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  New lease of life for Dad’s Army van 5 Feb 2016 (News)
  A group of Dagenham-based Ford apprentices worked with the company’s heritage vehicle technicians to repair the running gear of Jack Jones’s famous van - in the same building that it would have left the plant from more than 80 years ago. The original Dad’s Army television series ran from 1968 to 1977, and BUC 852 made its screen debut on 11 September, 1969, in the first colour episode.
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  Derek Bell delights crowds at Classic Nostalgia event 29 Jul 2015 (News)
  Derek said, ‘It was like a lovely english festival, the atmosphere was fantastic, the cows were looking over the fence, people watching the racing and the dancing in The Courtyard, just lovely.’ Derek drove the Porsche 956 twice during the day and after his second run asked for another go. ‘I am like a kid in a candy store here today, being allowed to drive a selection of cars from over my career, with their current owners taking such a pride and pleasure in seeing their iconic cars in action.’ He also drove the Jaguar XJ12C, which was brought to the event by the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust and formed part of the Jaguar celebrations.
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  £50k raised to restore classic BRM Grand Prix car 8 Jul 2015 (News)
  ‘While carrying out the strip-down, we found evidence to confirm that this is the original engine, making it the first ever V16 BRM engine – racing chassis number one,’ Hill said. Work is underway and Hill hopes to have the car running at the Goodwood Revival meeting in September. For more details and to donate to the BRM Preservation Appeal, visit www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/BRM_appeal
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  Curios: Volkswagen Country Buggy 16 Jun 2015 (News)
  But in the end, this Australian creation was destined for a short career, with production ceasing as early as 1969 after a run of just 1956 units. Volkswagen bosses in Wolfsburg showed interest in the Country Buggy during its early days, with a couple of vehicles sent there for evaluation.
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  World’s oldest rally navigator to tackle 6000-mile race across America 9 Jun 2015 (News)
  . Dorothy Caldwell is currently guiding her son Alastair 6000 miles across America. The pair are taking part in The Trans-America Challenge, which is run by the Endurance Rally Association, in a 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Dorothy says she caught the rally bug from her family. ‘When we lived in England, my family was into racing – my brother did it, and then both of my sons in New Zealand,’ she said.
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  Americans invade next Anglia sale 12 May 2015 (News)
  If you’re after a project, then the two Studebakers will tempt you. The 1958 Hawk is UK registered and running and carries an estimate of £3500 to £4500. While the 1962 Studebaker President is a non-runner but is UK registered. It is estimated to fetch between £2500 and £3500.  Our favourite, though, is the Ford Econoline van, which has seen service at the Goodwood Revival as part of the Goodwood Revival Transport Corps.
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  Jaguar launches Mini Miglia in Scotland 8 May 2015 (News)
  Taking in a 100-mile route along the scenic west coast of Scotland, the first Mini Miglia was used as a shakedown for the cars and drivers competing in the full-blown Italian event. Both events are run as regularity trials where the crews aim to complete each section of the route in an exact time to avoid penalty points. The team with the least penalties is the winner. Among the cars taking part in both events are an original Ecurie Ecosse team Jaguar D-type that was runner-up in the 1957 Le Mans 24 Hours race, a brace of C-types and a Mk7 saloon.
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  Retro classics head for Snetterton 22 Apr 2015 (News)
  Other attractions at the Retro Kings event includes a Retro Drag Celebration and Fire Up to mark the circuit’s huge history in drag racing back in the day, and a Retro-Rides Sprint Competition, which owners can enter for just £35 for three timed runs of the circuit infield. The event will host the second round of the Time Attack Championship. Time Attack is a circuit-based time trial championship for standard and modified road cars, with drivers competing to post the best time of the day.
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  Techno Classica 2015: Land Rover launches heritage parts division 20 Apr 2015 (News)
  A new Land Rover Heritage division was  launched at the Techno Classica show in Essen, Germany. Running alongside the recently established Jaguar Heritage division, Land Rover Heritage will offer original Land Rover parts for a variety of older models that have been out of production for more than a decade.
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  Elvis Presley's Cadillac Seville goes on display at Beaulieu National Motor Museum 16 Dec 2014 (News)
  It came to Beaulieu via Elvis enthusiast Steve Horn. Horn, who paid $81,250 for the car, runs an annual contest at Blackpool to find Europe’s best impersonator of ‘The King’. Although he bought it as a present for his wife, Suzannah, Horn was keen for as many people as possible to see the car.
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  Classic fans take to the track with Jaguar Heritage driving experience 12 Nov 2014 (News)
  From Thursday, Jaguar’s recently-acquired site at Fen End in Warkwickshire (formerly run by Prodrive) will pay host to a fleet of well-heeled classics. Enthusisasts will be able to put everything from the Le Mans-racing Jaguar D-type, E-type and potent F-type R coupe through their paces.
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  Your chance to win tickets to the NEC classic motor show 2014 5 Nov 2014 (News)
  Time is running out to get your tickets for this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, which takes place at the NEC over the weekend of 14-16 November. But don’t worry if you haven’t booked yours yet – we’ve teamed up with the organisers to give you the chance to win a pair of day tickets worth around £50.
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  Preview: Barons classic car auction, Esher, 25 February 4 Feb 2014 (News)
  Restorations are always popular, and Barons has a few of those to choose from. A 1953 Bentley R-Type, which runs and drives, looks to be mid-restoration, having already received engine work, new brakes, clutch, exhaust and tyres. Barons has it pegged at £10,000-12,000, which potentially looks good value for someone who wants to finish this one themselves.
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  CMC expands into new premises 4 Feb 2014 (News)
  Nick Goldthorp, Managing Director of CMC, said: 'The restoration business in the UK as a whole is worth over £4.5bn to the UK’s economy; it employs some 28,000 people and is no longer a business that is solely run by a bunch of enthusiasts working out of lock up garages. We are still enthusiasts but have had to adopt modern business practises and attitudes to succeed in this very demanding industry. 'We have been training our own apprentices for the last seven years and have three young people learning restoration skills.
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  Vauxhall's birthday celebrations at the NEC Classic 12 Nov 2013 (News)
  Fifty years ago, Vauxhall started producing cars at its Ellesmere Port factory in Merseyside, and in 2013 the plant is still going strong, with its future secured into the next decade. Book-ending this remarkable production run are two cars: a 1963 Viva HA and a 2013 Astra. The Viva was a huge success, continuing for nearly 20 years in various iterations. Also on show will be the VX4/90 812 FNM, which starred (briefly) at the 2013 Goodwood Revival.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 12 and 13 10 Jun 2013 (News)
  In the Classics division, Gerry Crown and his Leyland P76 shows no sign of letting up, ending the day just over two minutes ahead of second placed Porsche 911 crew of Peter Lovett and Tim Smith. Peter reports this morning that the car is running supremely well and has no problems – that probably puts him in a minority of one. Car 48, the Kiwi-Morris Oxford, lost its windscreen yesterday, but it’s a day off tomorrow here in Novosibirsk, and finding some flat glass can’t be too much of an issue.
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  Preview: Silverstone classic car auction, Northamptonshire, 17 May 22 Apr 2013 (News)
  The redesigned bodywork was created to achieve what Paul Saurer considered to be his ideal ‘Hot Merak’ - and it certainly looks suitably beefed-up, with a wide-body style that's easy capable of going toe-to-toe with the contemporary De Tomaso Pantera or Lamborghini Countach. Interestingly, it retains the standard car's original running gear. Silverstone Auctions says this, 'only increases its collectability', but we'd say that it's a shame that the 200bhp V6 under the engine cover won't deliver the performance the wild looks hint at.
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  HRDC at Silverstone this weekend and at Oulton Park on 11th May. 19 Apr 2013 (News)
  HRDC 'Allstars' combines historic Sports, Touring and GT cars on a combined grid, limited to pre-1966 cars running on Dunlop CR65 'L' section historic race tyres. Competitors wishing to take part in this 30-minute HRDC 'Allstars' race can download an entry form from the HRDC website at www.hrdc.eu  For more information, please contact: JULIUS THURGOOD Mobile: 07850 361159 Email:

  Ital Design Kensington 19 Apr 2013 (News)
  When it was unveiled in 1990, it looked developed enough to be put into production, sitting as it did on an XJ12 floorpan, and being powered by Browns Lane running gear. But the project, drawn-up by Giorgetto Giugiaro and his team wasn’t sanctioned by Jaguar, and was considered very much a case of being ‘not invented here’ by the British company.
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  Lamborghini Aventador to Compete at Pageant of Power 30 May 2012 (News)
  .  The 258mph Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (the most powerful production road-car ever built), the stunning Aston Martin One-77 and the beautiful race-inspired Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale are among some of the rarest cars on the planet and the Pageant will be one of the only opportunities to witness the cars in action in 2012. Other cars taking part in the demonstration runs include the Ferrari Enzo, Ford GT, Jaguar XJ220 and McLaren F1, among the most important and iconic cars of the last 20 years. Now in its fifth year, the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will take place on the Cholmondeley Estate in Cheshire from 15 to 17 June, with day passes for the event starting from just £26 for an adult and £5 for a child when ordered in advance.