Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
Updated Market Pick: 03rd January 2017 Our first Market Pick of 2017 is one that I first featured on the 1st February 2015. It really does feel like a sense of déjà vu as the Zagato designed Hillman Zimp is once again on the market. Maybe it is just me but I am honestly surprised that this fantastic little car hasn’t found a new home. Hillman may never have been…
2016 is almost at an end and as they say, time sure does fly by. It’s been a great year for Take to the Road and I am delighted with how the website and the YouTube Channel has done. I’ve managed to fit a lot into the year and I can’t wait to see what 2017 has to bring. Looking back I managed to release 20 films this year which…
Take to the Road would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. 2016 has been a great year for the site and our YouTube Channel and we want to thank you all for your support this year. Now its time to site back and enjoy the holiday break. We hope you all have a lovely holiday season and that it is full of family, friends, festive fun and of course,…
Voting closes at 10am tomorrow for the 2017 UK Blog Awards. If you haven’t had a chance to cast a vote yet for Take to the Road then you can still do so. All you have to do is click on this link and head on over to the UK Blog Awards website. We are hoping to make it through to the judging stages of the awards and your vote…
Microcars have always been considered a bit left of field, forming a very small, quirky part of the larger classic car community. They had a brief period of popularity in the 1950s/60s and then, as society moved forward, they were almost forgotten about. Despite their fall from the public eye, Microcars retain a loyal following with some going out of their way to rescue and even collect these fascinating creations….
Welcome to the brand new Take to the Road website! We have been working on this for the past few months, finally making the switch over late yesterday afternoon. Our old website had served us well for over a year but we thought it was time for a spruce up and a change and we timed the re-launch just in time for the end of the year. We worked until…
Historics at Brooklands Auctioneers held their winter sale on the 26th November and we popped by for a very quick visit to see some of the impressive classics that were on offer. Large crowds descended on Mercedes Benz World beside the world famous Brooklands Motor Museum for Historics last sale of the year, a sure sign that the classic car market is still very active, even in the run up…
Nominated for “Best Individual Automotive Blog” We are super excited to announce that Take to the Road has been nominated for a UK Blog Award! This is our second year in a row to have been nominated in the “Best Individual Automotive Blog” category and we are delighted to be in the running again. It is hard to believe that the UK Blog Awards has come around again! Time sure…
An impressive selection of classics and modern classics were on offer at Classics Central Auctions autumn sale on 30th October. The fine weather brought the crowds to Bedford Autodrome, some searching for a bargain classic, others hoping to acquire some interesting slices of automotive history. Here are some of the cars that caught our eye in the sale. Lot 40: 1965 Mercedes Benz W113 230SL Pagoda – Sold £66,920 The…
In the final part of our 4 part Turtle Wax product review series with Halfords UK, we take a look at the Turtle Wax Black in a Flash plastic and rubber trim restorer. As our Bertone x1/9 Gran Finale has a mixture of rubber and plastic bumper trim pieces, which were created in 1988, they have started to fade a little and no longer have their original factory fresh black…