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If you're looking to buy a genuine F1 race car this may be your chance. A Florida-based dealer has put up for sale a 1991 Ferrari F1 Scuderia Tipo 642 racer with chassis No. 126.
The seller claims that the car, which is powered by a 3.5-liter V12 engine linked to a seven-speed gearbox, was used in the 1991 Formula One season by French driver Jean Alesi who had then just signed for Williams Ferrari.
After being replaced by the Tipo 643, this car was rebuilt and prepared for private sale by the Ferrari factory at the end of the same season. Now it could be yours for a 'mere' US$700,000 or about €565,000 at today's exchange rates. More details and pictures after the jump.

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McLaren's F1 is 20 years old this year (18 if you consider its 1992 debut date, so it's still legal) and to celebrate, McLaren invited owners out to Woking for a dinner at its Technology Center. The highlight of the get-together has to have been the 21-car F1 roundup, featuring the largest collection of F1s ever seen together.
McLaren chairman (and anti-Bugatti spokesman) Ron Dennis was on-hand to express his own feelings about owning and driving the car: "The F1 is a technological tour-de-force and a real triumph in terms of packaging and design."
"Whether endurance racing or on road, it is supremely fast, agile and yet comfortable. Its styling is enduring and will never fade. I enjoy driving mine more today than ever before because I find its technical purity highly satisfying; the F1 remains one of McLaren's proudest achievements."
Over its twenty years on Earth, the F1 has spawned 72 road cars (64 F1s, 5 F1 LMs, and 3 F1 GTs), 28 racers (F1 GTRs), and 6 other prototypes. The F1 GTR took just three months to develop, and the 28 examples McLaren built were big time winners: the 1995 GT1 Championship and the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans (1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 13th places), both its debut seasons.
The five cars that finished at Le Mans were the inspiration for the five Papaya Orange F1 LMs, which get a "de-restricted engine" putting out 680 horsepower.
Lastly, the "Longtail" GT came out in '97 in order to meet homologation standards for the new GTR.
If McLaren's F1 weren't a household name after its impressive race history, it sure was once it became the world's fastest car (it's still the fastest naturally-aspirated car). After a 106-car production run, Mclaren decided to call it a day with the F1. After a brief hiatus working with Mercedes to create the avian SLR, the Woking wonders are back with their own purebred 911 hunter: the MP4-12C.
Still interested in an F1? The last we heard, there was a Longtail GTR for sale in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Italian coach builder Zagato has unveiled the new TZ3 Corsa at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este taking place this weekend in Cernobbio, Italy.

Following the teaser, Zagato has released two new images of the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa. The TZ3 takes inspiration from the Alfa TZ and TZ2 models.
Alfa Romeo’s TZ3 Corsa is a one-off racer car which has been built for an unnamed German.

There is a mono shell carbon fibre tubular chassis, lightweight aluminium for the body and a tubular frame.

Riding on 18-inch wheels, with 245/645/R18 Pirelli PZero tires at the front and 285/645/R18 at the rear, the TZ3 Corsa does the 0 to 100 km/h sprint in less than 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of over 300 km/h.

Zagato has added a V8 engine to the mix, so this means speed to match the look.

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As talented as any designer may be, it's never easy to update an original classic such as Marcello Gandini's 1970s Alfa Romeo Montreal sports coupe. Nevertheless, young design student Davide Varenna tried his best to create a modern interpretation of the Montreal for the "Stile Italiano Giovani 2010" competition organized by ANFIA.

The 20 year-old student adopted many styling cues from the original Montreal including the deep headlights, the shape of the side windows and doors, the hood-mounted NACA duct and slats behind the doors, adding his own personal touch to the rest of the car.

The original Montreal started its life as a concept car at the 1967 Montreal Expo in Canada. Designed by Marcello Gandini, responsible for some of the most celebrated designs in automotive history such as the Lamborghini Miura, Countach and Diablo, Lancia Stratos, Fiat X1/9, Maserati Quattroporte (first generation) and Citroen BX, just to mention a few, the concept model spawned a production version in 1970.

The 2+2 seater Alfa Romeo Montreal was powered by a 2.6-liter V8 engine with fuel injection generating around 200 horsepower and was hooked up to a five-speed manual gearbox that drove the rear wheels.

It remained in production until 1977 with Alfa Romeo selling close to 4,000 units of the car. Ironically, the Montreal was never officially sold in the city it was named after as the car was never certified for sale in North America.

1. MG TC

Only 10,000 were produced from May 9/1945 months to November 1949, but that number was larger than any MG car models sold any before. Price is £ 527 on the market in 1947.

2. Austin Mini

It really is a new design, make the most of the cockpit.Wheels is only 10 inch , rubber shock absorbers system instead of spiral springs, almost no little influence cavity volume car. As a result, the vehicle can carry up to 4 people and a relatively luggage with a length of 3048 mm and 2032 mm axis basis. It also weighs 608 kg. Although Issigonis not focused on creating style vehicle, mini van to a unique style not like anyone at that time.

3. Jaguar E-Type

Held the first position of the list of 100 most beautiful car models of all time voted by the Daily Telegraph in March 2008, the Jaguar E-Type equipped with I-6 engine capacity 3.8 liters with speed has 241 km / h.

4. Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II

From 1959-1962, this car is a hyphen modern models of the earliest brands to super. Silver Cloud II equipped with a 6.2 liter V8 capacity and weight of 2110 kg. The vehicle to 100 km / h after 10.9 seconds from the originating location and speed of 183 km / h. Fuel consumption 22 km lit/100.

5. Bentley Continental GT

As one of the most expensive luxury car models in the world, the two-door coupe with interior looks outstanding and eye-catching wheel covers. It is the perfect combination between luxury look, style and comfort. Management system with new type of engine, Continental GT's exceptional strength and is one of the fastest and most powerful car in its class.

Under the hood is a supercharged engine W12 twin turbine capacity with a capacity of 6 liters 560 horsepower at around tua 6100 rpm and maximum torque 650 Nm at around tua 1600 rpm. The vehicle to 100 km / h after 4.8 seconds from the position derived before reaching top speed 318 km / h.

6. Aston Martin DB5

The machine is equipped with the famous I6 engine capacity of 4 liters capacity with 282 horsepower and the ability to accelerate to 100 km / h after 8.1 seconds before reaching a maximum speed 230 km / h. Those are impressive figures compared with the period of the 1960s and even until today.

7. Land Rover

Land Rover is a company specialized in producing SUV, motor vehicle dynamic topography and the demand is based at Gaydon (Warwickshire). Model Land Rover Maurice Wilks was first designed in 1948 with inspiration from the Jeep that he used one summer at his holiday home in Wales.

8. Lotus Elise

The two-seat roadster class with high dynamic requirements on the market later in 1996. Lotus Elise cars have fiberglass shell is made by hand with an aluminum frame ribs and maximum speed 240 km / h. This eye-catching car model named Elisa, a granddaughter of Romano Artioli, who is chairman of the Lotus Elise Lotus at the time of release.

9. Ausstin-Healey Sprite

Sports car roof ceiling appear small in 1958, equipped with 948 cc engine and the original price of about $ 1,000. There it remains one of the most popular vehicles on the streets of Britain.

10. Morgan Plus 8

Sports car was born in the years 1968-2004 the more famous when the big firms in helping Morgan to exist today and are known around the world. Only a few changes in appearance during the 36 years, Plus 8 equipped with a V8 with manual gearbox 4 or 5 level.

Take that GM and Chevy Camaro owners. According to the predictions of the Friends of the National Automotive History Collection (NAHC), from all the new cars and trucks launched in the USA in 2009, the most desirable collectible in 25 years from now will be the Ford Flex.

Yes, you read correctly, the members of the organization, which supports the automotive collection at the Detroit Public Library, believe that the vehicle most likely to turn heads at the Woodward Dream Cruise of 2034 is Ford's overgrown Scion - no pun intended.

"This selection is unique among all the 'Vehicle of the Year' awards, because it is selected by car buffs who know what future collectors will value," said Charles K. Hyde, chairman of the NAHC Board of Trustees. "We asked our members to predict which of this year's new vehicles will turn heads in the Woodward Cruise of 2034."

Since we consider Carscoop readers to be car buffs themeselves, we invite you to share your thoughts on which new vehicle launched in the U.S. in 2009 will most likely capture your attention in 25 years from now.

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One of the most eye-catching vehicles to go on display at this week's 2009 Essen Motor Show is the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing 'Dragstar'. Inspired from the classic 1956 Mercedes sports car, the dragster was built in Switzerland and is driven by Stefan Winter. It features a fibreglass body and a 6.9-liter engine that produces 1,050bhp with power transferred to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic gearbox.

According to it owner, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing 'Dragstar' covers the quarter mile in 8.10 seconds reaching a top speed of 267 km/h (166 mph) while doing so.

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From November 21 to 29, Porsche fans will have the chance to see the new 2010MY 911 Turbo alongside its historic predecessors in a special exhibition at the firm's brand-new museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Also on show will be a special prototype of the new 500 horsepower 911 Turbo that was used by Porsche's engineers during the development phase.

At the same time of the special exhibition, the museum will release the fourth book from the automaker's in-house publishers, "Edition Porsche-Museum", called "Porsche Turbo Stories".

The 224 page book contains the complete history of the 911 Turbo range, including previously unpublished photos from the company archive and a selection of advertisements, starting from the very first 911 Turbo 3.0 in 1974 to the latest model that was revealed at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

The new book will be available from the Porsche Museum shop for €14.90 (around $22.3 at today's exchange rates), in both German and English.

And for your enjoyment, we've added a comprehensive high-res gallery of Porsche 911 Turbos from throughout the model's history.

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