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The Shootout at Goodwood SpeedWeek presented by Mastercard, which is taking place from Friday 16th October, will pit a variety of the greatest cars and drivers in history against each other in a once-in-a-lifetime battle to set the fastest time around the Goodwood Motor Circuit. Running one at a time, from a standing start, the drivers will have nowhere to hide, and will be on maximum attack throughout the weekend,…
The history of the automobile is one that dates all the way back to 1886. Comparing them to our current modern-day cars, they certainly would have looked a lot different. Affordable Cars has put together an insightful infographic on the history of automobiles and just how far they’ve come in the past one hundred and thirty-four years. It’s incredible to think that only in 1967 were the first seatbelts introduced….
Go large with miniature mayhem at Beaulieu this October half-term, as fun family activities celebrate new exhibition Motoring in Miniature – the Toys of Your Childhood and Little Beaulieu, an enchanting new play area modelled on Lord Montagu’s ancestral home of Palace House. Begin your big family day out in the National Motor Museum with new fun-filled exhibition Motoring in Miniature – the Toys of Your Childhood. Visitors of all…
Classic car lovers start your engines – the wait is almost over. After so many spring and summer cancellations, this week’s innovative The Classic Car Drive In Weekend (starting tomorrow Friday until Sunday), welcomes buyers, collectors and petrol-heads to the ultimate Covid-compliant, socially-distanced outdoor Classic Car Show and Drive In Cinema. Hosted at Bicester Heritage, the UK’s only Centre for Historic Motoring Excellence, the exciting new event is celebrating classic…
More than 20 new models will make their debut at Blenheim Palace next week for Salon Privé 2020. World, European and UK premieres from Bentley, Touring Superleggera, Bugatti, plus a sensational new generation of hypercars will be unveiled. Italian coachbuilders will also turn on the style with their latest designs. As well as showcasing iconic machinery from decades past, this year’s Salon Privé will offer a glimpse of motoring’s future…
Bell Sport and Classic is offering for sale two outstanding Aston Martin DB4 models. Both car present one of the most desirable combinations of roadgoing and track-focused historic cars available anywhere in the world right now. The first is an extremely rare and desirable 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT ‘Recreated’, upgraded to full GT specification, just like the original lightweight limited-edition machine which first appeared in 1959. Supplied to its…
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…
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…
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…
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…