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Film legend Sir Michael Caine’s first ever car, a 1968 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Drophead Coupe with a fascinating history, is being auctioned on March 15 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. One of just 506 Silver Shadow Two-Door Drophead Coupes that were hand built by Rolls-Royce’s in-house coachbuilder Mulliner Park …

A pair of super spy James Bond’s Aston Martin cars have topped a list of Brits’ best-loved cars from the silver screen. Daniel Craig’s sleek silver DB10 came top, followed by the classic DB5 from 1964’s Goldfinger, starring Sean Connery. The research, commissioned to mark the start of Discovery Channel’s …

The Mini chase in the Italian Job has been voted the best movie car scene of all time. A study of 2,000 film fans saw the memorable six-minute-long car chase, with the three iconic Mini Coopers being pursued by police, rolling down stairs and even scaling buildings, top the poll. …