Glenn Rowswell on 5th February 2017
The history of the Rover SD1 and Standard-Triumph company are well known among marque enthusiasts; any number of online and print sources can provide the details. Recently, classic car documentary film maker John Clancy had the opportunity to shed new…
Glenn Rowswell on 3rd February 2017
A quaint, half-timbered classic that's also exceedingly practical. But is the Minor Traveller a carpenter's nightmare or a realistic DIY prospect?
wp-admin on 2nd February 2017
Scientists continue to argue about the effects of global warming but the general consensus is that the world’s weather pattern continues to be extremely unpredictable, whatever the root cause may be. From abnormally high temperatures prompting out of control wild…
Glenn Rowswell on 1st February 2017
The redevelopment of Longbridge – former home of Austin and current site of MG Motor UK – continues.
Glenn Rowswell on 31st January 2017
Four Renault 8 Gordinis to join 20th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique...
Glenn Rowswell on 31st January 2017
A remarkably original with just 7,317 miles on the clock has been consigned by Silverstone Auctions to its Race Retro Classic Car Sale...
Glenn Rowswell on 31st January 2017
Fifty years after Alvis stopped making cars, the company is back and its order book is open.
Glenn Rowswell on 30th January 2017
In the annals of motor racing, few machines are as iconic as the Lotus-Climax Type 33, chassis number R11, the car driven by Jim Clark to first place in the 1965 Belgian, British, German and Syracuse Grands Prix and the Lotus in which he won his second World Championship.
wp-admin on 27th January 2017
The change that threatens to catch most motorists out is that vehicle tax can now no longer be transferred to the new owner. A DVLA spokeperson told TM: “The buyer will always need to obtain new vehicle tax immediately upon…
wp-admin on 18th January 2017
Lotus is no stranger to controversy and crises, as anybody who’s followed the company’s ups and downs over the decades will testify. But the latest news that more than a quarter of Lotus’ global workforce could soon be facing redundancy…
wp-admin on 17th January 2017
Last year has seen me spend a fair bit of time in and around pre-war cars and I must admit that although they didn’t used to be my thing, I’m becoming increasingly attracted by the idea of something properly old. The…
wp-admin on 17th January 2017
Earlier this month a man from Redditch in Worcestershire was taken to hospital with burns to his face after a fire broke out in his garage while he was working on a classic car. As classic car enthusiasts we’ve all…
wp-admin on 5th January 2017
It rather begs the question, are classic vehicles too dangerous? As the driver of a Citroën 2CV, a car regarded by many as being as safe as chewing live plug wires, it’s a question I often ask myself so I…
wp-admin on 17th December 2016
The scene is one familiar to the majority of classic car enthusiasts- a battered trestle table bending under the weight of the contents of someone’s garage. Mysterious mechanical parts in grease paper and odd collections of hubcaps sit next to…