Once again we had the opportunity to attend the Estoril Classics, an event which has grown in size and relevance since its inception a few years ago and which is steadily becoming a “can’t miss” weekend on the European historic racing calendar. Right off the bat, we’d like to make it clear that due to … More Estoril Classics 2023 – Review & Coverage
Automotive Views is back to its annual tradition of visiting the Caramulo Motorfestival, a small event by international standards, but one which always delivers on interesting and rare/unusual stuff. This year, our coverage of the Motorfestival is compiled into a single post featuring everything from the hillclimb event participants, to the visitors’ rides and even … More Caramulo Motorfestival 2023
A few weeks ago, the FIVA World Rally Portugal stopped at the small village of Palmela in Southern Portugal, where we had the chance to catch up with it and document some of the very interesting machines which traveled the Lisbon region during the days of the event. Although we are extremely late in posting … More FIVA World Rally Portugal 2023
Last weekend, we stopped by the “Motorclássico” show in Lisbon, a classics and youngtimers gathering/salon and decided to put together this quick overview where we’re sharing some of the most interesting rides at the event. The first post-pandemic lockdown edition of the Motorclássico had notable limitations, but in the future, hopefully, the event will redevelop. … More Motorclássico 2023, Lisbon – Quick Overview
One of the great “what if” moments in automotive history, the Mantis XP showed up in 1968 looking like it had just arrived from 2068, showing endless promise for the future of Marcos, a tiny British car company who had been making a name for itself in racing since 1959. With the XP, Marcos truly … More A Flawed Masterpiece: the Marcos Mantis XP
We are finally back with part II of the Estoril Classics 2022 coverage. Now, due to some technical difficulties, we have to warn you that our track photos had a number of issues and we’ve been trying to salvage them as best as we can; however, from quality to color, things are still very off. … More Estoril Classics 2022 (Part II)
Last weekend, the Estoril circuit in Portugal, a 2.6 miles (approx.) grade 1 FIA track saw the return of some of the most celebrated and recognizable race cars of the past 6 decades for the 2022 edition of the Estoril Classics event. This year there was a considerable increase in entries, with the organization putting … More Estoril Classics 2022 (Part I)
On Part II of the 2022 Caramulo Motorfestival coverage, we’re taking a look at some of the more interesting and unique visitors’ rides, cars that were not a part of the event per se, but which we were very glad to see and just helped to create a great ambiance for enthusiasts, as one could … More Caramulo Motorfestival 2022 – Part 2
After a long hiatus, Automotive Views is back and we’re marking our return to regular posting with a report on the 2022 Caramulo Motorfestival, a small but relevant (and growing) event in Iberian automotive culture centered around a popular hill climb time trial. AV’s coverage of the event is split into two; for Part I, … More Caramulo Motorfestival 2022 – Part 1
For sale! Is a – mostly – monthly feature on Automotive Views focusing on cars available for purchase in Europe. None of the ads selected are featured on this website due to any kind of sponsorship by the sellers. 1977 Jaguar XJC Convertible The XJC is arguably one of the most beautiful coupes ever made. … More For Sale! [March 2022 Edition]
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