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  • Paul McCartney Wings Tour Bus

    Legendary Paul McCartney 1972 Wings Tour Bus Fetches £186,000 at Auction

    Sean Neylon
    28th August 2024
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    Sean Neylon
    26th August 2024
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    Sean Neylon
    24th May 2023
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    Sean Neylon
    25th April 2023
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    Sean Neylon
    20th April 2023
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    Isabelle Lawrence
    29th March 2023
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    Sean Neylon
    29th March 2023
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    Sean Neylon
    20th March 2023
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    Sean Neylon
    26th January 2023
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    Isabelle Lawrence
    27th October 2022
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    Isabelle Lawrence
    30th August 2022
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    Isabelle Lawrence
    24th June 2022
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Classic Porsche 911 feature

The Cost of Running a Classic Porsche 911

Isabelle Lawrence
29th April 2019
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Porsche
What kind of running costs can be expected with a classic Porsche 911? Owning a classic Porsche 911 is a dream for many and with some models bein...
The Fast Show 2019 feature

The Fast Show 2019 (GALLERY)

Isabelle Lawrence
12th April 2019
Cars, EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, Modified Cars, RETRO CLASSIC, SHOWS, Sports, Performance & Prestige Cars
The Fast Show is a performance and modified car show which was recently held at Santa Pod Raceway last weekend. The event featured huge club stand...
Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2019 feature

Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2019

Isabelle Lawrence
2nd April 2019
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, SHOWS
This year's Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show was hosted at the NEC Arena in Birmingham and as you would imagine, it was amazing! ...
Mini feature

When Does A Car Become A ‘Classic’?

Isabelle Lawrence
29th March 2019
BLOG, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS
The term "classic car" is banded around a lot. But it's not exactly clear what people mean by it. For some enthusiasts, "classic" simply refers t...
Shortened VW Noddy Beetle side feature

Shortened VW Noddy Beetle Discovered!

Isabelle Lawrence
5th March 2019
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
A shortened VW Noddy Beetle discovered recently in Qatar... It’s certainly not unheard of for VW Beetles and Campers to have their shapes dramat...
DeLorean DMC12 4

The Return of the DeLorean

Isabelle Lawrence
24th January 2019
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS
The DMC-12 was first produced in 1981 and became well known for starring as Marty McFly’s time travelling machine from Back to the Future. Orig...
Honda S2000 feature

Cult Classic: Why The Honda S2000 Is Great

Matthew Collett
17th December 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, Honda, LATEST CAR NEWS
Reasons people love the little Honda S2000 Released in 1999, the Honda S2000 will soon be celebrating its 20th birthday but thanks to the demand of t...
porsche classic partner feature

Porsche Project Gold Goes to Auction

Isabelle Lawrence
29th November 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS
Porsche Classic Partner sits alongside the regular Porsche brand that we all know and love, with one aim – to keep your air-cooled legend alive, off...
Classic Motor Show 2018 feature

(GALLERY) The Classic Motor Show 2018

Isabelle Lawrence
12th November 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, SHOWS
'The Classic Motor Show' is one of the largest classic car shows in the UK which was recently hosted at NEC, Birmingham between 8th – 10th November...
Jaguar to shine on Regent Street feature

Jaguar to shine on Regent Street

Matthew Collett
22nd October 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, Jaguar, LATEST CAR NEWS
Jaguar will be one of the main areas of focus at the Illinois Route 66 Regent Street Motor Show in central London next month. A special display featu...
Cult Classic Ford Escort feature

Cult Classic: Ford Escort

Isabelle Lawrence
27th September 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, Ford, LATEST CAR NEWS, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC
To some, the Ford Escort may look like your ordinary family car from days gone, but to many, this car holds a legacy far greater than that. With rally...
Porsche 959 crash feature

Porsche 959 Crashes Before Auction

Matthew Collett
20th September 2018
Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, RETRO CLASSIC
Wrecked just before being sold, how can this hot mess still be worth $467,500? The Porsche 959 was widely regarded to be the most advanced supercar o...
VW Beetle Production to End in 2019 feature

VW Beetle Production to End in 2019

Isabelle Lawrence
19th September 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
It might be seen as somewhat ironic that, in a time when the UK is enjoying the fruits of a small city car revolution, across the pond in the USA car ...
The Crazy VW Ads Of The 60s feature

The Crazy VW Ads Of The 60s

Isabelle Lawrence
10th September 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
Just how outrageous were the Volkswagen adverts of the 60s? In an era of big cars that all looked the same, the VW Beetle and Station Wagon stuck out...
Jaguar E Type Zero side view

Jaguar Electric E-Type Zero

Isabelle Lawrence
6th September 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, ELECTRIC CARS, Jaguar, LATEST CAR NEWS
Nothing beats the roar of a petrol powered classic on an open road, but then nothing beats some quiet either – so what if you could have a powerful ...
Bargain Alternatives To The BMW M3 1

Bargain Alternatives To The BMW M3

Isabelle Lawrence
21st August 2018
BMW, LATEST CAR NEWS, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC, Sports, Performance & Prestige Cars
Some cars that are like the M3, but without the huge price tag If the BMW M3 is your dream car but you wish it costed a bit less, then these M3 alter...
ASTON MARTIN DB5 JAMES BOND GOLDFINGER feature

JAMES BOND ‘GOLDFINGER’ DB5 RECREATED

Matthew Collett
20th August 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS
You can be Bond with your own gadget-laden DB5 for £2.75m! James Bond’s gadget-laden DB5 from Goldfinger is arguably the most iconic and lusted-af...
Cult Classics Nissan 200SX Silvia feature

Cult Classic: Nissan 200SX (Silvia)

Isabelle Lawrence
16th August 2018
Imported Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, Modified Cars, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC
The Nissan 200SX is an underrated and underappreciated drifter. It may not be as well known as the Skyline or even the 350z, but the Nissan 200SX (A....
Updated 2019 Mazda MX-5

Updated Mazda MX-5: All you need to know

Matthew Collett
10th August 2018
Cars, Mazda, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC, Sports, Performance & Prestige Cars
Hey, did you hear? There’s a new Mazda MX-5! Well, it’s not totally new, it’s a refresh of the fourth-generation model. But any changes to what...
Gorgeous Restored Jaguar E-Type feature

Gorgeously restored Jaguar E-Type

Matthew Collett
6th August 2018
CLASSIC CARS, Jaguar, LATEST CAR NEWS, PERFORMANCE CARS
This gorgeous Jaguar E-Type took 3,000 hours to restore! It’s easy to love the Jaguar E-Type. The iconic roadster is a guaranteed entry for any ‘...
barn find 1943 wilys jeep feature

Rare 1943 Willys Jeep Barn Find

Isabelle Lawrence
3rd August 2018
AMERICAN CARS, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS
World War II Barn Find – Rare 1943 Willys Jeep Found For anyone of a certain age who grew up with classic Saturday night Hollywood war films (think...
Silverstone Classic 2018 feature

Silverstone Classic 2018 (Gallery)

Isabelle Lawrence
25th July 2018
CLASSIC CARS, EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, SHOWS
This weekend we saw the return of one of the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival known as Silverstone Classic. For most motor enthusiasts...
Bug Jam 2018 feature

Bug Jam 2018 (Gallery)

Isabelle Lawrence
23rd July 2018
EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC, RETRO CLASSIC, SHOWS
If you’re into Volkswagens, particularly the iconic Beetle, then you really can’t afford to miss Bug Jam. The self-proclaimed ‘original and bes...
Aston Martin DB5 feature

Bond’s first car bought at auction

Isabelle Lawrence
19th July 2018
CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS
The links between James Bond and Aston Martin are long and immensely rich. Who can forget the myriad of ways in which various editions of this quintes...
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