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  • Honest John's Deals of the Week 25 Aug 2017 (News)
    >> Click here to see the deal Get £2000 off a new car with Ford's scrappage scheme Save at least £2000 on a new Ford model when you trade-in your old pre-Euro6 petrol or diesel car. The offer will run until the end of the year. >> Click here to see the deal >> Read more about it here Save £40 on your first 10 driving lessons The AA are offering £40 off your first 10 driving lessons, £4 per hour discount. AA Members can claim a £6 per hour discount on the first block booking of six hours.
  • Mazda Eunos up for grabs with Carole Nash 24 Jul 2017 (News)
    Classic car insurance broker Carole Nash is giving one lucky customer the chance to win a Mazda Eunos – all they have to do to enter the competition is call for a quote! Running from 17 March to 20 October, 2017, customers who receive a classic car insurance quote through the broker will be entered into the prize draw for a chance to win the open-top sports car. And existing classic car policyholders will be automatically entered into the prize draw.
  • Legendary BRM F1 racer will fire into life to celebrate 50 years of the Beaulieu autojumble 13 Jul 2017 (News)
    .  A essential date on the classic calendar since its creation in 1967, this year’s event on 2-3 September will be the first time the iconic racing car has run in public, following a painstaking rebuild of its complex engine. On Sunday, 3 September, show-goers will hear the roar of the BRM’s powerful but highly-strung supercharged V16 engine, which made it famous during its Formula One heyday.
  • Get £2000 off a new car with the Vauxhall scrappage scheme 25 May 2017 (News)
    The proposals are part of a wider initiative to tackle rising pollution levels and reduce the number of deaths caused by poor air quality. The "targeted" scheme could run for 12 months and be aimed at diesels registered before 1 September 2015 and petrol cars registered before 1 January 2006. The Government says the scheme could take 15,000 of the most-polluting cars off the road, but hasn't given any indication when the scrappage initiative will start.
  • Timewarp Mercedes SL for sale 23 Mar 2017 (News)
    A 1989 right-hand-drive UK-supplied car, it is also one of the last R107s produced – the model range was completely replaced by the R129 series in the same. First launched in 1971, the R107 became the German carmaker's second longest running production model of all time. Based on the W114 saloon, but with engines from the larger and more powerful S-class, the R107 combined speed, refinement, safety, and style, and was famously over-engineered.
  • Possibly World's Best Mk IV Jaguar in Historics 4th March Auction 21 Jan 2017 (News)
    Updatings include four wheel disc brakes, a 330HP 350ci 'crate' motor and lots of other modifications that make it viable for a run to the Mediterranean coast this summer. It's estimated at a sensible £25,000 to £30,000. Finally, for a bit of fun, back in the day Peugeot 205GTI owners used to speculate what kind of car the 160HP twin cam MI-16 engine would turn a 205GTI into.
  • Supersonic car to take centre stage at NEC show 17 Oct 2016 (News)
    Bloodhound SSC is aiming to take its place in the landspeed record books alongside Thrust and Bluebird. It’s record-breaking run is scheduled to take place in South Africa in 2018 when it will target a speed of more than 1000mph. Measuring 12.5 metres long and three metres in height, the car uses a Eurofighter Typhoon jet engine, a cluster of hybrid rockets and a Jaguar V8 to drive its rocket fuel pump.
  • Silverstone Classic 2017 gets in gear 17 Oct 2016 (News)
    . With the city’s flagship shopping destination closed to through traffic during the day, the road between Piccadilly and Oxford Circus is home to a unique display of cars ahead of the London to Brighton veteran car run. Last year, the free-to-view event attracted a record 450,000 visitors and even more are expected next month, making it the perfect platform to launch the latest edition of the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival.
  • A Grand Monday: Mazda 626 8 Aug 2016 (News)
    The car has covered a genuine 75,000 miles and has had a mere two owners, the current one in a rather upmarket part of Dorset, and while the MoT has three months left to run, the owner is happy to arrange a new test for a firm buyer – worth doing, just for the peace of mind. There can’t be many cars as well equipped, unusual or, indeed, usable for £795.
  • Barons to hold one-off Ford auction 11 Feb 2016 (News)
    Tim Gascoigne, from Barons auctions, said: ‘We are extremely pleased to have been asked to run an auction at The International Ford Show. I’m sure all Ford enthusiasts will enjoy the spectacle, and hopefully one or two will put their hands in their pockets and buy something.’ Barons has been selling classic cars for 18 years and has more 30 years of combined expertise via directors Tony Cavell and Peter Gascoigne, both of whom are highly regarded classic car enthusiasts who are just as happy fettling cars under the bonnet as they are selling them.
  • Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: SsangYong XAV makes European debut 16 Sep 2015 (News)
    This includes a special sensing device, which together with a smart motion control system, electric air suspension and ‘stereo vision’, monitors the road conditions and adjusts the suspension for optimised ride comfort. It also uses run flat tyres, with the tyre pattern suitable for on and off road driving.   Live Blog LIVE: Frankfurt Motor Show 2015