Fantastic Ferrari Dino recreation to be auctioned for charity

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Fantastic Ferrari Dino recreation to be auctioned for charity

A modern-day homage to the 1970s classic Ferrari Dino will be auctioned for charity on 30th September, offering car enthusiasts a chance to invest in a truly unique automobile while supporting a good cause. The JH Classics DGT306, a Ferrari Dino recreation, was originally transformed in 2016 by a specialist company that designs, manufactures, and restores classic cars. It was given composite bodywork, an upgraded engine and detailed aesthetics to…

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Regent Street Motor Show postponed until 2021

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Next month’s Regent Street Motor Show has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Staged annually on the capital city’s premier shopping destination, the hugely popular single-day event has long been the UK’s best attended free-to-view motor show. In recent years it has regularly attracted around half a million enthralled visitors as tourists and shoppers rub shoulders with more serious car enthusiasts on a traffic-free…

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The iconic MOKE is making a comeback

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The iconic MOKE is making a comeback

MOKE International Limited has announced the return of one of Britain’s great automotive icons, the MOKE. From today, UK customers will be able to order one of 56 limited edition MOKEs, an allocation selected to signify the number of years since the Mini MOKE first appeared in Britain in 1964. Order books also open for MOKEs in standard configuration, conforiming the permanent return of the brand. MOKE International revives a…

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Hagerty Price Guide reveals UK classic car market stability

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Hagerty Price Guide reveals UK classic car market stability

The latest UK Hagerty Price Guide reveals that the classic car market has proved a relative safe haven during the global pandemic. The guide, which tracks more than 40,000 values of classic cars worth a total of £570m, shows trends that suggest that the UK classic car market is in a healthy state despite (or maybe due to) COVID-19. In recent months the classic car market has had to adapt…

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Lombard Rally Bath to go ahead in October

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Lombard Rally Bath to go ahead in October

One of the UK’s first COVID-19 secure drive-in sporting events will take place when the annual Lombard Rally Bath takes place next month. The rally, which traditionally attracts more than 10,000 spectators, has been granted permission for a reduced capacity for up to 400 rally lovers to attend via a drive-in. And for the first time, the entire rally, which takes place on the 17th October, will reach a global…

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Concours of Elegance 2020 – A display of automotive perfection

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Concours of Elegance 2020 - A display of automotive perfection

This years Concours of Elegance returned once again to the splendid grounds of Hampton Court Palace. It was a significant weekend for the show, which was the first major international concours d’elegance event to take place since Amelia Island in March. Like many other large scale public events around the globe, the Concours was essentially at the mercy of government guidance, the threat of renewed restrictions always an uncomfortable reality….

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Maserati unveils successor to the MC12 – the new MC20

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Maserati unveils successor to the MC12 - the new MC20

Maserati enters the new Era with MC20, the new super sports car that combines performance, sportiness and luxury in the unique Maserati style. MC20 was presented to the world in Modena on 9 September during the “MMXX: Time to be audacious” event. The new MC20 (MC for Maserati Corse and 20 for 2020, the year of its world première and the start of the Brand’s new Era) is the Maserati…

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Salon Prive to host trio of debuts for Bentley Mulliner

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Salon Prive to host trio of debuts for Bentley Mulliner

Salon Privé will be welcoming Bentley back to the beautiful grounds of Blenheim Palace from 22-26 September, when the legendary British marque will unveil a three-strong showcase hand-crafted by Bentley Mulliner. Mulliner’s history goes all the way back to the 1500s, when the company was founded as a saddler. Having moved into coachbuilding, it crafted a bespoke body for a Bentley 3 Litre for the 1923 Olympia Show in London,…

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2002 Jordan F1 car driven by Takuma Sato heading to auction

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2002 Jordan F1 car driven by Takuma Sato heading to auction

Motorsports enthusiasts looking to live life in the fast lane are being presented with an incredibly rare opportunity to own and drive away in a genuine piece of Formula One history, when a 2002 Jordan Honda EJ12 heads to auction with leading classic car auction house, The Market. Expected to sell for between £150,000 – £250,000, the car offers prospective owners entry into some of the most prestigious historic motorsport…

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New Bentley Blower Continuation Series engine fires up

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New Bentley Blower Continuation Series engine fires up

The engine for the first car in Bentley Mulliner’s Blower Continuation Series has been fired up for the first time on a dedicated and specially-prepared testbed at Bentley’s Crewe factory. The Blower Continuation Series is a run of 12 newly-built recreations of one of the most famous Bentleys of all time – the supercharged 41⁄2-Litre ‘Blower’ created for racing by Sir Tim Birkin in the late 1920s. Forming the world’s…

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