The 10 collector cars the experts say you should watch in 2018

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Let’s talk about the 360 GTs, 430 GTs and the fantastic 458 GTs

Competition car specialist Jan B. Lühn cites increasingly stringent regulations against road-going classic cars in Europe, straightforward maintenance, and the emergence of new motorsport series, such as Masters Endurance Legends, as catalysts for the rising demand for modern racing cars. “If I were to put my personal money into a car in 2018,” he comments, “I would look for a 1990s or early 2000s endurance racing car, such as a Ferrari 360, Porsche 911, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, or Chevrolet Corvette — ideally with Le Mans history.” The last point is important to note, as prices can fluctuate dramatically from car to car. “You can pick up a privately entered Ferrari 458 GT2 with several national club events under its belt for as little as 350,000 euros,” he explains. “But for a Works-entered Le Mans or Championship winner, you’ll pay well over 1m euros.”

Full story https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/10-collector-cars-experts-say-you-should-watch-2018

2017 Goodbyes: The Ferrari 458 GTE – TOP Story

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What a Story about and around the fantastic Ferrari 458 GTs

It’s become a tradition now to say goodbye to the Ferrari 458 GTE each Christmas on DSC, as each year when it looks like its run at the top of sportscars is over, a privateer team decides to enter one again!

Now though, finally!! it looks highly unlikely that we’ll see the 458 GTE in 2018 and beyond, even as a customer entry, with the new turbo-charged 488 GTE now eligible for the WEC’s GTE Am class and GTE in the ELMS.

This year JMW Motorsport continued to campaign its 458 GTE at the start of the year, and sent it off in style with an ELMS GTE class win in Monza in its final race with the team before its 488 GTE was delivered (and won GTE Am at Le Mans in its very first race).
That performance by JMW this year capped off an incredible run for the car, which has taken wins in the WEC, ILMC, ELMS, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Petit Le Mans, Sebring, the ALMS and of course Le Mans in recent seasons.

It will most definitely be missed though, as its screaming 4.5 litre V8 has become part of sportscar racing’s modern soundtrack, the successor 488 lacks for nothing in pace, but the aural outpourings of the twin turbo V8 are somewhat ‘folk singer’ to the 458’s ‘heavy metal opera star’.

n light of its wins this season, helping JMW to another ELMS title, here’s a complete rundown of all its big wins and titles since its 2011 debut: http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/12/28/2017-goodbyes-the-ferrari-458-gte.html