The mighty Bentley 63⁄4-litre V8 engine – the longest serving V8 design in continuous production – has finally reached the end of its handcrafted manufacturing run. The final engine was assembled in Crewe yesterday by…
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3 signs it might be time to scrap your car
Whether you don’t have the means to buy another one or are just sentimentally attached to a car, scrapping a vehicle can often be a difficult decision to make. But, sometimes, it might be the…
London Collage Archive a treasure trove for classic car fans
Collage is one of London’s greatest online picture archives, providing the public with free access to over 250,000 images of London through the ages. Managed by the London Metropolitan Archives, the Collage Archive is an…
Lombard Rally Bath online tv show airs this Saturday
This Saturday (6th June) sees Lombard Rally Bath host an exclusive interview with two female rally icons, Louise Aitken-Walker and Rosemary Smith. Louise was the 1990 Ladies World Rally Champion and Rosemary is a multiple…
McLaren marks 50th anniversary of Bruce McLaren’s tragic death
McLaren has remembered the life and achievements of its founder Bruce McLaren, who tragically died on 2nd June 1970. June 2, 2020, marked half a century since the death of the pioneering racing driver and…
The Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider that conquered Hollywood
“It is a very forgiving car. Very pretty, too.” That’s what the legendary Steve McQueen said about Duetto in the summer of 1966, having been invited by Sports Illustrated to try the Italian spider, along…
Kevin Keegan’s 1972 Jaguar E-Type restored
A glorious 1972 Jaguar e-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster that was once owned by Liverpool and England football legend Kevin Keegan OBE, has been restored by Jaguar specialist E-Type UK. Finished in period with a…
Tips to help finance buying a classic car
Financing a classic car purchase is something that can help you get that special vehicle you’ve always dreamed of. Perhaps it is just out of reach of your savings, or your budget just can’t quite…
Maserati marks 8CTF victories at the Indianapolis 500
On the 30 May 1939 and 30 May 1940 Maserati recorded two consecutive wins at one of the world’s most important races, the Indianapolis 500. With Warren Wilbur Shaw at the wheel, these wins helped…
Rolls-Royce remembers founders pioneering flight in 1910
At 6.30 pm on 2 June 1910, aviation pioneer Charles Stewart Rolls took off alone in his flimsy biplane from Swingate aerodrome, near Dover, to achieve the world’s first non-stop double crossing of the English…