Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
Niall from Take to the Road is kindly letting us at Confused.com delve into what it’s like using a classic car in a production for TV. And as you can imagine, that throws up a fair few challenges. Especially as the countries we’ve filmed tend to be pretty hot countries. In 2015 Confused.com swapped out Brian the Robot for a beautiful 1968 Mercedes 280s. You could say they traded one…
Rally the Globe’s spectacular Southern Cross Safari delivered not only an epic 2,000-mile (3,600km) driving adventure through East Africa but also a surprise, last-gasp winner. After 19 days of highly challenging driving through the magnificent mountains, game reserves and private estates of Kenya and Tanzania, it was the 1927 Bentley 4 ½ Le Mans – crewed by British husband and wife team Keith and Norah Ashworth – that took overall…
Woodham Mortimer, one of the UK’s leading restoration, racing and trading companies, and world-leading expert on classic Jaguars, is delighted to unveil the first of its new era of WM Sport E-Types – the ‘WM Sport GT’. The car is the product of thousands of hours of development and skilled craftsmanship, combining to create a car that is the ultimate enthusiast’s classic for modern driving, delivering unrivaled power and performance,…
H and H Auctioneers have lined up a very interesting 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage for its sale on the 18th March. Carrying the registration LBH 100H, this particular DB6 was used as a Works demonstrator by Aston Martin and was one of just 46 built with the AE Brico fuel injection system. It is also believed to have been loaned to Prince Charles when his DB6 MK2 Volante…
Alfa Romeo’s 110th Anniversary will be celebrated at this years Silverstone Classic, which is also marking its own 30th Anniversary. A pair of Alfa races will feature as part of the Greatest Hits racecard, which already boasts an incredible line-up of 22 retro races. These will include the cream of Europe’s premier historic championships for F1, GT, prototype, touring and sportscars from past golden eras. Marking the much-loved Milanese company’s…
Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead are back with another series of Wheeler Dealers. Once again the lads have lined up a superb mix of classics to fix up and sell on. Take to the Road sat down with Mike to have a nice natter about the cars in this latest series. Here’s what Mike had to share… The wheels keep on turning as they say and you and Ant have…
Shere Hill Climb, one of the UKs most popular charity hill climb events is accepting entries for its 2020 event. Applications officially opened yesterday and will close on the 30th April. Motoring enthusiasts who are eager to take part with their vehicle are urged to apply as soon as possible to be in with a chance of being selected. This years hill climb will take place on Sunday 6th September….
The 2020 London Classic Car Show was a record-breaking edition at its new home of Olympia London, with over £9.5million worth of classic cars sold across the four-day event, which took place between 20-23 February 2020. Some of the notable cars that were sold at this year’s show included: A 1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato, sold by Aston Engineering; a 1964 Lotus 26R Shapecraft that has raced at Goodwood,…
Take to the Road is humbled to announce that it has made the Vuelio Top 10 Automotive Blogs for the 4th consecutive year! A massive thank you to the team at Vuelio for picking Take to the Road for its 2020 list! There are a lot of great car blogs based here in the UK, so it is fantastic to get some recognition and shall we say, justification, for the…
All roads will be leading to Daventry’s The Hollows Playing Fields on Saturday 30th May 2020 as organisers gear up for this year’s Classic Car Show in Daventry Town. Building on the success of last year’s first-time event, we hope that this year’s meet will be even bigger and better! Organised again by Daventry’s former Mayor, Cllr Lynn Jones, in conjunction with Daventry Town Council, spectators can take a nostalgic…