Social spotlight 📱

This is a very sad sight. Earlier in Jan, a technician lost control while driving a Ferrari F40 on the A5 in the UK and it ended up spinning around and rolling onto it’s side. The vehicle following it caught the whole thing on video. There’s speculation as to what could have caused it from reckless driving to original tyres in winter weather. What do you think?

Car of the week 💰

I can confidently say, I’ve never seen a Renault Spider in the wild. It looks like a concept car but there were 100 RHD examples produced so there are a handful knocking around. It only has 150bhp, but it also only weighs 790kgs which is remarkably similar to the Elise S1, meaning it can get to 60mph in 6.5 seconds. For such a rare car and for something certain to turn heads, £30k seems like a reasonable price.

Small screen scene 📺

Always one of the best videos of the year, evo Car of the Year (or eCotY), is here! Their pitch “Six days, five judges and nine outstanding contenders. In evo Car of the Year 2024, we tackle some of Europe's finest tarmac on the road and track, to determine which of this year's greatest driver's cars deserves the eCoty crown. From modest sports cars to homologation hatches and thoroughbred supercar royalty, it's one of the most varied groups yet.”

Website of the week🚘

If you’re familiar with Mat Armstrong then you’ve probably wondered where he finds the cars and may have even been tempted to taken on your own project, well here’s the answer. Copart has a wide range of insurance write-offs available for auction, ranging from Fiats to Ferraris. It can make for interesting browsing, if you’re feeling brave.

Seen in the wild 👀

The ‘new at the time’ 911 Targa was released to much fanfare, the roof mechanism was celebrated for it’s gymnastic folding mechanism. 10 years on, I still think it looks great and seems to have held its value quite well too, you can’t pick one up for less than £60k.