top Gear undertook a huge... Continue Reading →
On a morning browse of the classifieds for a used and abused EP3 track car, we came across this slice of rare JDM 4-Door fury, a 1997 Honda Integra Type R (DB8). This great video from one of our favourite YouTube channels Wasabi Cars give a short history into some of the facts around the... Continue Reading →
Sir John Arthur ‘Jack’ Brabham, was born on April 2, 1926, in an Australian town near Sydney. At 18 he joined the Royal Australian Air Force in Adelaide, where he wanted to learn to fly but was instead trained to fill a wartime shortage of flight mechanics. Upon his discharge, in 1946, an uncle in... Continue Reading →
We take a look at 3 sports saloons that you can still buy for £5,000 or less.
So it's a usual Sunday morning for Infernal Co - Wake up, pop the kettle on, select an episode of Top Gear from the DVD collection and browse the classifieds for things we can't afford. Standard. Now this isn't what you may think, it's not one of the star cars from the television series popping... Continue Reading →
Last week was a huge week for FIA motorsport! F1 Italian GP Lewis Hamilton produced a dominant drive to win the Italian Grand Prix and seize the Formula 1 world championship lead outright for the first time this season. The Mercedes driver led away from pole and dictated the race from the front, crossing the... Continue Reading →
The BMW Z1 was source of great admiration when it was premiered at the International Frankfurt Motor Show in 1987. Even though it was the first BMW roadster of modern era, it still succeeded in perpetuating the brand's great roadster tradition. Nowadays the BMW Z1 changes hands at top prices as a future classic, but... Continue Reading →
This week we look back at Spa for the Belgian GP, Rockingham for the BTCC and up to Driftland for the BDC Round 4 Takeover! Formula 1 Belgian GP Lewis Hamilton defeated Formula 1 title rival Sebastian Vettel in the Belgian Grand Prix to close the gap in the championship to seven points. The Mercedes... Continue Reading →
Men who want everything their own way have often become national leaders who've made sure they got exactly what car they wanted as well. Here's our list of dictators and their cars! Leonid Brezhnev - Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow The hard-line Soviet leader was given an armoured Shadow as a present by US president Richard Nixon,... Continue Reading →
This week on motorsport roundup we had an exciting week's motorsport in Germany! WRC ADAC Rally Deutschland M-Sport Ford driver Ott Tanak took his second WRC victory in Rally Germany, as teammate Sebastien Ogier pulled out a 17-point lead over nearest title rival Thierry Neuville. Tanak, who scored his maiden WRC win earlier this year... Continue Reading →
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