Catch up on the latest barn finds, auction news, and classic car stories in our ‘News & Waffle’ section. From rare discoveries to expert insights, this is your go-to spot for all things classic.
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 […]
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If ever a car said ‘time warp’, it’s this Ford Granada Mk1 Coupe! According to the DVLA website, it hasn’t been taxed for over 20 years, yet still looks like it’s on the road. The seller states that it’s been in a heated garage, and it shows. The brakes have been sorted ...
TV presenter and inventor Edd China demonstrated two of his craziest creations at Beaulieu on Sunday July 23rd to launch the summer exhibition Wacky Record Breakers in the National Motor Museum. The former Wheeler Dealers mechanic delighted Beaulieu visitors as he drove around the grounds of the attraction on Bog Standard, a complete bathroom suite [&...
Lights, cameras, action: the curtain is about to come up on this weekend’s record-breaking Silverstone Classic (28-30 July, 2017) – an epic three-day blockbuster that will not just be the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival but also, boasting more than 1,000 race entries, the largest motor sport meeting staged anywhere on the planet in […]
Retro car thefts are a bit of a problem. There’s never a perfect solution, but we think the DiskLok goes some way to deterring off the would-be thief. It’s Thatcham Approved, too…. Buy Disklok on eBay –> Click here Buy Disklok on Amazon here http://amzn.to/2upUGgV
We’ve listed a few dodgems for sale on the UK Barn Finds Facebook page and it’s this kind of build that we’re always imagining! Bumper cars have long been around the custom car scene – there are even road legal ones – but it comes as news to us that there’s actually a ...
Not every UK barn find is a rusty old MG. Nope, occasionally, it’s something that many would consider a bit more ‘exotic’. This Impreza WRX RA would have been somebody’s pride and joy not so long ago, but has been parked up for 8 years or so. The seller states that it’s a ...
You know how it is….you tuck a car away in a corner, with all the best intentions in the world, and ten years later it’s still there…. This Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC V8 is one such car! Details on this listing are quite sparse, but the pictures do the talking (there are more on Ebay). ...
Over 160 classic cars, including 21 Jaguars, 16 BMWs and 11 Porsches, will be offered in the one the biggest auctions of the year in the Classic Car Auctions June Sale at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on Saturday 10th June, 2017. One of the stars of the show will undoubtedly be a beautiful blue Jaguar […]
An interesting Ebay spot here, but one of those where you definitely need to ‘Contact Seller’ for a few more details, as the listing is sparse. They do mention that they’d consider breaking it. We hope not…it’s a pretty rare car! Dare to be different? It’s definitely worth a look. Just ...