Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Dry carbon GTR

Garage Active dry carbon wide and narrow body Nissan Skyline R32 GTR.

Motor Trend spent time with Garage Active founder Sakamoto-san a few years ago.













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Trackhouse Aprilia 26

Another hour, another MotoGP team launch.

Gulf colours? Do they ever look wrong?








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Yamaha launch 2026 V4 YZR

Yamaha pull the covers of their 26 challenger, the new V4 YZR M1. Will it be enough to keep FQ with the marque beyond this year?






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Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Ghia 450SS

For sale on Car and Classic by Broad Arrow Auctions  in Germany, a car I knew very little about, the quite stunning Ghia 450SS.

In 1965, Burt Sugarman (later a Hollywood film producer) came across a Fiat prototype bodied by Ghia and immediately took a liking to it. His enthusiasm and determination, combined with the coachbuilder's close relationship with Chrysler, would soon give rise to the 450 SS. Chrysler's Plymouth Barracuda Formula S drivetrains were chosen to power the new car with each semi-monocoque steel chassis receiving a 238 horsepower 273 **-in (4. 5-liter) "Commando" V8. Ghia's hand-crafted steel body rested on a tubular framework, and featured luxury sports car appointments such as leather upholstery, Torqueflite automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, air conditioning, and Pirelli high-speed tires fitted to Borrani wire wheels.

Hand-built and sold for around $13, 000 in 1967-twice that of a 911 S and nearly on par with a Ferrari 330 GTS-only some fifty customers indulged in the luxury of a new 450 SS at the time. Fewer than thirty are believed to have survived to this day, making them a truly rare sight, even more in Europe. Presented today in Papyrus White with Burgundy trim, this fascinating product of its emblematic era of Italian-American ambition showcases striking Ghia styling standing apart as a powerful rolling statement and a bold departure from conventional series production.















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Scuderia Ferrari Rudge Motorcycles

The Vintagent  article, of 2017 by Paul De'Orleans delves in great detail into the  Scuderia  and their two year foray into Grand Prix m...