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1980 MGB GT An outstanding and unmolested, Abingdon-registered GT with less than 38,000 miles from new. Totally original car, as built at Abingdon, and it even has its original rear tyres still fitted. As they say, “It’s only original once.” Resplendent in Vermillion with its original grey cloth interior. With its first owner until 2012, some […]
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Today REVS announces the 2023 dates for their REVS Restore project ‘Restoration Weekends’; a community restoration of a 1975 Land Rover Series 3. Taking place at the heritage Skills Academy workshop, located at Bicester heritage, the project aims to offer people a chance to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in to restoring an […]
Hagerty publishes 2023 UK Bull Market List Hagerty has revealed the 10 cars selected as the 2023 UK Bull Market List stars. For this annual compilation, experts from the unrivalled Hagerty Valuation Team spend months identifying cars from all eras which offer a great ownership experience while also using their industry-leading market data to determine […]
Just in time to solve the problem of what to get that historic motorsport fan for Christmas, tickets for the 2023 Donington Historic Festival (29/30 April) are now on sale, with Earlybird prices offering extra savings on discounted advance tickets until 31 January. The Donington Historic Festival (DHF) offers a wealth of on and off-track […]
Leading classic and niche vehicle online platform Car & Classic clocks a new record with the latest auction sale of an immaculate Ford Escort RS1600i MkIII for £40,250, the highest official price achieved for the model by the successful online classic car auction site. A true ‘homologation special’ and increasingly one of the most coveted ...
UK-based specialist Tolman Engineering has revealed its first customer ‘Tolman Edition’ Peugeot 205 GTI, a reimagining of the 1980s hot hatch icon with contemporary performance, reliability and convenience features to enjoy driving it today and every day. A bespoke ‘restomod’ built to the customer’s specification, it is arguably the definitive iteration of what is possible [&...
Wouldn’t it be great to see this XR4i restored back to its former glory, especially as so many of them were made into Cossie replicas back in the day? A standard one could well be rarer than a Sierra Cosworth! From the seller: “1983 Ford Sierra XR4I low mileage one owner from new ...
World of Top Gear, home to the cars created for the nation’s favourite motoring TV show, has reopened at Beaulieu following a refresh in time for the summer holidays, with new displays and new motors joining old favourites. Just like many of the unique automotive creations on display, World of Top Gear has been ...
The world-famous Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional enjoyed sell-out success at Grimsthorpe Castle on Saturday, with record attendance and hundreds of unexceptional cars on display. Hagerty created the first Festival of the Unexceptional in 2014 as a celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars from 1968-1989, now fondly known as the ‘Unexceptional Era’. The 2022 selection […]
The world’s greatest concours (perhaps) promises to be bigger and better this year, with a just-announced appearance from Richard Hammond and The Smallest Cog team. Richard Hammond needs little introduction as the star of many TV shows including Top Gear and The Grand Tour along with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. In August 2021, while ...