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Top 10: Classics you no longer see 5 May 2017 (News)
Some of the models that were a fairly common sight 20 or 30 years ago are now seldom seen on the roads of Britain – or even at classic car events. Indeed, in some cases they’re bordering on extinction. Despite such rarity, some of the cars featured here are still in the doldrums value-wise. So if you should happen to spot one locally and can persuade its owner to sell, you might just end up with a bargain. -
1934 Bentley special makes £142,400 23 Aug 2016 (News)
A one-off Bentley has been sold for £142,400 by Historics auctions. The car went under the hammer at its Brooklands sale on Saturday, 20 August but didn’t’ sell until a few days later. Based on a 1934 3½ Litre Bentley, restorer Ian Pitney took the existing chassis and mechanicals and added his own bodywork to the car. -
Top 10: Survivors from the 1960s 6 Jun 2016 (News)
It also saw some of today’s best-loved classics launched – but which ones survive now in the highest numbers? We’ve number-crunched the survival figures for all cars of the ’60s, and here are the results – interesting for featuring just one foreign-built model. The figures include both roadworthy examples and those currently declared SORN. So if you’ve a favourite model from the decade of miniskirts, The Beatles and Mary Quant, check out whether or not it’s a top survivor. -
Fords head to Beaulieu 26 Apr 2016 (News)
Ford Heritage will display a 1965 Mustang alongside the brand new version of this legendary muscle car, while an early example of the Focus RS will be displayed with the latest incarnation of the model. And visitors will have the chance to vote for their favourite car of the event in the People’s Choice Award, with the owner of the winning vehicle receiving a commemorative Beaulieu trophy and Autoglym prize. -
Ford Escort XR3i makes £13k at auction 4 Mar 2016 (News)
A 1928 Rolls-Royce 20 that starred with Alec Guinness in the 1955 romantic comedy ‘To Paris With Love’ sold after the auction, although the price hasn’t been released. For all the prices of the car sold at the sale, click here . -
Christmas Gift Guide: Top 10 DVDs and Blu-Rays 16 Nov 2015 (News)
Although obviously it helps when the DVD is good – a copy of collected My Little Pony episodes might not go down all too well with a 20-year-old Call of Duty fan. So to help you pick the best car-themed DVD or Blu-Ray for your motor mad family member we’ve written a top 10. We’ve concentrated on newer movies – we’re assuming the classics like Bullitt are already in your collection on Betamax or Laserdisc. -
Top 10: Britain's best-sellers of the last 50 years 27 May 2015 (News)
The UK’s best-selling cars have changed in style over the decades, with today’s sales charts being dominated by superminis, family hatchbacks and crossovers. But it wasn’t always so. Remember the days when the Ford Cortina was consistently at number one, and foreign manufacturers struggled to get anywhere near the Top 10? -
Barn find Aston Martin DBS sold for £43,240 11 Mar 2015 (News)
The last Aston Martin DBS to come off the production line sold for £43,240 at auction. The car, which was found in a Surrey barn , went under the hammer at Coys Spring Classics sale in London on 10 March. -
Top 10: £1000 coupes to buy in 2021 4 Mar 2015 (News)
Despite such a tight budget, it’s perfectly possible to find yourself a classic coupe that looks a million dollars (well, almost) and has plenty of life still left in it. Not all of the cars featured here are phenomenally quick, but that’s not the point. This is all about the most affordable coupes on today’s modern-classic scene, most of which haven’t yet seen any upturn in values. -
MoT Data for Wakefield 6 May 2014 (News)
The most common cause for a failure is lighting and signalling, though it affects 3 per cent fewer cars in WF areas than on average across the nation. The same can't be said for suspension and brakes though, which are 12 and 15 per cent more problematic here than on average, respectively. Top of the manufacturer table is Triumph, but very few were tested. -
MoT Data for Hull 6 May 2014 (News)
Hull’s tables are full of red numbers, which spells bad news for car owners in HU postcodes. Almost all of the common areas tested have higher failure rates than the average when tested in Hull, and pass rates for almost all model years and manufacturers are below average. -
MoT Data for Enfield 6 May 2014 (News)
The tables for Enfield (EN) are very green – meaning excellent pass rate performance across the board. Only Romford has a better overall pass rate then Enfield. So it’s good news for car owners in EN areas. Across all years of manufacturer and all makes and models the pass rates are higher in Enfield, often significantly so. That’s even the case when you look at the poorer performing makers at the bottom of the table. The common failure items table contains only green numbers too, meaning a lower chance of failing across all the common items. -
MoT Data for Durham 6 May 2014 (News)
. Most of the causes for an MoT failure are a little less likely to affect cars tested in DH postcodes, although suspension and braking issues are about 8% and 9% more common than the national average, respectively. Steering, however, is significantly more likely to cause an problem in Durham, with steering related issues accounting for 4.3% of failures, 27% more than the average elsewhere. -
The MoT Files: The 10 worst manufacturers 6 May 2014 (News)
It’s important to bear in mind that there are a number of ‘zombie manufacturers’ in this list, with the cars continuing even though the companies have long since died. However, this note aside, the majority of firms in the bottom 10 are still very much alive and some of the results surround some of the UK’s most popular cars. -
Gallery: 10 oddities at Retro Classics Stuttgart 16 Mar 2014 (News)
A European classic car show isn't complete without its fair share of oddities that you'd never see in the UK. Between the millions of Porsche 911s and Mercedes-Benz W123s, you should be able to visit one of these shows and find some truly delightful oddities. -
Five years of Ask on HonestJohn.co.uk 3 Jan 2014 (News)
January 2014 marks five years of visitors being able to ask questions directly through HonestJohn.co.uk, and since the Ask HJ function was launched we’ve had literally thousands of questions from car buyers and owners all over the world. Most of the questions come from the UK, though, and they cover every aspect of motoring from parking fines in supermarket car parks to finding the very best Ferrari for summer driving. -
Gallery: ACA's barn find Porsche collection 2 Aug 2013 (News)
News that Anglia Car Auctions is to sell a private collection of around 200 Porsches over the course of the next year - starting on Saturday 24 August - has the Porsche community very excited indeed. The extent of the collection is beginning to emerge, and these exclusive pictures from ACA show the first slice being delivered to auction. -
Selection of Ferraris coming up for auction 21 Sep 2011 (News)
It’s finished in Rosso Corsa red with cream leather, and has covered just 6,000 miles from new. The Top Car Sale sale will also feature a grey 2007 612 Scaglietti , a pair of F430 Spiders and two 360 Modena Spiders , all with low mileage. -
Panthermobile up for auction 26 Aug 2011 (News)
The original Pink Panther car – the Panthermobile – is up for auction with an estimate of £50,000 to £100,000. It’s the second time ever that the unique machine has come up for auction. It was built by Jay Ohrberg, who also created icons like the General Lee, the Back to the Future DeLorean, KITT of Knighrider fame and both the 1966 and 1989 Batmobiles. -
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