Classics Monthly

Now don’t worry, because the picture above does not signal a change of direction for the magazine. However, even though my own tinkering is limited to cars and bikes, like most classic petrolheads I love a good steam train too, and this photo was tak

The contents for an exhibition at Beaulieu called The Story of Motoring in 50 Objects have been revealed, after being carefully chosen from over 1.7 million items in the collection cared for by the National Motor Museum Trust. They include some of th

Online classic and specialist vehicle marketplace Car & Classic have sold an original, one-owner Vauxhall Astra GTE for a record-breaking £22,250. Having recently been through a comprehensive restoration process, the 1983 Mk1 Astra GTE (one of only s

MotoFest in partnership with E.ON Drive is a two-day festival dedicated to the city of Coventry’s motoring heritage. This year the free-to-attend event will once again be based in the city centre, and the curated display has been expanded to include

The craftsmen responsible for building replacement Mini and MGB panels and bodyshells at British Motor Heritage (BMH) are among the most experienced in the thriving classic car industry. However, new blood is essential if their skills are to be passe

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the July issue. Well I enjoy most issues of your magazine – when you feature cars such as the Reliant Regal 3/25, Triumph Acclaim, Jaguar Mk10, Allard, Rover P4 and the Ford Capri, what is there not to

In 1991, Tony Cleasby happened to be looking for a Mini in which he could teach his wife to drive. When his brother Mick heard that this Primula Yellow Mini Mayfair was for sale, they decided to take a look. The model had been launched in October 198

Panhard et Levassor made their first petrol-engine vehicle in 1890, which makes them France’s oldest car manufacturer. By the 1930s, motorists across the country chiefly associated Panhard's Avenue d’Ivry factory with transport for the Grande Bourgeo

This story started way back. As you may remember from the July issue, I've had hundreds of cars over the years. There have been a few four door saloons, but not many, and in all those years just the one convertible – aMk3 Escort many years ago. Mainl

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When the bods at Ford were first thinking about a successor to the 105E Anglia, they were influenced by the amazing success of the Mini Coopers and wondered briefly about opting for FWD. In the end they chose to evolve the Anglia’s classic layout of

PART 1 Editor Simon Goldsworthy must have known what my answer would be when he asked whether I’d like to take on the magazine’s latest project, a slightly worse for wear MGB GT. With tatty paintwork and equally tatty welding repairs on the underside

None of the cars in Ivan’s stable are in concours condition, but all of them are in proper mechanical order and in continual use. He believes in using classics in the way they were designed to be used: simply driven every day. 1989 JAGUAR XJ6 OWNED

Mike is based in Australia and although his Triumph Stag has been restored to a very high standard, it still require regular maintenance to keep it in tip-top condition. TRIUMPH STAG OWNED SINCE: 2004 Regular readers may recall that our local Triump

Peter Love is Kelsey Media’s group editor-at-large. He created its tractor and commercial vehicle titles starting with Tractor & Machinery some 25 years ago. However, he is also a keen steam and classic car owner and loves working in his workshop on

A soon-to-be-ex-expat motoring author and journo currently resident in Vancouver BC, Iain was unable to resist the intriguing opportunities that now comprise his fleet of projects, but is unable to muster the focus, energy or organisational skills to

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Simon always has too many projects on the go, which means progress on individual cars can sometimes be slow. On the bright side, it does mean he never gets stuck watching telly of an evening. He likes virtually all classics, but has a weak spot for a

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Last issue we removed the Regal’s body from its chassis. Until those two are reunited, that effectively splits the project into two areas of the workshop, one concerned with rectifying damage to the fibreglass body and preparing it for paint, and the

Generally, the bodywork at the front end of the Rover looks pretty good. There is clearly a little filler low down in the offside front wing, but feeling behind the panel suggests that this is to rectify some minor dents rather than to cover any rot.

‘It’s only done 6000 miles,’ remarks Wayne Courtenay of The Blue Oval Rescue Centre as we look at the 1.6-litre CVH engine bolted to an engine stand that’s awaiting stripdown. The engine in question has been removed from a 1986 Mk2 Ford Fiesta XR2 wh

If you want a taste of what it’s like to drive a 1930s roadster but with modern brakes, steering and an engine that can more than keep up with today’s traffic, then a Morgan 4/4 has got to be the answer. This entry-level model has been largely Ford-p

Renault’s model history is rather a bipolar thing – its products can be extremely mundane, the kind of fare that used to be dismissed as Euroboxes, or they can be attention-grabbing, maverick and stylistically innovative like the madcap 5 Turbo which

The title attached to this image is simply 'Changing eras,' and really that sums it up perfectly with a bullock cart on the right and an early example of the newfangled Buick motor car on the left. We would suggest it is a Model B or C, but would nee

We’ve all heard of cars being called ‘as aerodynamic as a house brick,’ but have you ever wondered just how aerodynamic a house brick really is? Well, the coefficient of drag (or cd for short) is used to measure how easily a shape slips through a vis

The TRUTH about... Daimler & Jaguar The Daimler name is not English but German, Gottlieb Daimler having begun by producing small motor launch engines. Daimler engines were later fitted to a number of Frenchmanufactured cars around the turn of the cen

The first new post-war Vauxhalls were the 1948 L-Type Wyvern and Velox, but they were clearly derived from the pre-war 12-4 and 14-6. In contrast, the E-Series looked completely different when it debuted on 24th August 1951, and Luton assured potenti

If you run a more modern classic, Andrew suggests that a little hoarding is in order Poor quality aftermarket junk parts seem to be everywhere these days, and one of the biggest challenges today for owners of old cars is finding parts that fit proper