Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
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…
On the 30 May 1939 and 30 May 1940 Maserati recorded two consecutive wins at one of the world’s most important races, the Indianapolis 500. With Warren Wilbur Shaw at the wheel, these wins helped to grow the Maserati myth and legend both in the United States and internationally. All of which was made possible by the brilliant Maserati 8CTF. Maserati 8CTF The 8CTF was another inspired design by Ernesto…
At 6.30 pm on 2 June 1910, aviation pioneer Charles Stewart Rolls took off alone in his flimsy biplane from Swingate aerodrome, near Dover, to achieve the world’s first non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by aeroplane. He had been waiting in frustration for over a week, his departure repeatedly frustrated by high winds, fog or mechanical problems with the machine. But finally, conditions were perfectly calm and clear….
On 29 May 1960, Sir Stirling Moss drove his Lotus for almost three hours of punishing racing, battling through the rain on the streets of Monte Carlo to win the Monaco Grand Prix. It was the first victory in a Formula 1 world championship race for Lotus. Exactly 60 years after it all began, Lotus is paying tribute to the beginning of its truly remarkable Formula 1 history, which has…
Dubbed ‘the most famous car in the world’ and renowned as being among the most desirable and sought-after classic Aston Martin models, the DB5 has become a byword for timeless style and sports car desirability. Fewer than 900 saloon examples were built by the brand between 1963 and 1965, with by far the most famous of the original owners being the world’s best-known secret agent – James Bond – who…