Matt Bell on 28th August 2019
It seemed like a plan: celebrate the 30th birthday of some iconic cars first sold in 1989 by teaming up with our friends at Lancaster Insurance and taking a road trip to Cornwall... on the A30, naturally.
Matt Bell on 27th August 2019
We look ahead to Brightwells' September sale as it pulls together a vast variety of cars spanning almost 100 years ready for the September 4 auction date.
Matt Bell on 17th July 2019
Several popular classics have proven that you don’t need water cooling to be cool. These three overshadowed air-cooled classics are well worth a gander.
Matt Bell on 28th June 2019
Judges have sifted through a record entry of ‘ordinary’ classics to choose their final contenders for this summer’s Concours de l’Ordinaire, which will take place as part of Hagerty’s sixth annual Festival of the Unexceptional on July 20.
Matt Bell on 18th June 2019
In this Market Trends we take a look at three family hatches from Citroën; the BX, ZX and Xantia...
Matt Bell on 5th June 2019
Goodwood needn’t always be about tweed and tradition, as the latest Retro Rides Weekend on May 18-19 ably demonstrated. The event predominantly caters for pre-’98 cars, but that’s where the guidelines end, resulting in a brilliantly eclectic mix of old motors accompanied by a superb atmosphere.
Matt Bell on 6th May 2019
Although it doesn’t take place until Saturday May 18, Historics’ next sale at Mercedes-Benz World already has an impressive 102 entries. As we’ve come to expect from Historics, they’ll be plenty of variety amongst the consignments at the Weybridge venue, with everything from no-reserve lots to prized exotica.
Matt Bell on 6th May 2019
Ford is to bring 23 years of Ford Ka production to a close this autumn by dropping the latest iteration from its European line-up. The model began life as a hugely successful A-segment city car, but in 2016, became the budget B-segment Ka+, based on the Fiesta platform.
Matt Bell on 8th March 2019
In this Market Trends, we take a look at the values of three left-field luxury cars; the Saab 900/9-3, Citroen XM and Lexus LS400...
Matt Bell on 15th February 2019
After only six years producing its hugely popular cars, the name Citroën was up in lights on the Eiffel Tower. Another 94 years later and this year the marque celebrates its centenary. Following the Rétromobile show in Paris, there is to be a special showcase at the London Classic Car Show on February 14-17.
Matt Bell on 5th February 2019
The 44th edition of the popular Rétromobile show gets underway from today, running until Sunday February 10 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The event’s three halls will be packed full with over 650 exhibitors, 100 clubs and around 600 cars, but there will also be some very special milestones celebrated in the French capital.
Matt Bell on 4th February 2019
We’re used to seeing automotive exotica going under the hammer at major classic car shows, but the auction at the Rétromobile show at Paris Expo on is poised to be a real mind-blower. Paris-based auction house Artcurial will put 147 vehicles under the hammer on February 8, and few are likely to come cheap.
Matt Bell on 14th December 2018
For a long time there was only one way to make an economical car, which was to make it as light as possible. We look at cars which tried to go far on very little.
Matt Bell on 25th November 2018
From Hydrolastic to Hydractive, we consider the workings of fluid suspension.