Classic Car Buyer

Time for a confession. When it comes to a classic roadtrip, my mind automatically wanders to overseas locations such as Germany’s Black Forest, the Alps or even the Balkans. I’ve been lucky enough to explore the far reaches of Eastern Europe in a ser

VW had the whole automotive world guessing last week when it announced that Volkswagen would become ‘Voltswagen’ in the States to stress its commitment to electric vehicles. The change was leaked to the media on March 29, with a press release on Marc

The long-awaited 10th edition of the Le Mans Classic, scheduled for July 1-4, has sadly been postponed again due to restrictions on numbers by the French government. Organisers Peter Auto and Automobile Club de l’Ouest now plan to run the event on th

Afortnight ago, we reported on how a rule change by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in the latest MoT manual suggested that fitting LED bulbs to existing halogen headlamps would result in an MoT failure. Pressure from enthusiasts led t

Charterhouse Auctioneers has launched a new website for its classic car sales. The Dorset firm’s next auction will take place at the Haynes Motor Museum on July 14, but if you can’t wait, a special car is being offered in its Antiques and Interiors A

Two former rivals of the British motor industry are set to be brought together this summer, with a new three-day event set to mark an historic collaboration between the TR Register, Triumph Sports Six Club (TSSC) and MG Car Club. The inaugural Inter-

Footman James has launched its new ‘Show Us Your Shed’ competition to celebrate the spaces of all shapes and sizes that house our classics and collectables, from the clinical to the chaotic. These include the traditional garage space, but also spare

Ford’s launch video for the Mondeo starred three times Formula One World Champion Jackie Stewart, given the rather lengthy title of Ford’s Consultant in Engineering for Research and Development of Future Projects. The project was given the codename C

Everyone who has ever expressed an interest in cars will have at some point received at Christmas one of those hastily-compiled little books usually titled something like ‘World’s worst cars’. Before even reading the first page you know the lazily-co

As the ultimate evolution of the formula begun with the original Mulsanne Turbo, the Continental R is a magnificent beast by any standards and was a more significant model for Bentley than many realise. Debuted as a concept at the 1985 Geneva show, t

After the opulence and sheer speed of the Bentley, an MGB is either a bit of a comedown or a massive relief and there will be many tempted to agree with the latter. What we have here is the very essence of the enjoyable traditional classic, in the sh

Something occurred to me the other day. I was filling in the Simpson family census form when I came to question eight: “How many cars or vans does your family have use of?” I had to answer seven, but it’s been more in the past. This year I also under

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