I was today years old when I discovered that Esso once sold spark plugs. We’ve been working on our 1956 Ford Popular and, after removing the four plugs from its little sidevalve engine, something caught our eye. ESSO. Printed clearly around the white ceramic insulators. We’re used to seeing names such as Champion, Lodge, KLG, […]
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Jeremy Clarkson is parting with three cars that have rather more history than the average auction entry. All three appeared with him on The Grand Tour. All three were subsequently kept by Clarkson in his own collection. And all three are now heading to auction with no reserve. Iconic Auctioneers will offer the cars at [&...
A Ford Galaxie fills the mirrors. A Lotus Cortina stretches its legs along the straight. Then, as the field reaches the next corner, a tiny Mini comes charging back into the fight. That contrast is one of the great sights of the Goodwood Revival. The racing Minis may be among the smallest cars on the [&...
Some colours simply belong to certain cars. British Racing Green on a Jaguar. Rosso Corsa on a Ferrari. And Hyperion Blue? Traditionally, you’d be thinking much more along the lines of a rare 1960s Ferrari or Maserati than a Land Rover Defender. Which is precisely why this latest creation from Twisted caught our attention. ...
If you’ve ever stood in a workshop holding a mystery nut or bolt and thought, “What bloody size is this?”, this is one of the most useful tools you can own. We use one of these simple nut and bolt thread checker boards, and it saves an enormous amount of messing around. No guessing. ...
It’s often the things that come with an old car that make buying it really interesting. Our recently purchased 1970 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 is a perfect example. We didn’t simply buy a little blue sports car. It came with a shed full of spares, old parts, literature and all the miscellaneous bits and pieces ...
We buy some strange things. Usually they have wheels. This one doesn’t. Today’s purchase is probably one of the more unusual motoring-related objects we’ve brought home: an enormous reproduction of the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy. It stands around 77cm tall, sits on a marble plinth and weighs an absolute ton. Well, perhaps ...
There was a time when deciding what belonged in a classic car auction was relatively straightforward. These days, things aren’t quite so simple. A 1990 Renault 5? Most of us probably wouldn’t argue. But what about a 2001 Ford Puma? A Peugeot 206 GTI? Or even a Suzuki Jimny? Anglia Car Auctions is trying something […]
We’ve just passed 150,000 followers on Instagram. That would have felt like a ridiculous number to us a few years ago. But when we stopped and looked at the bigger picture, we realised the main UK Barn Finds brand had quietly grown into something much larger. Across our main Facebook page, Facebook group, YouTube channel, [&...
Some of the best bits of motoring history aren’t cars or motorcycles at all. Sometimes they’re the things that used to sit on the counter behind them. A mate recently cleared out an old motorcycle and bicycle shop that had closed down, and knowing my weakness for old shop display material, he saved ...