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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Hundreds of classic cars on display at Las Vegas hotel
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Classic cars from several decades are being shown at a car festival in Las Vegas. The Ahern Hotel is hosting the inaugural Vegas Classic Car Festival, which features more than 500 cars. Hotel owner Ryan Ahern said guests can expect an incredible lineup. There will be cars indoors and outdoors. The cars take up every level of the Ahern's parking structure. Atomic Motors in Las Vegas is showing 100 of their vehicles at the car show, including a sleek 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera, a 1971 Ferrari Daytona, a1968 Ford Mustang GT 500, a 1988 Ferrari Testarossa, and a legendary 1981 Pontiac Trans AM that was signed by Burt Reynolds. Admission to the Vegas Classic Car Festival is free. The festival starts Friday, June 27, and lasts through Saturday, June 28. There will also be pizza by the slice and classic barbecue dishes at the festival. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Sun
a day ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
Top 10 classic cars to buy for under £3,000 including ‘bargain' BMW and ‘punchy' Fiat
THE TOP 10 classic cars on the market for under £3K, including a "bargain" BMW and a "punchy" Fiat, have been revealed. Classic car fans will be excited to see Top Gear's top picks of bargain motors currently up for grabs. 10 Alfa Romeo GTV Spider This fan favourite is on the market for under two grand. It delivers 155bhp and 138lb-ft of torque from its smaller 16-valve four-cylinder engine, paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. Despite not being fast it is still one of Alfa Romeo's iconic models. 10 Fiat Coupe Turbo This Italian-designed motor features an exterior by Chris Bangle and an interior crafted by Pininfarina. The punchy turbocharged inline-five Fiat also gets an uprated catback exhaust and air-con. Fiat fans can buy a used version of the model for £1,600 on eBay. 10 Vauxhall Calibra With just over 90,000 miles on the clock, this Vauxhall Calibra is up for sale at just under £2,000. The low price is due to it having a fuel pipe leak and a blown exhaust, but those can be easily fixed, according to Top Gear. For those looking for a fully working version, Autotrader have a model selling for £2,495. Jaguar XJ (second generation) Jaguar boasts one of the most iconic classic car line-ups, making it a firm favourite among enthusiasts. The XJ40 embodies the luxury brand's classic era, with an interior packed with comfort-focused features. One model with over 90,000 miles with a 4.0L engine can be found on Autotrader selling for £2,750. 10 Triumph Spitfire (1500) Motoring fans will agree that this car has one of the best names and looks among classic motors. Fitted with bespoke wire wheels and a black and white colour combination, this model is available for just £2,610. It's been with the same owner for the past 18 years and has been well maintained, with a new exhaust and brake servo recently fitted. Saab 900 Similar to the Triumph Spitfire, this owner has also done a lot of work to restore this classic car. This Saab 900 is fitted with a roof rack and is on offer for just £2,650, on Autotrader. It also comes with a brand new audio system and speakers. Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk1) This MK1 Golf GTI 'Citi' was built for the South African market, with production running from 1984 right up to 2009. The classic motor produces 80bhp/90lb from its 1.6-litre petrol unit. With just 75,000 miles on the clock, this Volkswagen is up for grabs on eBay for just over £2,000. BMW 7 Series (E38) The 728i is described as being the bargain of the bunch, according to Top Gear. The Bimmer classic is available to snap up for just a mere £1,995. Despite being almost three decades the 2.8litre will take you to speeds of up to 141mph. 10 Mazda MX-5 (first generation) This Mazda MX-5 has been well looked after by its owner, with new lights and a cam belt recently fitted. It's powered by a 1.6-litre engine and has just under 190,000 miles on the clock. Classic car fans can head to AutoTrader, where the Mazda is listed for just under £3,000. Ford Escort (sixth generation) Despite not being placed in the same motorsport category as its forebears, the Ford Escort is a formidable car. This RS 2000 boasts a 2.0-litre engine and has clocked over 95,000 miles. Fans of the hatchback can grab this track day car for £3,000 on Autotrader
Top Gear
a day ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Here are 10 used classic cars for under £30k we found this week
Advertisement Here sits a 57-year-old Abarth 695 'SS' hill climb car with a raunchy livery and tiny alloys. Mechanically, it gets a synchromesh gearbox and a reconditioned 695cc engine, which should sound spectacular through the Monza exhaust. All this in a bundle of excellence the size of a shoe, of which fewer than 1,000 were ever built. Advertisement - Page continues below We don't know if we're going to get the GR Corolla here in the UK, so why not look to the past for a solution? This is a 122bhp inline-four-powered 'Levin' with a manual transmission, sleek aero kit and slightly dished six-spoke alloys. Best of all, it has less than 25,000 miles to its name. You might like This E36 M3 cabriolet has gone through a full restoration, meaning the blue body and colour-matched roof are in stunning condition. There's a few tasteful aftermarket modifications, including a thin headlight attachment and an Alpine sound system - but will you ever really use the latter with 286 naturally aspirated horses to hand? Advertisement - Page continues below Another convertible, but this one's a few years older, gets pop-up headlights and a screaming turbocharged rotary powertrain. The second-gen RX-7 is down on power compared to the Bimmer by around 86bhp, and costs £13k more, but the upshot is an odometer reading of under 14,000 miles. It's brand new for crying out loud. Anyone fancy a 5.7-litre 'LS1' V8 engine from General Motors? You even get an entire C5-generation Chevrolet Corvette as part of the deal, with a targa roof, a full set of Michelin PS4 tyres and leather seats. It may have an automatic transmission, but keep a steady line and it'll get from 0-62mph in 4.7s. Many wins to be had here. A true standout, in part thanks to its tributary Gold Leaf livery and strange roofline. This Europa 'S2' also has a string of cool features, including a carbon fibre engine bay, full red leather cabin and lowered floor pans for increased headroom. It's not fast, but good god is it desirable. Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Want a medieval off-roader that isn't a Rangie? Here's a Pajero Evolution with a lanky stance, double-wishbone suspension and thick Maxxis tyres to soak up some punishment. That pronounced bonnet scoop should keep the 3.5-litre V6 cool in deepest, rural Wales too. Advertisement - Page continues below You'll find no shortage of 996s and the odd 993 in the classifieds for under £30k, but why compromise on a lower-spec 911 when you can have this 944 Turbo? It's made even peppier with an uprated engine management chip, racing blowers and a stage one intercooler. The result is 375bhp coursing through its driveshaft. Blimey. One of the coolest wagons ever made. This 540i has even been fettled by German tuner AC Schnitzer, so it gets a bespoke exhaust and suspension setup, and a tweaked 4.0-litre V8 that shells out 286bhp. Just look at those shoes. Advertisement - Page continues below Wildcard: Toyota Supra (A80) For an extra £10k on top of this week's budget, here's a Mk4 Supra in Castrol Tom's livery. Yes, just like the one popularised by Gran Turismo … if you can ignore the differing alloys, bumpers and lights. And engine, since Tom's used a 2.0-litre '3SG' four-pot, and not the original 3.0-litre '2JZ' straight-six. Still, solid effort. See more on Used cars
The National
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The National
Best photos of June 26: F1 film premiere in Abu Dhabi to Paris Fashion Week
The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. Part three: an affection for classic cars lives on Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative Read part one: how cars came to the UAE
Motor Trend
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
Driven: To Make an Old '72 Chevy C20 New, Icon Made a New Truck Old
For many of us, making an old car or truck run like new again is to restore its magic. Sometimes when we do, though, we're reminded how much better new cars are engineered than their progenitors. With enough time and money, we can re-engineer the past, but at some point, it risks becoming a modern Ship of Theseus. That's where Icon usually stops, but for its 1972 Chevrolet C20 reimagination, the company decided to start in an entirely different place. Icon transformed a 1972 Chevy C20 by fitting it onto a modern 2019 Silverado chassis, combining vintage looks with new performance. The project took four years and around $600,000 to build, offering modern features in an old shell, appealing to those desiring classic aesthetics with updated mechanics. This summary was generated by AI using content from this MotorTrend article Read Next Out With Some of the Old When Icon 'normally' builds a vehicle, particularly one of its one-off Derelict or Reformer creations, it usually replaces the original chassis, suspension, and drivetrain with modern aftermarket components customized to the build. It's expensive and time-consuming, but it has the effect of maintaining the old car's charm with modernized power, handling, and braking. The result is generally magnificent, if you want it to drive like an old car but better. Icon does brisk business with those folks. Some, though, really just want a new vehicle that looks old. Something that rides, handles, stops, and goes like the other cars in the garage but looks like it could be their figurative grandparents. In With the Somewhat New As with most Icon vehicles, the original chassis and mechanical bits of the old '72 Chevy donor farm truck are still tossed. But rather than adding a custom Art Morrison frame, Currie Axles, GM crate engine, and so on and massaging it all until everything meshes, for this build Icon decided to try starting with parts designed to play nicely together. Specifically, the bottom half of a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado. Barely six years old, the lightly used Silverado work truck was half the age of the average vehicle in America today rather than nearly five times as old, as the C20 is. As you've no doubt noticed, new trucks have gotten considerably larger than old pickups, so some modification was necessary. Surprisingly, shortening the Silverado's ladder frame by 8 inches just ahead of the rear axle was all that was needed to make a half-century-old single-cab, long-bed fit on a modern crew-cab, short-bed frame. Add in some new mounts for the cab and bed, and it was mostly good to go. Of course, shortening the wheelbase meant the rear driveshaft wouldn't fit, either, so it had to be chopped, as well. Otherwise, the powertrain from the Silverado is entirely stock, save a modified engine air intake and cone filter. Modern 5.3-liter V-8 engine, modern transmission, modern suspension, modern brakes, all designed by the enormous GM engineering department to work together with a considerably heavier truck. Keeping everything as it was on the new truck means this 'old' Chevy C20 gains traction control, stability control, an electric parking brake, and the factory trailer brake controller. You can use it to haul and tow roughly the same way as you would any newer Silverado 1500. Respect Your Elders Making the Silverado fit the C20 as opposed to the other way around meant minimal modification to the old truck's bodywork. It originally came with a V-8, so it had little trouble accepting a new one, though a bit of firewall work was needed to fit it with a Vintage Air HVAC system. Aside from that, the team fixed some rust in the door frames and on the doors themselves just below the windows and matched the paint and patina so well you can't tell. Not content with stopping there, the bumpers and even the modern, Icon-designed wheels were painted to match the surface rust spotting on the roof. Equally subtle concessions to modernity can be found if you poke around. The lighting is all LED now, including strips hidden under the bed rails activated either by opening the tailgate or an old-looking toggle switch under the dash. The tailgate has a gas strut fitted to it, making opening and closing easier, and modular tie-down rails on the bed floor have been added to better secure cargo. Icon badges on the rockers behind the front wheels and the cast metal Icon lizard between the hood and windshield on the passenger side are more easily spotted. So, too, is the independent front suspension, if you know enough about old trucks to know it doesn't belong. Otherwise, the exposed suspension and frame rails just look unusually big and clean for a truck whose body has clearly seen more than five decades of farm labor. Preserving that character was paramount, so the original gas filler on the cab was retained, along with the actually functional locking fuel door and filler on the bedside. Even the screws in the doors and trim from long removed towing mirrors were left where they were. Newer On the Inside Far greater concessions were necessary in the cab. In a modern truck like the Silverado, everything electric is connected, and severing or messing too much with those connections will cause enormous software problems. The gauges aren't just gauges, the radio isn't just a radio, and so on. That means the stock 2019 Silverado gauges, infotainment screen, and most of the buttons and switches had to be retained. Icon being Icon, the utmost was done to design custom bezels that reflected the 1972 truck's original setup as much as possible and paint them to match the original metal dash. We aren't gonna lie, it's jarring at first, but after a few hours with the truck you kind of stop noticing the incongruity (or at least stop being bothered by it). The Silverado's analog gauges help some. As is the case with the powertrain, there are benefits to retaining the Silverado's modern electronics. This means Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available, while the computer retains features such as cruise control and automatic high-beams. Elsewhere, things are a bit more integrated. Manually activating the high-beams is still done via the old-school foot switch. A new Ididit steering column with shifter and topped by the original steering wheel (albeit wrapped in leather) feels appropriately vintage, as does the Glide Engineering bench seat finished in vintage-looking materials and decorated with custom end caps that match the exterior chrome and faux-wood trim. Icon's typical machined metal climate control knobs look the part, and although the new, circular air vents under either corner of the dash don't look original, they do look appropriately vintage. Everything New is Old Again Unlocking the doors with a remote feels odd, but not nearly as odd as the old truck's driving position. The C20's massive steering wheel is nearly in your lap, and your feet sit more on top of the pedals than in front of them. Three-point seat belts feel familiar if not period appropriate. Drop it into drive, and the 5.3-liter V-8 leaps ahead with unexpected authority. The stock transmission and rear-end gearing were retained, but each was designed for a much heavier truck and have the effect of making this one feel far quicker than it is or than its 355 hp and 383 lb-ft would suggest. A light touch on the throttle goes a long way, especially in a parking lot. The big wheel also requires some acclimating. There's a little play on-center like an old truck, but the ratio is very much that of a new truck, and a little bit of steering returns big results. You end up having so much leverage you can drive with your pinkies. Once you've adapted to those eccentricities, though, it feels exactly like driving a last-gen Silverado. The ride is the same, the braking is the same, and the handling is the same. You can therefore drive it just like a newer truck, which is to say much quicker and with more fluidity than any truck made last century. The goal of making an old truck drive like a new one was unequivocally achieved. So familiar is the drive you start to wonder why the cabin isn't quieter. There's just no getting around 1970s aerodynamics, so you get wind noise around the A-pillars. The sensation of driving a modern truck is so strong, though, you forget how much of it isn't. Things like the crank windows (the customer's preference) and the still-functional triangular vent windows bring you back to the reality of the situation. Likewise, the exhaust note. Old trucks are plain louder, with a distinct lope in their firing order. Other than shortening things up, Icon didn't mess with the modern exhaust system, either. Naturally, then, it sounds like your average V-8 work truck or moving van. Something with a little more grumble wouldn't have hurt, but it's not what the customer wanted. We didn't test its off-road capabilities, but you can imagine they're slightly better than the donor truck thanks to the improved breakover angle, a side effect of the shortened wheelbase. The electronically engaged four-wheel drive system is entirely stock, but the more aggressive all-terrain tires should work better than whatever came from the factory in 2019 or 1972. Quicker and Easier If No Less Expensive Not having to engineer anything new below the bodywork paid big dividends in the build time. While this pilot project took about four years to sort out, the next three already ordered should take about a year each now that the R&D is done. Then again, if you'd like a newer donor truck—something Icon is looking into—there will be some additional R&D time and expense to consider. Providing your own, clean C20 helps, as finding good-condition donors at a reasonable price is getting harder as the model gets more popular, both with the general public and Icon customers alike. (It's become the second-most popular order behind the company's restomod Ford Broncos.) Don't make the mistake of assuming the modern drivetrain significantly reduces the price tag, however. This first-of-its-kind truck rang up to the tune of about $600,000, and subsequent models will still run in the neighborhood of $500,000 to $550,000 before you start customizing things. No one said grafting an old truck onto a new one would be cheap or easy, but the result is worth it—that is if you can afford it, of course.
