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.
Within a few hours of being listed on Ebay, this magnificent 1986 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR had already attracted bids of over £15,000! We have to take our hat off to the seller, East lancashire Classics. Not only have they offered what could be the best Nova we’ve seen this year for sale, but the […]
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A luxury sports car worth £100,000 has been recovered using a covert device after being stolen from a repair centre in Birmingham, amid increasing car thefts across the UK. Despite the Porsche having its conventional telematics device removed and being fitted with a cloned licence plate to make it nearly untraceable, a covert device fitted […]
TyreSafe, the UK’s tyre safety charity, has announced substantial support for the national roads policing initiative to increase awareness of tyre safety to motorists on Britain’s roads. This will begin with the charity’s handover of 2,000 digital tread depth gauges for use by traffic officers across the country when they conduct stop checks ...
A local vintage and classic vehicle tour of Ascot and Windsor Great Park has driven to success after raising over £6,000 for a local charity, Ben. Over 100 vintage cars took part in the Ben Windsor Great Park Vintage & Classic Vehicle Tour 2017 as well as four classic motorcycles, all pre-65 registrations. This popular rally event […]
Kennards Hire Rally Australia (16-19 November) marks the climax to the thrilling 2017 FIA World Rally Championship season and, while the main WRC titles were provisionally wrapped up on Dayinsure Wales Rally GB, the battle for second position between Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak is sure to be intense. Sébastien Ogier may have captured ...
IAM RoadSmart’s mature driver ambassador Paddy Hopkirk MBE has been elected to one of the highest profile roles in motorsport this month – President of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC). Paddy has been a member of the BRDC since 1965, and for the past 10 years has been the organisation’s Vice-President. He is perhaps […]
This is a familiar story….apparently, the car was running when parked up, but has been left to the ravages of time. That said, the Opel manta is a car that is very much coveted these days and, with those graceful lines, deserves a second chance. We decided to feature this car today, simply because ...
If you’re into old cars, chances are the vintage automobilia that accompanied them back in the day will also arouse you’re interest. This 1920/30’s vintage Shell Motor Oil tin certainly made us look when we spotted it on eBay! What makes this especially interesting to Shell collectors is that it is actually a ...
An extremely rare, classic Hillman Avenger Tiger has been consigned by Classic Car Auctions to its December Sale taking place on 2nd December at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre. One of just 25 surviving examples worldwide from a limited production run of only 200 cars by Chrysler Competitions Centre, the right-hand drive, manual Mk 1 is […]
The Reserve Collection at The Citroën Conservatoire, an integral part of L`Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS based at Aulnay-sous-Bois, North of Paris, is moving. In preparation of this move, Citroën Heritage has consigned 65 vehicles and 90 items of automobilia from its museum reserve to Leclere-mdv, the auction house under owner Damien Leclere, to ...