Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
Due to the uncertainties in organising large-scale events, the Royal Automobile Club has decided to delay announcing the plans for the 2020 RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run until July. Ben Cussons, Chairman of the Club explained: “The health and safety of the participants and all those needed to stage the event is our primary concern. Delaying the decision will allow us to monitor the situation and develop…
Thousands of classic and supercars, which this year would have been appearing at concours events around the globe but are instead languishing in garages, now have the chance of taking part in an online concours that could raise thousands of pounds for Unicef. Concours Virtual will be run across social media and the website www.concoursvirtual.com to give owners the chance of taking part in a global event and to allow…
The mighty Bentley 63⁄4-litre V8 engine – the longest serving V8 design in continuous production – has finally reached the end of its handcrafted manufacturing run. The final engine was assembled in Crewe yesterday by the dedicated team of seven people, who between them have a combined experience of 105 years building Bentley’s iconic V8 engine. In production for more than 60 years, and with the same configuration and bore…
Whether you don’t have the means to buy another one or are just sentimentally attached to a car, scrapping a vehicle can often be a difficult decision to make. But, sometimes, it might be the only solution. Some people assume that they will get ripped off and have to sell their old car for peanuts, but there are many cases when scrapping it is the best way to extract the…
Collage is one of London’s greatest online picture archives, providing the public with free access to over 250,000 images of London through the ages. Managed by the London Metropolitan Archives, the Collage Archive is an important record of much of the lost architecture of London. While the focus of many of the photos in the archive are building, they also capture great numbers of classic cars parked on the streets…
This Saturday (6th June) sees Lombard Rally Bath host an exclusive interview with two female rally icons, Louise Aitken-Walker and Rosemary Smith. Louise was the 1990 Ladies World Rally Champion and Rosemary is a multiple Outright Rally and Ladies Award Winner. She is also famous for an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person to drive a Formula 1 car. The exclusive interviews with these two…
McLaren has remembered the life and achievements of its founder Bruce McLaren, who tragically died on 2nd June 1970. June 2, 2020, marked half a century since the death of the pioneering racing driver and engineer, who was killed while testing one of his Can-Am racing cars at the Goodwood Circuit in West Sussex. In 1963 the New Zealand native founded Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd, the company that has…
“It is a very forgiving car. Very pretty, too.” That’s what the legendary Steve McQueen said about Duetto in the summer of 1966, having been invited by Sports Illustrated to try the Italian spider, along with other “fast friends”. The model he drove was one of the first Alfa Romeo 1600 Spiders to arrive in the USA, after its debut at the Geneva Motor Show a few months earlier. In…
A glorious 1972 Jaguar e-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster that was once owned by Liverpool and England football legend Kevin Keegan OBE, has been restored by Jaguar specialist E-Type UK. Finished in period with a factory correct Jaguar Willow Green exterior and matching biscuit leather interior and hood, the car retained the same charm as when it rolled off the production line in 1972. The vehicle’s current owner approached E-Type…
Financing a classic car purchase is something that can help you get that special vehicle you’ve always dreamed of. Perhaps it is just out of reach of your savings, or your budget just can’t quite keep up with rising classic car prices. While many people will use finance to buy a modern car, it’s becoming more popular method of purchase in the classic car market. Here are some tips to…