Moving Motor Show

This year’s 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed will now  have a one-day extension called the “Moving Motor Show” where new car buyers can preview a selection of models and even try them out, (strictly at the invitation of the car manufacturers attending). Most sectors of the new car market will be represented at the Moving Motor Show on Thursday the 1st July, from economy hatchbacks to MPVs, family saloons to SUVs and prestige limousines to supercars.

Manufacturers who have confirmed attendance include Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Jaguar, BMW, Abarth, Morgan, Volvo, Mazda, Rolls-Royce, Ford, Nissan and Alpina. The Festival of Speed attracts over 150,000 visitors every year over the three days and the cars from the manufacturers above will undertake hundreds of runs on a special evaluation route.

McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren has launched a new sports car company called McLaren Automotive and is set to put into production a new range of high performance sports cars. McLaren has obviously built its credentials in Formula 1 and now has an aspiration to manufacture, then sell and service their new vehicles worldwide.

The first sports car will be the MP4-12C and the aspiration is to build bespoke, innovative and unique sports cars to take on the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini.

Aston Martin

DVLA Personalised Registrations has teamed up with Everyman racing to come up with a perfect competition for supercar lovers. If you fancy winning one of the 25 tickets on offer you could be driving a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Aston Martin, round one of the UK’s leading race tracks.

All you need to do is to go online and play the Plate Match Game where you have to link an array of personalised plates with various supercars. The competition closes on the 29th January 2010.

Ferrari 312P & 312PB

The famed Italian firm designed and built a superb range of 3.0-litre cars to contest the various versions of the World Sportscar Championship between 1969-1973.

Featuring the Ferrari 312P and 312PB, a new book by Peter Collins and Ed McDonough has now been published detailing these 3.0-litre prototypes and providing a complete history for this period. Packed full of pictures and facts and figures, the paperback book is available at all good bookshops or it can be ordered online @ www.velocebooks.com The cost is £15.99.

Ferrari Theme Park

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is set to open in 2010 and promises to be the world’s first Ferrari theme park. It promises to be an intense experience for all Ferrari enthusiasts, fans and families.

The theme park will include rides for childrens of all ages including the world’s fastest rollercoaster travelling at speeds in excess of 200k/km (approximately 120mph). The Park is located on Yas Island and is set to become a global tourist attraction.

Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat Group have announced that they have finalised their alliance and have formed a “new” Chrysler. Chrysler will now have the resources, technology and worldwide distribution network to compete effectively on a global scale.

Under the terms approved by the US Bankruptcy Court in New York and other regulatory and antitrust regulators, the company formally known as Chrysler LLC formally sold all of its assets without certain debts and liabilities, to a new company that will operate as Chrysler Group LLC.

“This is a very significant day, not only for Chrysler and its dedicated employees, who have persevered through a great deal of uncertainty during the past year, but for the global automotive industry as a whole” said Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Group LLC.

Chrysler Group LLC produces Jeep, Dodge and Mopar brand vehicles and products and its headquarters are in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Fiat was founded in 1989 and is an international automotive focussed industrial group serving customers in over 190 countries around the world. The Fiat Group designs and sells Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Maserati, Ferrari cars, various trucks and van brands plus other agricultural, construction and industrial products.

Well if you have got around £60,000 spare cash to spend you might be interested to know Joe Cole, the Chelsea winger, is selling his Ferrari 612 Scaglietti F1A.

Bought new in 2004 for £212,000 (a snip), it boasts a specification you can only dream about. Finished in Nero Daytona Black with Sand Leather interior the car has 19-inch alloys, Sat-Nav, F1 Paddle Shift gearbox, heated memory seats, red brake callipers and ceramic wing shields.

This Ferrari reaches 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 199 mph. This car is a fine example of a sporting grand tourer and seats four people. With only 27,500 miles on the clock and a full Ferrari service history the vehicle will be sold to the highest bidder on Thursday the 19th February at 10.00 AM at BCA .