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Silverstone Auctions is offering a unique opportunity to acquire a 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 (FHC) Flat Floor, none other than Chassis No 60, during the 60th anniversary of the E-Type Jaguar. This rare early series E-Type will be up for grabs at the Race Retro Live Online Auction, along with two other Series 1 Jaguar E-Types, each of which have their own unique provenance. 2021 is of course the 60th…
Morgan Motor Company has unveiled the Plus 8 GTR special project, which marks the first of several Morgan special projects scheduled to begin this year. Just nine examples will be built and the model will be based on the Morgan Plus 8, taking cues from marques racing history. Raw, visceral, loud, and low, the Morgan Plus 8 GTR represents what the Morgan Motor Company can create when its design and…
E-Type UK is celebrating 60 years of the worlds most beautiful car, the iconic Jaguar E-Type, which was launched at the Geneva Motor Show 60 years ago this year. When the Jaguar E-type was first revealed to the world, it quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and a verified automotive icon. The world had fallen in love with one of the most beautiful cars ever imagined and – with a price…
The Aston Martin Bulldog, the 1970’s one off concept car, is halfway through its restoration, which will ultimately see the car being driven to its intended top speed of 200 miles an hour. A feat it never achieved in period. Aston Martin originally hoped that the car would be capable of over 200 miles per hour making it the fastest production car of its time. However, testing and development were…
During the winter, many owners of classic cars store the car to keep it safe from damp air, and icy, salted roads. If you properly tuck your car away for the Winter, you can keep it safe and in good condition, ready to be driven again in the Spring. Here’s how to hibernate your car in the garage for the colder months. Clean your classic car thoroughly What made you…
The organisers of Shere Hill Climb have announced that the event is set to return on Sunday 5th September 2021. The team behind the UK’s premier charity hill climb have begun planning for this years event and are hoping it will go ahead on the first Sunday of September without any restrictions. Last years event was unfortunately cancelled as the organisers felt that it was impossible to go ahead and…
The Institute of the Motor Industry has launched ‘Driven by Design’, an exciting concept car competition to inspire the next generation of automotive professionals. This is a fantastic half-term project for budding automotive designers and offers the chance to enter a unique competition to design a concept car and create a marketing campaign for its launch. Challenging preconceptions about working in the automotive sector, industry professional body, the Institute of…
Following the success of two events in 2020 and an RAC Historic Award, Classics for Carers returns for 2021! The March event is focused on NHS well-being and mental health, aiming to raise £13,000, which would provide an NHS well-being pod – a quiet restorative space for staff. As we slipped indistinguishably from a constrained Christmas to what felt like the longest January on record, the historic motoring community remained…
Heveningham Concours has announced that its fifth annual motorsport and aviation event will now take place in the summer of 2022 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, which was also sadly cancelled last year due to the pandemic, hosts 50 or more of the world’s most beautiful cars, while the aviation concours features around a dozen equally rare propeller planes at Heveningham Hall in Suffolk. Chairman of…
The organising team from Lombard Rally Bath, the UK’s first and premier Historic Rally Tour with special stages, have announced their new 2021 event, Lombard Rally Festival Newcastle, which is taking place on the 3rd July. Rally Stars in iconic historic rally cars will entertain the crowds, both at Brunton and online, during the day. With a route over 3 miles long around the historic airfield set out, at least…