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Improving Vehicle Security with GPS for Classic Car Owners

on 27th February 2020

Fuelled by the technological developments over the years, GPS has become one of the most influential technologies for the vehicle security industry. Locating an object in real-time had profound effects on improving vehicle security and GPS tracking-based applications have led to the creation of the effective vehicle security systems of today. While vehicle owners are having a hard time trying to protect their vehicles from the prolific criminals of the…

FIVA issues statement on Electric Classic Car Conversions

on 27th February 2020

FIVA, the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens, who is dedicated to the preservation, protection and promotion of historic vehicles, has issued a statement on the growing popularity of converting classic cars to electric. An increasing number of commercial outfits are offering to convert historic vehicles to run on electric power, replacing the entire drivetrain with an electric unit and batteries. In this way, they claim, it’s possible to retain the…

Thornley Kelham to restore Mussolini’s Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS

on 27th February 2020

Classic and vintage car restoration specialist Thornley Kelham is undertaking its most challenging project yet; a complete nut-and-bolt concours-standard restoration of a rare Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS, with an even more extraordinary history. This particular Alfa Romeo comes complete with records showing the car was delivered to its first owner, ‘II Duce’ Benito Mussolini, on the 13th January 1930, for Lire 60,000. The Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS was…

MotorTrends new Dream Jobs with Chris Hoy Exclusive Interview

on 21st February 2020

Sir Chris Hoy, MBE and Great Britain’s joint-most successful Olympic athlete of all time, is staring in MotorTrend’s brand new six-part series, Dream Jobs with Chris Hoy, which is debuting this Friday. In this new show motorsport fans get to follow Chris as he pushes himself to the max as he attempts to master some of the toughest and most exhilarating motoring disciplines in the world. These include World Rallycross,…

Concours winning 1973 Ferrari 246GT Dino for auction with The Market

on 21st February 2020

A concours winning 1973 Ferrari 246GT Dino which was at the centre of one man’s quest to track down and buy back his old car, and the focus of his subsequent book ‘Dino Days’, will be offered for sale by The Market, the original, online classic car auction house. One of just 498 right-hand drive Dino GTs delivered to the UK via Maranello Concessionaires Limited and finished in Rosso Red,…

Bruce McLaren to be honoured at The London Classic Car Show

on 21st February 2020

One of motorsports greatest icons, Bruce McLaren will be honoured at this weekends London Classic Car Show. 2020 marks 50 years since the tragic passing of undoubtedly one of F1’s true legends who, despite his untimely death, has left one of the most iconic legacies for generations of motoring and Formula 1 fans. In honour of the impact McLaren had on the industry, Jonathan Neale, Chief Operating Officer of the…

Neglected ‘Barnfind’ Ferrari F355 Recommissioned by H.R. Owen Ferrari

on 21st February 2020

H.R. Owen Ferrari has just completed one its most challenging projects yet: the full mechanical recommissioning of a ‘barnfind’ Ferrari F355. Found by its current owner in Macau covered by a sheet and left standing for over 12 years, the H.R. Owen Ferrari team was tasked with getting it running in perfect order once more. Built by Ferrari between 1994 and 1999, the F355 is one model in the long…

Catching up with Will Trickett of Flipping Bangers

on 12th February 2020

Take to the Road first interviewed the stars of Flipping Bangers back in April 2019 when the show released its second series. Since it first aired in 2018, the Blaze channel show has garnered a loyal following of car fans, who have followed Will and Gus’s dream of saving rusted and neglected old bangers. Whilst trying to earn a few quid along the way! Over the weekend I popped in…

The Great Western Classic Car Show 2020 Highlights

on 12th February 2020

Great Western Classic Car Show Highlights

Crowds of classic car fans descended on the Royal Bath and West Show Grounds over the weekend for The Great Western Classic Car Show. The first major show of the year in the south west took place on Saturday and Sunday last weekend, with the majority of enthusiasts taking advantage of blue skies and dry sunny weather that luckily blessed Saturday’s attendees. Which was essentially the calm before Storm Ciara,…

Experts to share their Car Stories at The London Classic Car Show

on 12th February 2020

The London Classic Car Show rolls into Olympia London on 20-23 February 2020 with over 500 desirable classic cars to view and purchase, along with carefully curated displays of exquisite and exotic models. Among them will be the exciting new-for-2020 feature: ‘Car Stories’. Hosted by Max Girardo, who made his name at RM Auctions, Car Stories will tell the tales of six incredible star cars with the help of those…