A 1959 Messerschmitt KR 200, an original microcar, is being offered without reserve by RM Sotheby's at the 2019 Amelia Island auction.
The name 'Messerschmitt' is synonymous with the Bf 109 fighter aircraft of the Second World War, the revolutionary German adversary to Britain's Supermarine ...
Hamilton Classics Museum - Classics in the 'Tron. The Classics Museum in Hamilton is possibly the most visited collection of classic cars in the country. We drop ...
This rare Messerschmitt KR 200 Roadster is one of the last of its kind built. The company behind it once made fighter planes during World War Two.
In 1952, German aircraft engineer Fritz Fend presented a design for a Kabinenroller, or Cabin Scooter, to the Messerschmitt aircraft corporation, which had been ...
So I'm gunning through Weybridge in a Messerschmitt – and thinking how Fritz would love to be in the cockpit, mowing down half of Surrey.
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A MOTORHEAD has spent £23000 on a rare car made out of Second World War plane materials.
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The Munich museum honours some of the best cars from Germany & beyond.
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Let's browse this article of oddities thanks to the weird and wonderful range of cars and trucks from Europe.
Attending a classic motoring event of the magnitude of Australia's Motorclassica is a delight of serendipitous automotive discovery.
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We get behind the wheel (or handlebars) of some unusual vehicles in Nashville.
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Take a look at some of the most improbable racers around.
As car collectors go, Tim Majors is humble, even aloof about his arsenal of machines. “It's just a hobby that kind of took off,” he says with a shrug.
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Some men go fishing when they retire. Some play golf. When Wayne Gould sold his steel bar manufacturing company and retired, he opened a car museum.
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Every year, the Toyota Museum has their festival, which is simply incredible. This is the event in photos.
Review Sir Alec Issigonis' Mini may, perhaps, be the most famous of British small cars, and the Fiat 500 one of the most well known continental ones, but before ...
A new book entitled Rock Stars Cars details the vehicles of some of the most revered musicians in rock, rap and pop history - take a look at some of its highlights.
Prices for these keep going up an up. So this 1960s Guzzini Grande Bud floor lamp on eBay is well worth talking about.
Toyota has announced that the first public trials of its deeply odd i-Road will begin today. A serious statement of intent from the manufacturer, which is testing to ...
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This 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SEL was personally owned by Elvis Presley. Soon, it could be yours.
Auction preview and information about the RM Auctions Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale, to be held February 15-16, 2013 in Madison, Georgia.
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AD rounds up 12 notable cars on display at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Auction results from the RM Auctions Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale, held February 15-16, 2013 in Madison, Georgia, resulting in $9.1 million in sales.
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In-development electric car questions current business practices and the logic of city mobility.
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The title spells it out. A rare 1960s right hand drive Fiat 600D on eBay and right now, not that expensive.
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The penultimate car to wear the Wolseley badge is redolent of old-English charm.
This is enough to give ant James Bond fan a cold sweat. Aston Martin is to make limited edition reproductions of the Goldfinger DB5.
Ant Anstead presents, as car hunter Paul Darvill is after a 1995 Audi Quattro Super Touring racing car for the London auction.
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German carmaker Opel is still losing money six months on from its takeover by France's PSA Group. The new owner's first priority is to return Open to profitability.
Report on the RM Auctions Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum 2013 sale from Auction Editor Rick Carey, including results and auction details.
RM Auctions will auction the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum during a two-day sale, February 15–16, 2013 in Madison, Georgia.
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Lenny Shiller, who owns 57 classic cars and trucks, prefers cars that are not “what everybody else has.”