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Eight generations in 50 years: the year 2024 is all about the Golf at Volkswagen The Golf is the heart of the Volkswagen brand – and it stands for the term “bestseller” like hardly any other model. More than 37 million vehicles have been sold in eight generations. Volkswagen is celebrating the popular model to […]
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‘Fun’ On The Farm, Thanks To Storm Henk Well, 2024 certainly got off to an interesting start, as Storm Henk left its mark on the home of UK Barn Finds. We’re based on a redundant, somewhat derelict, pig farm in Suffolk and the storm battered the place this week. We’re used to strong wind ...
Hagerty’s world renowned Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates its 10-year anniversary at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July. Festival of the Unexceptional, a show dedicated to great everyday classic cars, was launched by Hagerty in 2014 and has since earned its place as a must-attend event in the automotive calendar. Showcasing much maligned ...
Nearly two-thirds of UK motorists (65%) would consider moving house for the perfect garage, and they’d be prepared to pay 4.9% over a property’s asking price for the dream layout – that’s according to the latest research by eBay. While 91% of respondents to the poll had a garage big enough to house a car, […]
Throughout 2023, Hagerty has tracked a correcting market where sellers’ expectations were not, in many cases, being met by potential buyers’ willingness to part with cash that had become more expensive to borrow. The demographic needle has also shifted rapidly to point towards Millennials as being the new driving force behind the classic car market, fuelling ...
The market-leading monthly classic car magazine Octane and the prestigious Historic Motoring Awards event have been acquired by UK independent publisher Hothouse Media. Octane and the Historic Motoring Awards join Hothouse Media’s quarterly Magneto magazine, its annual The Concours Year book, the mould-breaking annual Concours on Savile Row event and its contract publishing division ...
A very rare Opel Manta A has appeared on the Car & Classic website and is all set to be the perfect winter project for somebody out there. A two owner car, the vendor has had this particular Opel Manta A for 48 years, but records suggest that it hasn’t been on the road since [&...
Legendary Ferrari Dino 246 GT to be auctioned by Car & Classic Car & Classic, Europe’s largest online marketplace for classic and niche vehicles is set to auction a RHD 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT. ‘Tiny, brilliant, safe … almost a Ferrari’ was what could be found on the original brochure, however, it is often argued […]
Over 150 classic cars will be auctioned by H&H Classics in its final physical auction of 20 A stunning array of 150 plus classic, collector and performance cars worth more than £3 million are being offered for sale by H&H Classics in the final physical auction of the company’s celebratory 30th anniversary year. Taking ...
How do you fancy a bid on this one? This 1971 Aston Martin DBS V8 is coming up for sale on Car & Classic. Being such a rare car and a project, we’ve got no idea how much it will sell for. It’s a rare car, just 402 were produced September 1969 and May 1972. […]