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First Tesla Cybertrucks to be Presented to Customers

The first customers of the long awaited Tesla Cybertruck are set to receive their vehicles at an official launch event this week in Austin, Texas to be hosted by Elon Musk himself at the Tesla Gigafactory and live-streamed to the world.

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$60M in Sales at Las Vegas Grand Prix Auction

To celebrate “the biggest event in the world in 2023”, as it was deemed, an official auction was held at the Wynn Las Vegas Awakening Theatre seeing some of the world’s best cars all available to bid on. It produced sales figures to fit the billing with a total of $59,704,685 generated on the night.

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McLaren to Return to Le Mans in 2024

McLaren has confirmed it will be appearing at Le Mans with entry into the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). United Autosports has been named as the nominated racing partner that will contest the championship in the LMGT3 class using two 720S GT3 EVOs.

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INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster Production Begins

After its unveiling at the Goodwood Festival in July, the first series production of Grenadier Quartermasters began rolling off the production line at INEOS Automotive’s facility in Hambach, France ahead of the beginning of customer deliveries in Europe next month.

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Lunaz Reveals Sustainable Aston Martin DB6 Concept

Electric vehicle (EV) conversion company Lunaz has unveiled the concept for the ‘world’s most sustainable’ Aston Martin. The mid-1960s Aston Martin DB6 it has undertaken here is an example of its attempt at one of the most sought after cars in the world. It doesn’t come cheap however and is priced at £650,000.

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Mick Schumacher Part of Alpine Line Up for 2024 Endurance Season

Alpine has revealed its lineup for the 2024 World Endurance Championship which for the first time includes includes Mick Schumacher. Six drivers will be behind the wheel of Alpine’s two A424 hypercars which are in their final stages of development and homologation.

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1966 Aston Martin DB5 Heads to Auction

A beautiful 1966 Aston Martin DB5, once owned for 30 years by respected motoring correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, Andrew English, is to join the many other stunning classic vehicles at the H&H Classics auction in Buxton. It is expected to fetch between £500,000 - £550,000, justifiable for DB5 which is regarded as one of the best examples on the road today.

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CALLUM Reveals SKYE

After the unveiling of the Nyobolt - the EV that charges in six minutes - in June, Warwick-based design and engineering business CALLUM has unveiled its latest creation, CALLUM SKYE. It is the company’s first own brand vehicle fully designed, engineered and created in house and is a high-performance multi-terrain EV.

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Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Display at Beaulieu

A new temporary display featuring iconic vehicles from Doctor Who is to be unveiled at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. Open to visitors from November 23rd, the collection marks the 60th anniversary of the much-loved British series.

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INEOS Grenadier Selected as Nith Inshore Rescue Vehicle

An INEOS Grenadier has been selected by Nith Inshore Rescue as its new search and rescue vehicle. Previously the charity had used a Land Rover Defender and the new vehicle represents the first blue-light emergency response Grenadier in the UK.

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Hagerty Hill Climb Returns to Shelsley Walsh in 2024

Hill climbing will return to the Worcestershire hills next year on Saturday 11th May as Shelsley Walsh hosts the Hagerty Hill Climb event. Regarded as one of the best hill climb venues in the world, Shelsley Walsh is cemented in British motorsport heritage having opened in 1905 and has held events continuously since then - only missing events during World War II and the recent pandemic.

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Ginetta Unleashes the 2024 G56 GT4 Evo

British manufacturer Ginetta has revealed the 2024 G56 GT4 Evo, the latest creation and successor to the original G56 GT4. The car will make its racing debut in the hands of customers next year in GT series and endurance racing with significant enhancements being made in areas to improve the car’s performance on track. Homologated for the international stage in the GT4 class, it is eligible for competition within a variety of global endurance and sprint racing series.

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Licence to Thrill: Goldfinger’s Number Plate for Sale

Other than Blofeld, and possibly Scaramanga, there cannot be a more iconic James Bond villain than Goldfinger. Now there is a chance to own a slice of Bond history as leading number plate dealer Primo Registrations has announced the sale of the ‘AU 1’ number plate used on Goldfinger’s Rolls-Royce.

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PistonHeads List Audi Estate Once Owned by Prince Harry

An Audi RS6 (C7) once owned by Prince Harry is available to buy on PistonHeads. Listed for £42,000, the car’s royal connection can be traced back to 2017 when the Duke of Sussex bought the 560bhp, four-wheel drive, V8 estate car.

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Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale Sets Lap Record at Fiorano

This week it was announced that a Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale had achieved the fastest ever lap of Fiorano by a road car. Based on the SF90 Stradale, the 1030-cv car - driven by Ferrari’s Head of Development Test Driving Raffaele de Simone - hit a lap time of 1’17.309”, a new record for homologated road cars.

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Former Employees Return to Visit The Alvis Car Company

The Alvis Car Company in Warwickshire recently welcomed back some of its former employees for a special, behind the scenes look at the place they once worked. Taking in a tour of the site, the four former Alvis workers met their present day counterparts and took in some of the history they had contributed to during the 1960, 70s and 80s.

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1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Achieves Second Highest Ever Price at Auction

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has sold for a record breaking $51.7m (£42m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York, becoming the second most expensive car of all time. Just 36 models were produced between 1962 and 1964 - chassis number 3,765 being the ninth - making it one of the most sought after cars in history.

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Inaugural eBay Van Conversion of the Year Awarded

Van conversions have become increasingly popular in recent years and eBay has jumped on the trend by searching for the best of the bunch in its inaugural Van Conversion of the Year Awards. Hundreds of entries were received and Paul White’s ‘AmBEERlance’ - a mobile bar - was chosen as the winning van, netting White £10,000 in the process.

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