ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2016 LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW WAS THE REUNION OF ‘PUFF THE MAGIC WAGON’, THE FIRST IN HER CLASS OF AUSTIN MAXIS, WITH HER TRAILBLAZING FEMALE CREW, WHICH COMPETED IN THE 1970 DAILY MIRROR LONDON-MEXICO WORLD CUP RALLY. Now 47 years later, Puff and two of her original crew […]
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SHOWCASING A COMPLETE LINE-UP OF THE EARLY ‘WEDGE’, INCLUDING THE NOW NEARLY EXTINCT ENTRY-LEVEL VERSION, WWW.LEYLANDPRINCESS.CO.UK IS PAYING HOMAGE TO THE ORIGINAL VERSION WHICH CEASED PRODUCTION 35 YEARS AGO. The 1975 Flamenco red Princess 1800HL has recently been restored by Karen Gray. It was her late father’s car which was first registered on 10...
AN ALMOST PERFECTLY ORIGINAL 1988 FORD SIERRA COSWORTH RS500 WITH JUST 6,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK IS WIDELY TIPPED TO BREAK AUCTION RECORDS WHEN IT COMES UP FOR SALE AT SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS’ SALE AT THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY, ON 11TH – 12TH NOVEMBER, 2017. Developed specifically to help Ford win the […]
PRACTICAL CLASSICS MAGAZINE WILL BE RECREATING MR BEAN’S MINI LIVE ON STAGE AT THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW. IN LINE WITH THE BRITAIN’S BIGGEST MOTOR SHOW’S THEME OF ‘FAMILY TIES’, THE BARN FIND CAR WILL BE REBORN AS A RECREATION OF THE ICONIC GREEN AUSTIN BEFORE AN EAGER NEC AUDIENCE ON 10...
THE ‘TOP TEN’ FINALISTS IN THE LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP’S AUTUMN COMPETITION IS AN ECLECTIC MIX WITH A SELECTION OF CARS THAT ARE GUARANTEED TO TURN ANY PETROLHEAD. FROM A TRADITIONAL BRITISH CLASSIC TO AN AMERICAN STUNNER, AN ORIGINAL ADVENTURER TO A FIRE BREATHING HOT ROD, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! Held at the Lancaster ...
East Entertainment are piloting a new competitive, classic car rebuild TV show called ‘Build It, Start It, Keep It’ for a major UK broadcaster, and they need contestants. If you can put a classic car together and start it before a rival team does, you will get to keep it! All you need to do ...
Aston Martin enthusiasts will have the chance to buy a manual 1973 Aston Martin AM V8 ‘garage find’ at Classic Car Auctions’ (CCA) upcoming September Sale on 23rd September, 2017, at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre. The high-performance, eight-cylinder, classic Aston Martin is one of just 288 made, mostly with automatic transmission. As with all traditional […]
From the highest priced luxury marques to mass market family saloons, most new cars lose part of their value the minute they’re driven off the dealer forecourt and continue to depreciate as they get older. But there are some affordable cars on the road that could become valuable collectors cars in the future according ...
Ben, the not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry to provide support for life to its people, has today announced that Mike Brewer has become its first ever Ben Celebrity Ambassador. Mike Brewer is renowned in the industry for his role as Presenter of the popular TV show, Wheeler Dealers, and he is also [&...
With people often questioning the price of UK barn finds, we thought this news release from Silverstone Auctions might be of interest, as it opened our eyes to how high bidding on some retro cars can go nowadays. Time to get restoring…. A 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, once owned by Sir Elton John, was […]