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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 […]
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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 ...
The prototype Ford Capri RS3100 set a new world-record price for the model as Classic Car Auctions held its Summer Sale at Warwickshire Event Centre on 18 June. Built in 1972 at Ford’s Advanced Vehicle Operations facility in South Ockendon, the Sebring Red RS3100 was retained by the company and photographed for the sales brochure and ...
We found this advert from August 1974 particularly interesting, as the Porsche 911 Carrera featured in it is still taxed! Hopefully, the current owner of XAN 7N is aware of this and has a copy of it. I wonder if Pirelli used the car in any other adverts? The Hillman Avenger, sadly, doesn’t appear to […]
Classic Car Auctions are famous for their success with Fast Fords and their Summer Sale is no exception as a variety of fast, classic and restoration project Fords along with their counterparts from the USA come to auction on the 18th June, 2022. If you are a Capri enthusiast, there are three to choose from, […]
Classic Car Auctions are to offer some of the best British classics from Jaguar, Rover, Lotus and Triumph as the closing date for their Summer Sale at the Warwickshire Event Centre enters its final week. Over the last couple of years, CCA has sold several Rover P5Bs, which have all attracted significant interest and ...
Avid Ford enthusiasts have the extremely rare opportunity to acquire a 1971 Mk1 Ford Escort RS1600 originally owned by the manufacturer. Leading specialist online auction site Car & Classic is offering the car that features the now legendary factory ‘LVX’ registration and features ‘Show Car’ on its body plate. Continuous history documentation, including a correctly-titled […]
With electric powertrain conversions for classic cars rising in popularity, a recent poll states 70 per cent of classic car enthusiasts want the Government to create a new vehicle class solely for EV conversions as enthusiasts suggest DVLA’s not keeping up with demand or proper documentation. Converting classic cars to run on electric power and [&...
Classic Car Auctions (CCA) had a successful start to 2022 on behalf of their vendors at this weekend’s auction with a 78% sales rate giving £3m in total sales. The auction at The Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show, which returned to the NEC, Birmingham, for the first time in three years, was CCA’s [&...
From the seller: “1935 Raleigh 5CWT Van. NO RESERVE – MUST GO TO A NEW HOME Extremely Rare. Restored circa 40 years ago, dry stored 20 years Sadly, my father has moved to a care home and his assets are being sold including his Raleigh Van. Finished in green and sign written with the garage […]