MOKE International Limited has announced the return of one of Britain’s quirkiest automotive icons. UK customers can now order one...
What better way for petrol-heads to reignite their passion than with a feast of more than 500 fabulous classic cars...
I love good pesto. It has all the right ingredients for a wonderful meal. Cheese, basil, olive oil, all ground (Italian “pestare” to crush) together with pine nuts and just a hint of at least one other secret ingredient which, depending on where you’re from, is a key ingredient that...
Jaguar Classic will create six matched pairs of E-types to celebrate the iconic sports car’s 60th anniversary in 2021—named the...
It’s been a long Covid gap but on the 19th of August 2020 the London Concours became the first major...
We had spent the previous evening at Justin Marshall and his wife Shirley’s spectacular hilltop home overlooking their winery in Paso Robles, California. It was a warm beautiful summer night. We sipped a bit of Marshall’s award-winning wine, took in the incomparable view with the Pacific Ocean in the distance,...
The Swiss Aigle offshoot of Italian Carrozzeria Ghia bodied this 1949 Delahaye 135MS Coupé in a sleek, all enveloping body...
I bought both a Volkswagen Type 1 and a Morris Minor more than 20 years ago when we started...
Isothermos was a manufacture of refrigeration units before WWII. The company was founded in Genoa, in 1939, but was moved in 1942 to Bresso by Renzo Rivolta, an heir to industrialists and an engineer in his own right. The company was reestablished as Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A., in 1953, to reflect...
Organizing a classic car rally is a demanding affair at the best of times, to which the pandemic has inevitably...
The London Concours crowned a stunning Ferrari 330 GTS as its ‘Best in Show’, following another enormously successful event. The HAC...
For the first time in its 72-year history, a selection of cars from Vauxhall Heritage’s famous collection will be on public display, telling the incredible story of Vauxhall Motors rise from a niche sporting car manufacturer to one of the UK’s best-known automotive brands. ‘Vauxhall – Made in Luton’ opens...
My friend had done well that year. He was quite a bit older, but we’d bonded over cars, especially as...
Lotus is launching a new Certificate of Provenance programme, revealing the first recipient as a stunning and celebrated Turbo Esprit...
Years ago, a friend and I were in an old Dodge plumber’s van on our way to the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, doing about 65 mph on Interstate five, when a magnificent, classic, close coupled sedan blew past us. We were surprised, because though it appeared to be stock, and...
Independent automotive designer Bill Flajole worked on a number of important designs, including the Nash Metropolitan, before turning his attention...
William Morrison1855-1927 [dropcap]T[/dropcap]hough Detroit is world-famous as the capital of American auto production, when it comes to electric cars, Des...
The Royal Automobile Club has announced that the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will be going ahead as planned on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Ben Cussons, Chairman of the Club explained: “It gives the Club enormous pleasure to be announcing this news and it’s wonderful that we...
It was a wet start this morning from Cortina D’Ampezzo for the crews of the Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti 2020....
The 13th Traversée de Paris (Summer Crossing of Paris) will take place on Sunday August 30, bringing together 600 vehicles (cars,...
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series was produced between 1955 and 1966 with a production run of 7,372 units. The first generation of Silver Cloud was constructed as a body-on-frame arrangement, which still allowed for custom-bodied versions. The majority of examples were produced using a steel body shell with lightweight aluminum...
Beaulieu has released a revised calendar with a record number of 14 Simply rallies taking part in a star-studded line...
Mention Lamborghini to any vintage enthusiast and the conversation will likely focus on the Countach or Miura. Of course, these...
The Morgan Motor Company has this week finished production of its last-ever steel chassis car to be built. The momentous occasion marks 84 years of continuous production for the underpinning – barring factory closures during World War II and the coronavirus pandemic – making it the longest-ever running production car...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Franschhoek Motor Museum, in South Africa. 32 MG J2 36 Auburn 36 Mercedes-Benz 540K...
Throughout history, French manufacturers have created some of the most unusual automotive designs ever made. Most will agree that many of them had brilliant engineering, however the French approach to styling, especially in the mid-century era, is interesting to say the least. Weird, beautiful, ugly, strange, fantastic, modern, and eclectic...
Salon Privé is renowned for attracting the world’s finest motor cars to its Concours d’Elégance, and this year more than...
AC Cars (England) Ltd is launching a limited edition run of zero emission cars, the first ever electric cars to...
The role the 700 placed in the history of BMW is complicated. Some say the 700 saved the company, but it isn’t that simple.Immediately after the end of the war, BMW produced bicycles, kitchen equipment and other mundane products; mostly made from melted down aluminum airplane parts. The first post-war...
