A 1954 Jaguar XK120 has been restored and upgraded by Jaguar Classic for Jaguar fan David Gandy, taking 2,700 hours over 11 months. If you’re going to get a classic Jaguar restored to perfection, you could do a lot worse than go to Jaguar Classic, Jaguar’s own in-house restoration gurus. And if you’re David Gandy, […]
Bentley PICK-UP up for grabs. Yes, it really is a Bentley Pick-up
A Bentley Pick-up – based on an original Bentley S1 and converted in Australia – is up for auction at Silverstone Auctions’ British Marques sale. For as long as most of us can remember, makers of proper luxury cars, like Bentley and Rolls-Royce, have really only made big, luxurious saloon cars and the odd saloon-based […]
Reliant Scimitar GTE: The ‘Middlebridge’ Gathering at Silverstone Classic
A gathering of 28 of the 78 ‘Middlebridge’ Scimitars is planned at this year’s Silverstone Classic, 30 years on from the start of their short life. If you mention the Reliant Scimitar GTE to anyone of a certain age, you always get the same response: “Princess Anne has one, you know”. And actually, it’s still […]
Classic Car number plates can’t be ‘seen’ by ANPR cameras
Classic Car number plates – silver on black – aren’t recognised properly by ANPR cameras allowing classic car owners to park for free – and more. We all know that number plates in the UK are a horrible shiny yellow colour at the back, and shiny white at the front. But it hasn’t always been […]
1975 Jensen Interceptor III with just 9,000 miles up for auction
A 1975 Jensen Interceptor III with just 9,000 miles from new crosses the block at Silverstone Auctions British Marques May sale at Heythrop Park. The Jensen Interceptor is an iconic car, and its appeal never really diminishes, even if it is, unless you are very lucky, a pretty badly assembled car and prone to rust. […]
1991 Mercedes 500E – so nice, Rowan Atkinson bought it TWICE
A 1991 Mercedes 500E – an E-Class built by Porsche – owned twice by Rowan Atkinson is crossing the blocks at Classic Car Auctions without reserve. We all know Rowan Atkinson (star of Mr Bean and Black Adder, if you need reminding) is something of a car nut, owning a wide range of interesting cars […]
The LAST Bugatti EB110 SS up for sale in London
The last Bugatti EB110 SS built as Bugatti went bankrupt in the 1990s is up for sale in London with Max Girado’s Girardo & Co. If you think of Bugatti, you think of either its modern hypercars like the Veyron and Chiron, or you think of its storied history and cars like the Type 35 or […]
1977 Ford MKII RS2000 Factory X-Pack – and more ‘Classic’ Fords – up for grabs at CCA
This month’s Classic Car Auctions Practical Classics sale sees a 1977 Ford MKII RS2000 Factory X-Pack and more classic Fords up for grabs. You may have noticed that ‘Classic’ Fords are now starting to fetch serious money; cars you couldn’t have sold for a tenner a decade ago are now fetching properly silly money. The headliners […]
The FIRST Jaguar E-Type ever seen in public up for grabs
The very first Jaguar E-Type ever seen in public at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show is now up for sale in the UK. We all know the story about the launch of the Jaguar E-Type at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, where demand for drives of the only E-Type at Geneva – 9600 HP – […]
Always fancied a Lotus Carlton? Now’s your chance
If you’ve always wanted a Lotus Carlton – Vauxhall’s 1990s BMW and Mercedes basher – now’s your chance, with two up for grabs at Silverstone Auctions this month. A Lotus take on a mainstream car has always been a bit interesting, and now Lotus Cortinas are fetching serious money it’s perhaps time to look at […]