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  Restoration course set for Bicester Heritage Centre 18 May 2016 (News)
  An innovative historic vehicle restoration course and apprenticeship scheme is moving to Bicester Heritage - the centre for automotive excellence based in Oxfordshire. The course, run by Active Learning in association with Banbury and Bicester College, gives students the skills they need to go on to a career in the historic motoring industry. The move to Bicester Heritage means students will be surrounded by experts practising the skills they are looking to learn.
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  A Grand Monday: Fiat Tempra, £375 16 May 2016 (News)
  At such a low price, there’s every chance the vendor will simply give up and scrap it, or it might even get bought as a run-it-till-it-drops banger by someone who just needs a cheap set of wheels. And while the Fiat Tempra S is hardly an Italian thoroughbred that’s going to have a queue of aficionados lining up to be ‘Il Pilote’, to lose such a rare car would be a crying shame.
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  Rothmans Metro 6R4 leads Autosport auction 23 Dec 2015 (News)
  All the cars and more will go up for auction at 2pm on Saturday 16 January at Autosport International. The show runs from 14-17 January at the NEC in Birmingham.
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  A Grand Monday: Mk2 Volkswagen Golf Driver for £750 30 Nov 2015 (News)
  Both jobs will require the removal of the cylinder head and won’t be cheap. Volkswagen running gear is typically strong but this car is 26 years old now so the condition of the brakes, shocks and springs will need to be carefully checked. Especially if a previous owner has been a bit enthusiastic and decided to chop the springs or fit a huge exhaust.
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  Honest John's June Deals 19 Jun 2015 (News)
  partnumber=174789,174920,174714&cm_re=10cms+slides-_-Slide+2-_-prodeal">Click here Tuesday 9 June Halfords is offering customers 20 per cent off new navigation systems and DAB radio head units when they trade in their old unit . The offer runs from 1 June to 2 August. Click here Monday 8 June Drive the Deal is offering the Citroen Berlingo Multispace with a saving of £6395 off list price.
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  A grand Monday: Citroen BX project £500 18 May 2015 (News)
  Then, with the car on a lift you need to loosen the bolt that links the front and rear anti-roll bar clamp. It’s an 11mm bolt and only needs to be loosened slightly. With the engine running, the height corrector will kick in and the ride height can be reset and the bolt re-torqued. If that doesn’t work, you may have to replace the height corrector. These can be picked up for around £50 secondhand or £120 (plus VAT) new.
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  Jensen makes a comeback...again 4 Mar 2015 (News)
  Not for the first time in the history of the famous brand, there’s a new start for Jensen on the horizon thanks to the unveiling of this: the Jensen GT. Shown here in clay model guise but destined for a limited run of hand-built cars from early next year, the GT is the work of the newly formed Jensen Group, spearheaded by former Aston Martin boss Tim Hearley. The GT will be built in collaboration with Jensen International Automotive (JIA), a company best known for its modified Interceptor R model.
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  Second Taster of Historics 7th March Classic Car Auction 2 Mar 2015 (News)
  Not completely different under the skin, there was actually a run of 349 violet coloured Morris Minor 1,000,000s. But this one is a bit more special because it is actually the millionth Morris Minor off the production line. Obviously an offer that can never be repeated, it is estimated at £22,000 to £26,000.
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  Rust-free Renault Dauphine to Star in Historics 7th March Auction 21 Feb 2015 (News)
  Finally, an Auntie Rover. This one is a 75 P3 that marked the transition from the running-board Rovers of the 1930s to the cyclops P4 of the 1950s. I owned one in 1970-71. Under the ancient bodywork are postwar generation overhead inlet, side exhaust valve 1.6 fours and 2.1 sixes that also saw service in Land Rovers; hydraulic front and mechanical rear brakes; a Bowden cable freewheel; and experimental independent suspension. These cars actually handle far better than you might expect, just watch out for rust in the front wings and rear spring hangers.
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  ‘Blue Train’ Bentley to star at Paris classic car show 4 Feb 2015 (News)
  There are many exciting plans for the car to mark its 85 th  anniversary, including a recreation of the original run from Cannes to London.’ The Speed Six evolved in 1929 as a racing version of the 6½ Litre, introduced in 1926. The first car raced as No 1 at Le Mans in 1929 where it won, and returned as ‘Old No 1’ to win again in 1930.
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  Works Jaguar XJR-9 to go under the hammer 12 Nov 2014 (News)
  The car is the third of just three cars made for the 1988 International Motorsport Association (IMSA) GT Championship, run by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR). It’s also the only remaining example of just two XJR-9 chassis ever made as purpose-built IMSA-spec cars. Prior to its most famous victory in 1990, chassis number 388 enjoyed two highly successful seasons in 1988 and 1989. In 1988, predominantly in the hands of Davey Jones and Jan Lammers, the car achieved four podium finishes and never finished a race outside of the top seven.
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  Museum marks Croft's motor sport half-century 27 Aug 2014 (News)
  This revival drew premier British motorsport events, including British Superbikes, British F3 and British GT. Croft is now run by the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC), and each year welcomes the popular Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. It also hosts a retro-inspired Nostalgia Weekend and British Rallycross Championship, as well as track days.
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  Big Increase in Cars Being Bought On ‘Logbook Loans’ 2 Jul 2014 (News)
  Unfortunately, there is nothing to stop a car owner who mortgages his car in this way from obtaining a second ‘duplicate’ V5C ‘logbook’ from the DVLA. These can sometimes be spotted if the print-run of the V5C is much later than the date of last change of keeper. But usually, there is no indication that the keeper has sold his title to the car, and the ‘logbook loan’ company can repossess the car as soon as it discovers from DVLA records of ‘change of keeper’ that it has been sold.
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  Google to build self-driving cars 28 May 2014 (News)
  The final prototypes will be ready later in 2014 or possibly early next year, although they're not for sale. Google will build 100 prototypes with manual controls and is then planning to run a small pilot scheme in California in the next few years. Google then hopes to develop the self driving technology further. "Our software and sensors do all the work. The vehicles will be very basic - we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible - but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button.
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  Warranty Direct highlights potential for expensive labour costs 21 May 2014 (News)
  The difference between parts and labour costs can be as much as 50,000 per cent, according to Warranty Direct. According to analysis of its warranty policies, work involving a part that costs pence can run up to hundreds of pounds because of labour charges. Premium brands have the highest labour charges – the difference between the average parts and labour costs for Bentley was 172.6 per cent, with Porsche in second and Mercedes-Benz in third place for manufacturers with biggest disparity.
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  Persuaders Aston DBS sets new record 19 May 2014 (News)
  As ever, in its 15th year the Aston Martin Works sale has been truly tremendous. After 15 years of running this sale we still continue to enjoy our very special partnership with Aston Martin, working collectively to deliver the right results for the brand and our clients. Paul Spires, General Sales Manager at Aston Martin Works, added: 'The Bonhams auction weekend has once again more than lived up to expectations.
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  Channel Tunnel: Happy 20th birthday 8 May 2014 (News)
  This is made up of a combination of Eurostar passenger trains and Euro Tunnel's own 'shuttles' (which run at 100mph between the two points). On these 830 metre long shuttles, 85 per cent of motorists hold a UK passport too. So far, 330 million people have used the tunnel, and 65 million cars have passed through it in total.
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  Phenomenal 1971 Iberia Trophy Race to be celebrated at Crystal Palace 28 Apr 2014 (News)
  A host of exotic cars will be on show in the concours exhibition, classic motorcycles will be conducting demonstration runs, and youngsters can get behind the wheel of child-friendly go-karts or enjoy the interactive Diggerland rides. Guests can also take a leisurely stroll through the open paddock, located amid beautiful parkland, where the drivers and mechanics will be on hand to chat about their vehicles.
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  A Grand Monday: Montego Mayfair 28 Apr 2014 (News)
  Okay, so it's not 30 years old itself, but finding a 1984 Austin Montego, let alone one that's for sale, these days is so difficult as you'd be better off looking for a Lamborghini for Cortina money. But as we all know, Montegos got better the later in production run, so I'll hazard a bet that this one may well be more appealing than most.  The Montego is an interesting car. I've always been pretty ambivalent about them, finding their styling 'spiky', and all a bit matronly.
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  Budget 2014: Classic car road tax exemption now rolling at 40 years 19 Mar 2014 (News)
  . The exemption cut-off date in Schedule 2 of the Act will be changed to 1 January 1974 to apply from 1 April 2014 as announced at Budget 2013, and to 1 January 1975 to apply from 1 April 2015 as announced at Budget 2014. We've already given you a run-down of some of the cool classic cars, introduced in 1973, that will be newly VED-free from April 2014 - and, from January next year, with the rolling exemption set at 40 years, more new cars come in, such as the Citroen CX , Lamborghini Countach , Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (below) and Triumph Spitfire 1500 .