Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
The Concours of Elegance will be launching an all-new feature at its 2020 event: the Junior Concours. Celebrating the best of half-scale handbuilt pedal, electric and petrol-powered cars of all ages, the Junior Concours, sponsored by The Little Car Company, will see parents and their children taking on the roles of Works Drivers and Mechanics. Taking place from 4th-6th September, the Concours of Elegance welcomes the Junior Concours to Hampton…
Silverstone Auctions are offering one of the most desirable and revered Italian supercars of all time, a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV, which will headline The Silverstone Classic Live Online Auction on the 31st July and 1st August. The SV was the final evolution of the Lamborghini Miura and is considered to be the most desirable due to the improvements and refinements made over the first generation model. Only 147 SV’s…
Eagle has launched the ultimate E-Type, the legendary Lightweight that has been comprehensively re-engineered for the road. Taking 8,000 hours of craftsmanship to create, this ultimate restomod promises an intoxicating blend of E-Type character with modern reliability, comfort and performance . Only 12 Lightweights were manufactured by Jaguar, introducing their most exotic E-Type for the 1963 season. Noisy, brutal, exhilarating and exhausting, these brilliant race cars were intoxicating on the track…
Bell Sport & Classic are offering the chance to buy one of the lowest mile Ferrari 575 Superamerica’s in RHD configuration. One of 559 made, this example features the rather unique Revochromico rotating hardtop, an option that was never fitted to another Ferrari. What makes it even more unique is the fact that this example has covered just 1,800 miles from new. The Ferrari 575 Superamerica is without doubt the…
Having a garage to store your classic car is a must have for petrolheads. If a property doesn’t have a decent sized garage then it doesn’t meet the criteria. So when you do find that perfect garage it is like a dream come true. But before you jump in and install your workbenches and set up all your tools, you should seriously consider painting your classic car garage floor with…
From the globally renowned Concours d’Elégance to the presentation of the Club Trophy, this year’s Salon Privé is set to be another unforgettable celebration of the very best that the motoring world has to offer. The traditional curtain-raiser is Wednesday’s Concours d’Elégance by AXA, the most prestigious such event in the UK. As a partner concours of The Peninsula Classic Best of the Best Award, the jury at Salon Privé…
British Motor Heritage has been making replacement body parts and complete shells for the classic Mini since 2002, so is doing more than most to keep the model alive for posterity. In celebration of the car’s recent 60th anniversary, BMH has compiled 60 Facts and Figures about the Classic Mini. There are no prizes, but for fun in these testing times fans of the model can check how many they…
The inaugural and highly anticipated Concours Virtual launched on Tuesday 30th June. The online car show which is presented by Hagerty and in aid of UNICEF, will feature over 180 cars with a total value in excess of £250-million. It will feature classic cars presented in 17 classes from museums, manufacturer archives and private collections from around the world. Geoff Love, Hothouse Media Managing Director and Co-Chairman of the Concours…
AC Cars (England) Ltd is launching a limited edition run of zero emission cars, the first ever electric cars to bear the AC marque. This model is called the “AC Cobra Series1 electric” and just 58 cars will be made. The 58 number is a celebration of the 58 years since the production of the first AC Cobra, one of the most iconic cars ever built which, when it was…
Converting classic cars to run on electric power is one of the most exciting new developments to have taken hold in the classic car world in recent years. Once viewed with a bit of mistrust and a lot of skepticism, electric conversions have really caught on. One company that has been leading the charge (pun intended) is Electric Classic Cars, who are based in the valleys of mid Wales. Take…