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  Honest John's Deals of the month - November 25 Nov 2014 (News)
  These cars are brand new, unregistered and supplied by UK main dealers. Click here Monday 24 November Car buyers can save more than £2000 on a new Nissan Qashqai with UK Car Discount.
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  Should you fit winter tyres? 29 Sep 2011 (News)
  Equally, if anything caused the car to skid it was easy to correct and regain control, even on simulated ice, with the winter tyres. It took far longer to recover the car with summer tyres, and the car was more prone to spinning. In the below video the silver car is fitted with summer tyres is thrown into a huge skid by a kick plate, a device used to induce skids.
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  A Grand Monday: Volvo 740 11 Dec 2017 (News)
  It would have been hard to imagine that a car could be boxier or squarer than the iconic Volvo 240, but when Volvo unveiled the new '700-series' range of cars in 1984, it proved that this was entirely possible.  Longer and wider than the 240, the new 740 and 760 also managed to be more angular, which was no mean feat when the 240 itself had the aerodynamics of a house brick.  Yet, somehow, the three-box chunkiness of the new-generation Volvos was evocative of its era.
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  A Grand Monday: Austin Maestro 1.6L 27 Nov 2017 (News)
  It has an interesting backstory, too. It was ordered new by a company that went bankrupt before the car was delivered, meaning that it was sold on privately to a buyer in London. She then sold it to a chap who owned it for 31 years, and who ensured it remained road legal during that time. The buyer admits that the car isn't perfect, but it's pretty tidy for a 34-year old Maestro - a car that wasn't renowned for its rust-resilience even when new.
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  Low-mileage Audi Quattro for sale 4 Sep 2017 (News)
  A low-mileage Audi Quattro Turbo is going under the hammer. The car is part of Classic Car Auctions’ September sale. It could fetch as much as £40,000 at the auction, which will be held at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on 23 September. With 32,233 miles on the clock, the 1991 20-valve example is an original, UK supplied car in right-hand drive with two former owners in addition to the current vendor.
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Mondeo 25 Oct 2016 (News)
  Despite being 23 years old, it still looks fresh and modern, and is still a decent car to drive, too, making it ideal as a usable family classic. It was also a brilliant car when new – a deserved European car of the Year winner, and a model that completely transformed public perceptions of Ford’s ability to engineer well-made and fine handling cars after the PR disaster that was the Mk 4 Escort.
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  Ex-Kenny Baker Rolls-Royce heads to auction 15 Sep 2016 (News)
  A Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the late actor Kenny Baker is heading to auction. The car, which was once owned by the man perhaps best known for his role as R2-D2 in Star Wars, will go under the hammer at the Classic Car Auctions sale on Saturday, 24 September, at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre.
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  Lord Mountbatten’s Rolls for sale 14 Mar 2016 (News)
  Years later Captain Symmons decided to sell the Silver Ghost and offered it to Lord Mountbatten. It is documented that Lord Mountbatten arranged for the car to be purchased by a friend (the current vendor). Dated 9th November 1978, one of his letters states: 'Although he will be the legal owner of the car, it will, in fact, be on permanent loan to me until such time as my family and I are in a position to repurchase it from him at the price he is paying for the car.'
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  Rolls-Royce II Mulliner Drophead Coupe heads to auction 10 Mar 2016 (News)
  Introduced in 1959, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II established a new standard for luxury motorcars, but was not offered until West London coachbuilder, H.J. Mulliner began offering conversion. The car, known as an ‘adaptation’, was created from a factory-standard Silver Cloud II steel saloon body. So extensive were Mulliner's modifications that the resulting car was essentially a coachbuilt body.
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  Dealer H R Owen opens classic Ferrari service centre 22 Dec 2015 (News)
  Service manager Tony Vaccaro said, ‘We have looked after Ferraris from across the world for more than 40 years, and the cars that are now classed as classic were maintained by us when new. Having that experience in-house means we are best placed to look after any classic Ferrari as we know the cars inside out.’
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  How much would you pay for a 'brand new' Maestro? 1 Dec 2015 (News)
  It also has all of the stickers and paint marks that the factory put on as the car was built.' The Maestro’s all-original bodywork and interior look like they’ve 'only just left the factory', according to the seller, although he admits that the car shows a few signs of age.
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  £50k raised to restore classic BRM Grand Prix car 8 Jul 2015 (News)
  Enthusiasts have raise more than £50,000 to help restore an iconic BRM grand prix car. The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu raised the cash to renovate a 1950 BRM V16 1.5 litre Type 15 Grand Prix racer. The BRM, which was built with racing chassis number one, was famously driven by racing aces Reg Parnell and Juan Manuel Fangio.
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  Jaguar launches Mini Miglia in Scotland 8 May 2015 (News)
  Jaguar is planning to grow the Mini Miglia into a longer road rally with entries open to more than the eight official Mille Miglia racers from the British car maker. A spokesman for Jaguar said: ‘Scotland offers such wonderful roads, scenery and hospitality that it’s a no-brainer for Jaguar to expand the Mini Miglia into something very special in 2016 for our own cars and owners of other great classic racing and sports cars.’ All of the cars taking part in the Mini Miglia will be on the start line of the Mille Miglia in Brescia, Italy on 14 May as part of the largest entry in the event’s history.
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  GM invests in distraction recognition technology 9 Sep 2014 (News)
  The announcement by GM puts the American car giant at the forefront of mass-producing the technology in cars. The technology has been developed in conjunction with Seeing Machines, an Australian company specialising in facial recognition and tiredness-sensing technology.
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  A Grand Monday: Austin Allegro 2 Jun 2014 (News)
  When it comes to dividing opinion, few cars can match the Austin Allegro. Shunned by older enthusiasts, for its association with the failure of British Leyland, but popular with younger drivers for its comfort and affordability , the Allegro has established itself  as a M armite  car in the classic movement.
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  World's Best Selling Car N/A in UK 16 Apr 2014 (News)
  The World's best selling car at 1.22 million last year is the Toyota Corolla, yet this model has not been sold in the UK since 2007 when it was replaced by the UK built Auris.  Since 1966, when the model name Corolla first appeared, it has sold a record 40.72 million.  However, the Corolla that is still proving to be the World most popular car has grown in size since 2006.
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  Coys breaks records in its London spring auction 19 Mar 2014 (News)
  Leading the way was a 1972 Maserati Ghibli SS, which made £177,640. The other two cars reaching what Coys says are auction records were a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 and a 1950 Series 1 Land Rover 80-inch, both part of the new Channel 4 series Cars (that's the working title) with Philip Glenister and restorer Ant Anstead – prices for these cars will be revealed later this summer when the show goes on air.
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  Preview: Historics classic car auction, Brooklands, 31 August 29 Jul 2013 (News)
  Never offered in fully assembled form, they were sold as kits leading to them being known as WOKs - Werner Oswald Kits. During the production phase it was discovered that the name Frazer Nash Cars had remained dormant for a number of years and so was duly purchased by the company in order to legitimately allow its products to be advertised as 'made by Frazer Nash Cars'.
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  New Manchester classic car show launches with 'Launches' 18 Jul 2013 (News)
  Tickets are on sale now. Adults £13.00, under 16s free. Car Parking is Free. Tickets can be booked by telephoning +44 (0)844 888 9991. More information at: www.manchesterclassiccarshow.com
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  Report: Beaulieu Autojumble 23 May 2013 (News)
  It was a record year for the Beaulieu Autojumble, with 16,507 enthusiasts attending the event over the long weekend. An impressive tally of 37 car clubs were also in attendance, with the Dorset Branch of the Morris Minor Owners’ Club, putting on the largest display, in honour of the marque's centenary. There were some genuine bargains in the Motormart, with plenty of cars sold.