Cars As Art – Aston Martin Centenary Celebrations On Canvas
November 22, 2013 Comments Off on Cars As Art – Aston Martin Centenary Celebrations On Canvas
The works, consisting mainly of oil on canvas, document among other things the drive of the 1959 Le Mans-winning DBR1 by racing legend Sir Stirling Moss at the year’s N24
Continue reading …Aston Martin Works Showcases Its Skills In Dubai
November 19, 2013 Comments Off on Aston Martin Works Showcases Its Skills In Dubai
The historic car – one of fewer than 2,000 DB6 models produced at Newport Pagnell between 1965 and 1971 – went through a painstaking 24-month restoration
Continue reading …Centenary Alpine Trial Awarded Best Rally Of The Year
November 15, 2013 Comments Off on Centenary Alpine Trial Awarded Best Rally Of The Year
On 14 June 2013, 47 vintage Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts departed from Vienna, wafting through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Italy before returning to Vienna on 29 June 2013 – exactly 100 years to the day since privateer entrant, James Radley, emphatically completed the original event
Continue reading …Ferrari Museum: Maranello Celebrates Its 300,000TH Visitor Of 2013
November 14, 2013 Comments Off on Ferrari Museum: Maranello Celebrates Its 300,000TH Visitor Of 2013
Three hundred thousand visitors in less than a year. That was the landmark reached at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello at 11.41 today
Continue reading …CHRIS EVANS REVS UP FOR 2014 CARFESTS
November 8, 2013 Comments Off on CHRIS EVANS REVS UP FOR 2014 CARFESTS
Broadcaster Chris Evans has confirmed the dates and venues for his latest two CarFest festivals in 2014
Continue reading …BT ‘Busby’ Spacevan For Sale In Classic Car Auction
June 18, 2013 Comments Off on BT ‘Busby’ Spacevan For Sale In Classic Car Auction
If you remember the days when it was cheaper to phone after 6pm and at weekends, and Busby the BT bird chirruping away in TV adverts, you might remember the Dodge Spacevan that was used to keep the pre-internet telephone network going.
Continue reading …Could Your Classic Be The UK’s Classic Car Of The Year 2013?
June 12, 2013 Comments Off on Could Your Classic Be The UK’s Classic Car Of The Year 2013?
It doesn’t have to be exotic or a concours show winner: If you own a classic car that’s got a great story to tell, then your pride and joy could be eligible for this year’s Classic Car of the Year Award.
Continue reading …Having a classic car in your life can be much more enjoyable than your daily Ford Fiesta…
Continue reading …1918 LaFrance Open Speedster offers 14.5 litres of wind-in-the-hair motoring
May 20, 2013 Comments Off on 1918 LaFrance Open Speedster offers 14.5 litres of wind-in-the-hair motoring
It would be frowned on as a fuel-guzzling, eco-ignorant behemoth if manufactured today but, as the Roaring Twenties approached, what better way could there have been to celebrate and impress the neighbours than in a mighty 14.5 litre, 1918 LaFrance Open Speedster.
Continue reading …Does Your Pride and Joy Have What It Takes to be UK’s Classic Car Of The Year 2013?
May 16, 2013 Comments Off on Does Your Pride and Joy Have What It Takes to be UK’s Classic Car Of The Year 2013?
Does your pride and joy have what it takes to be crowned the UK’s Classic Car of the Year 2013? Classic Car Weekly, Classic Cars and Practical Classics, three of the biggest classic motoring magazines in the UK.
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