Classic Cars
Enjoy the open road this summer on a classic car break
A range of three Classic Car Breaks are being offered for 2012 by Headlam Hall, the award-winning country house hotel and spa in Teesdale, County Durham.
BMW Classic launches online parts shop
BMW Classic Parts Supply has launched its new online shop. Now customers can order spare parts for their BMW classics speedily, easily and from the comfort of their home.
Porsche makes its ‘marque’ at Race Retro Sale
Porsche is Race Retro’s chosen marque for 2012 so it’s only fitting that Silverstone Auctions has some superb examples from the German car manufacturer up for auction at the event.
Autospace - the stunning new benchmark in garage design
AutoSpace is the contemporary new way to safely garage your car by taking the concept of an ordinary domestic garage and transforming it into a stunning show space at home.
War Horse meets horsepower
The 1911 Vauxhall C-Type “Prince Henry” and 1918 Vauxhall D Type Army Staff Car both feature in War Horse, Steven Spielberg’s new blockbuster. The film trailer features the Prince Henry racing against the War Horse across Dartmoor.
HMC to host exciting new Motoring Record Breakers exhibition!
Being the year of the Olympics and hopefully a year when plenty of British athletes will break records; the Heritage Motor Centre is set to host an exciting new exhibition entitled “Motoring Record Breakers”.
Brits vote 1963 Aston Martin DB5 as favourite movie car
Britain’s named its all-time favourite movie car – and the winner really does have the Midas touch! The star car that has won the most votes in the Auto Express poll is the 1963 Aston Martin DB5 featured in Goldfinger - the Bond movie that forever linked 007 to the British marque.
E-Types steal the show
Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth and Jaguar Cars marked the end of the 50th anniversary year of the Jaguar E-Type with a stunning display of everything that is Jaguar at this years’ Lord Mayors Show in London on Saturday November 12th.
Atalanta Motors to be revived after 75 years
Staffordshire based motoring enthusiast Martyn Corfield has embarked upon his most ambitious project yet; the revival of arguably ‘the most innovative and stylish pre-war British car manufacturer - Atalanta Motors’.
Downton Abbey star to appear at Classic Motor Show
One of the stars of ITV’s hugely popular costume drama Downton Abbey is to appear at the Footman James Classic Motor Show at Birmingham’s NEC this weekend (11-13 November).
Plans to cut MOT red tape for classic car owners
Classic cars and motorbikes could be exempted from the MoT test under proposals published for consultation today by Roads Minister Mike Penning.
SPL reintroduce e-coating rust prevention service
Classic car owners will have access to new car standard corrosion protection after Surface Processing Limited (SPL) announced it would be reintroducing electrophoretic or ‘e-coating’ rust prevention service.
Le Mans winner under the hammer at Walter Hayes sale
The catalogue is now closed for the forthcoming Walter Hayes Sale and while there are many eye-catching lots to admire, perhaps there is none more so than a 1961 Morgan +4, a Le Mans class winner in 1962.
Anniversary award for Jaguar E-type
Jaguar’s E-type has been named as the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers’ most iconic car of the last 50 years.
Classic car attraction
Britain’s motorists are increasingly enjoying a love-in with the days of old, with booming interest in getting behind the wheel of a classic car.