ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB HISTORIC TOURIST TROPHY RETURNS
July 18, 2011 Comments Off on ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB HISTORIC TOURIST TROPHY RETURNS
Following the huge success of the inaugural Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy for Historic Cars race last year, the event returns as part of the 2011 Silverstone Classic – the world’s biggest classic racing festival – on 22 to 24 July. This year’s 50-minute race on Sunday 24 July, will once again feature famous drivers and a galaxy of more than 50 authentic pre-1963 GT cars.
Continue reading …MOT TESTS FOR HISTORIC CARS MAY BE SCRAPPED
January 20, 2011 Comments Off on MOT TESTS FOR HISTORIC CARS MAY BE SCRAPPED
The requirement to have an annual MOT test for pre-war cars may be scrapped following a meeting between Transport Minister Mike Penning and members of the All Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group, of which Lord Montagu of Beaulieu is President.
Continue reading …HISTORICS BOASTS THE BEST OF BRITISH
November 8, 2010 Comments Off on HISTORICS BOASTS THE BEST OF BRITISH
A car used by the greatest Briton* – Sir Winston Churchill – is set for auction at arguably the greatest British auction venue – Brooklands – when Historics hosts its third sale at its permanent home on Saturday, December 4th.
Continue reading …‘FANTASTIC RACING’ AS LIVING MOTORSPORT MUSEUM TAKES TO THE TRACK BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB, SILVERSTONE, AUGUST 7TH
August 11, 2010 Comments Off on ‘FANTASTIC RACING’ AS LIVING MOTORSPORT MUSEUM TAKES TO THE TRACK BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB, SILVERSTONE, AUGUST 7TH
The Bentley Drivers Club 61st Annual Race Meeting at Silverstone on August 7th saw fantastic racing from a wonderfully diverse range of Bentleys and other marques. And, in the true spirit of the original Bentley Boys of the 1920s, the event saw a number of owners of modern Bentleys turning out with their contemporary machines tuned and presented for racing against their vintage counterparts.
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