Up for auction in the US next week is a Jaguar XJR-15, one of 27 road legal models based on the XJR-9 racer that won the Le Mans 24-hour event in 1988. Another XJR-15 sold two years ago in the US for $US1,902,500 million ($NZ3,06m). The auction car recently landed in the US from Asia and will be the headline act at RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island sale on March 4. Bidding is … [Read more...] about Race-based Jaguar up for grabs
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1974 Corvette and bucket of soapy water
A 1974 Chevrolet Corvette discovered in a barn in the US has had its first wash in 34 years. Bought by its second owner in 1982, the C3 Corvette was driven until 1989, when it was parked in the barn. And that’s where it’s stayed for the past three decades – along with the rats and mice that called it home. The car was pretty much complete, except there was nothing left of the … [Read more...] about 1974 Corvette and bucket of soapy water
Audi and Ducati get it together
Ducati first showed off two Scrambler-based concept bikes, the Motard and DesertX, at its world premiere event in Italy in 2019. The frenzied reception the DesertX received prompted the company to prepare the Dakar-inspired adventure bike for production in 2021. It went on sale in New Zealand last year, priced at around $25,000. Now Ducati has tweaked it … [Read more...] about Audi and Ducati get it together
100 years of cars and timepieces
There’s nothing new about the relationship between car and watch brands. One of the first collaborations was 100 years ago when French watchmaker Jaeger and Swiss company LeCoultre started a company in the UK making car clocks. In 1927 they sold 75% of the company to Smiths, a British competitor forever linked to the Smiths/Rolex watch Sir Edmund Hillary wore on the ascent … [Read more...] about 100 years of cars and timepieces
Going full electric is ‘difficult proposition’, says Toyota exec
Toyota NZ might have stuck to its traditionally conservative script at the launch of the Corolla Cross hybrid SUV in this country, but a senior Toyota Australia executive departed from its for the same car across the Tasman. Aussie sales and marketing boss Sean Hanley had just finished talking up the new petrol-electric model at a presentation in Sydney when he was asked about … [Read more...] about Going full electric is ‘difficult proposition’, says Toyota exec