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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…
A special Bugatti Brescia display is set to star at this year’s The London Classic Car Show. While it was in 1909 that the Italian-born, French design genius founded Bugatti, in then German town of Molsheim, it was in 1921 that the famous name really came of age. That centenary milestone will be celebrated with a special display at Syon Park from 25-27 June. When it comes to automotive legends…
Great British Car Journey, a brand-new classic car visitor attraction is set to open in Derbyshire later this year. The exciting automotive attraction will open in summer 2021, following the announcement of the signing of a lease on the former Wire Works site in Ambergate, Derbyshire. The site, which is located just off the A6 in between Derby and Matlock, is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment ahead of Great British…
Burlen, the world’s sole manufacturer of genuine Skinners Union (SU), Amal, and Zenith Carburettor brands, is celebrating 110 years since the first SU carburettor was fitted as original equipment to a production vehicle. The Rover Company Limited became the first motor manufacturer to fit an SU carburettor as original equipment to their Rover 12hp in 1911. Rover manufactured the carburettor in-house, under licence, to SU specifications and patents, fitting it…
Two of the worlds most celebrated car designers, Peter Brock & Ian Callum have come together to collaborate on an exciting new EV Hypercar. The new car, which is being dubbed the first “Hyperclassic”, will be built by AVA in Wicklow, Ireland. Peter Brock is one of the most influential designers in American automotive history and has been lauded for his work on the legendary Corvette Stingray. Ian Callum is…