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  Jaguar Land Rover launches classic driving experience 3 Oct 2017 (News)
  . Once guests are finished testing some of Land Rover’s most iconic vehicles on the Eastnor estate, they’ll be able to take to the wheel of some Jaguar legends. From the late-1950s is the XK150 - the last in the line of XK sports car legends of their time. But drivers can also experience its replacement – the E-type. Visitors will have the chance to try both a Series 1 and the later Series 3 of the 1970s. Enthusiasts will also be able to drive the car that gave Jaguar its reputation for ‘grace, space, and pace’ – the Mk2 saloon.
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  Ferrari 365 GTC Coupe at auction 21 Sep 2017 (News)
  A 1968 Ferrari 365 GTC Coupe is heading to auction. The 20 th car of 150 built, the Italian model goes under the hammer at Bonhams Zoute sale in Belgium on 6 October. It is expected to fetch €730,000-870,000. Another scarce classic - one of 99 made - is the 2004 Aston Martin DB AR1, which carries an estimate of €250,000-350,000.
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  Nissan offering scrappage-style trade-in incentive 1 Sep 2017 (News)
  The savings can be used in conjunction with other discounts, meaning Nissan buyers can save up to £5000 off their new car. The saving offered depends on the model you’re interested in, but there are discounts on new Micra, Juke, Qashqai and X-Trail models, as well as on approved-used Leaf electric vehicles.
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  Diamond celebrations for Lotus Seven at Silverstone Classic 5 May 2017 (News)
  Designed by Lotus founder Colin Chapman, the Seven embodies the ‘simplify, and then add lightness’ philosophy of its creator. The roadster remained in production at Lotus until 1973 when Caterham Cars acquired the design rights following Chapman’s decision to discontinue production. To mark the car’s diamond anniversary, the Lotus Seven Club is expecting more than a hundred examples from the past 60 years to for the special display.
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  HonestJohn.co.uk named Best Automotive Website at Newspress Awards for the second year running 24 Mar 2017 (News)
  HonestJohn.co.uk has been crowned Best Automotive Website by Newspress for the second time. Praised by judges as the "go-to site for car buyers", HonestJohn.co.uk took the spoils for the second year running beating WhatCar.com, AutoTrader.co.uk and AutoExpress.co.uk. The panel of judges, which included former editor of Top Gear Magazine Conor McNicholas, Ian Crowder of the AA and senior lecturer in automotive journalism at Coventry University Andrew Noakes, HonestJohn.co.uk was praised “for its peerless consumer advice and ability to entertain and inform .” HonestJohn.co.uk’s editorial director, Daniel Harrison, said: “We were bowled over when we won the Newspress Award for Best Motoring Website in 2016, so to make it a double is a real honour, and goes to show that our consumer-focused approached to automotive news, consumer campaigns and reviews, along with our desire to continually develop what we do with initiatives such as our user-homepages, is the perfect mix for cost-conscious motorists."
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  Donington Historic set for April 2017 5 Dec 2016 (News)
  Richard Grafton, commercial director of orgainisers Historic Promotions, ‘There is nothing like getting close to the action and experiencing historic racing cars in all their glory. ‘Donington is a great venue for allowing visitors to become part of the story and, now the site has even more space available, we have an exciting opportunity to expand what we can offer.
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  Timewarp Beetle heads to auction 18 May 2016 (News)
  The original books and invoice, along with its unwrapped tool kit, are also supplied with the car. To find out more about this 1974 Volkswagen Beetle and the Classic Race Aarhus Auction visit http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/volkswagen-beetle-90km-from-new .
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  Sealey launches lightweight battery-free jump starter 22 Jan 2016 (News)
  It’s clever design means that it needs just five volts to jump start a vehicle. All you have to do is connect it to the struggling battery on the car. It reads the battery’s existing voltage and then charges itself ready for action. After two minutes, its ready to push full power back through the starting system and get your vehicle going again.
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: Honda shows cycling proficient Civic Tourer concept 10 Sep 2015 (News)
  Honda will debut a Civic-based concept car aimed specifically at cyclists called the Active Life Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Designed to show how massive the Civic Tourer actually is, the Active Life Concept includes an integrated bike rack that extends out from the boot so that owners can maintain their bicycles.
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: Hyundai to preview performance-focused ‘N’ models 27 Aug 2015 (News)
  Hyundai has also given the model plenty of publicity by running one in the World Rally Championship. Aside from the WRC car, the other big star on Hyundai’s stand will be the N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo concept car – a futuristic supercar concept (pictured below) that will be available to drive in the Gran Turismo PS3 game, but isn’t set to go into production.  Finally there will be a high-performance version of the axed Veloster, powered by a 300PS 2.0-litre engine (pictured above).
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  Jaguar XJ6 and Saab 96 sell for record prices 22 May 2015 (News)
  Chris Routledge, managing partner at Coys, said, ‘We have been holding sales at Ascot for over ten years, but this one was the most successful ever, achieving two world records.’ Other highlights of the classic car auction included a 1960 Maserati 3500GT (£110,000), a 1918 Bianchi Sport (£72,000), a 1948 Fiat 1100S Berlinetta (£57,800), a 1992 Ferrari 512TR (£117,160) and a 1935 Riley Imp 9HP (£75,720).
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  Five Ferraris for sale at auction this weekend 22 May 2015 (News)
  Philip Kantor, Bonhams european head of motoring, said, ‘The motor car offered has been under the same family ownership for 27 years and, after a brief stint in bright yellow paintwork, this rare ‘plexiglass’ model is now finished in its original colour, Rosso Rubino.’ The other Ferraris going under the hammer are a 1976 Ferrari 308GT Berlinetta Vetroresina – estimate €190,000-230,000 (£135,000-164,000) and a 2009 Ferrari F430 Scuderia Coupé  - estimate €120,000-180,000 (£86,000-128,000).
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  Techno Classica 2015: High-performance Bugattis on show 20 Apr 2015 (News)
  Introduced in 1934, it was the first and only Bugatti Type developed under the influence of the 25-year-old Jean Bugatti. Aimed at modernising the company’s cars, this was a tourer to rival those offered by Delahaye, Delage, Mercedes and Bentley. The Type 57 replaced the Type 49 and was the first of the higher-volume production cars to feature a double overhead camshaft engine.
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 205 16 Mar 2015 (News)
  It’s a little over our Grand Monday budget at £1295, but you never know what a spot of haggling might achieve. What cars like this prove, however, is that even with limited funds it’s still possible to buy a low-mileage, well-cared-for modern classic that will turn heads and (hopefully) provide dependable daily transport.
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  Get your motor running with this mini jump pack 13 Mar 2015 (News)
  And there’s a 12V DC charging adaptor so you can charge it from the 12V socket in your car. And you don’t need to worry about overcharging it, either. An inbuilt sensor will shut the battery down once it’s fully charged – so it’s safe to leave it charging for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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  Classic ad of the week: 1980 Ladas 13 Feb 2015 (News)
  Lada wanted some of the Niva’s toughness to rub off on to the rest of the range, hence this dramatic advert showing its latest models being thrashed and abused in all kinds of wild situations. And the conclusion to it all was the strapline at the end, 'Tough cars, tame prices.' Yes, those Lada saloons might have been re-hashed versions of the old Fiat 124 from the 1960s, but they could apparently take all that nature – not to mention their drivers – might throw at them.
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  Ten tempting modern classics you can buy for under a grand 26 Jan 2015 (News)
  Every Monday, we pour over the cars for sale listings to bring you a tempting motor. It might be a modern classic, it might be quirky, it might be a project – but it is always under a grand. Well nearly. Anyway, this week there are so many interesting motors for sale that we've put together a top ten of our favourite sub-£1k cars  in the classifieds today.
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  Stolen Range Rovers found stacked like Tetris pieces 22 Jan 2015 (News)
  Police figures suggest that in order to avoid detection, criminal gangs are turning to smaller, less familiar ports to move cars out of the country – ports like Grangemouth in Scotland, Immingham or Killingholme in East Yorkshire.
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  MGLive! to celebrate 60th anniversary of BMC Competitions Department 19 Jan 2015 (News)
  As British Leyland continued to assert its dominance over Abingdon, the Competitions' Department became the British Leyland Special Tuning Department with cars as varied as the Austin 1800, Morris Marina and Triumph 2.5PI all being prepared for racing by the team.  
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 403 pick-up 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  Rural France is something of a treasure trove when it comes to barn-found examples of iconic car-based commercials. That’s the theory anyway; and the recent arrival in the UK of this rather charming looking Peugeot 403 pick-up does nothing to dispel it.