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The Chesapeake Chapter of the New England MG ‘T’ Register is proud to invite you to the 40th meet of The Original British Car Day. This very special annual event is held for the enjoyment of all British car and motorcycle enthusiasts. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Benedictine School which provides educational, residential and vocational services for children and adults with disabilities. This year’s Featured Marque will be the Jaguar. In honor of this marque, we will be featuring a very rare 1936 Jaguar SS 100 model which will be on display for all to enjoy. Our honored guest this year will be John Davis. John is an Emmy® Award-winning host, executive producer, and creator of MotorWeek, television’s longest-running automotive series. He is one of the most trusted and recognized automotive journalists in the nation […]

A Jaguar Land Rover vehicle was registered every 30 seconds in March as Britain’s biggest car manufacturer continued a record-breaking start to 2017. Jaguar Land Rover celebrated its best March sales in its history with Jaguar sales up 68% to 9,484 and Land Rover achieving 22,283 sales, up by 14% percent, driven by a raft of new models.

Not to do two MG videos in a row, but this one is fun. And I like MGs, so there is that two. This week out Video of the Week is the second in a series called “The Wrenchmen” from Hagerty and features work on a 1970 MGB. Seems lots of good videos are coming out of Hagerty these days. Anyway, this series basically has a couple of professional mechanics going around to regular folks with classic cars and helping them over some rough spots to get them back on the road. The description of this video is… Three days, two Wrenchmen, one garaged MGB and a bunch of problems. Wrenchmen Davin and Matt roll through South Carolina to help David and Jocelyn get their 1970 MGB back on the road after being parked for far too long. The MGB’s […]

Panasonic Jaguar Racing earned its first championship points in style after a thrilling race where Mitch Evans and Adam Carroll finished in P4 and P8 respectively, in only the fourth FIA Formula E race for the British team. The Jaguar duo scored 16 points and leaped one position in the Team Standings to ninth place. The Jaguar I-TYPEs started alongside each other in P10 and P11 on the grid and quickly got to grips with the warm and dusty circuit in the heart of Mexico City.

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC today reported March 2017 U.S. sales: Jaguar sales were 4,953 units, a 132 percent increase from 2,133 units in March 2016; Land Rover sales reached 7,965 units, down 9 percent from record March sales of 8,733 units in 2016; Jaguar Land Rover March U.S. sales for both brands hit 12,918 units, a 19 percent increase from 10,866 units in March 2016; making it the best ever Jaguar Land Rover sales month. Year to date, Jaguar Land Rover is up 21 percent in the United States. We are proud that both Jaguar and Land Rover finished our fiscal year on a high note in March, establishing record-breaking U.S. sales numbers for the company as a whole, as well as Range Rover Evoque, F-PACE and XE. Jaguar has maintained its 2016 sales momentum and Land Rover […]

Land Rover has opened a new visitor attraction at its thriving Solihull manufacturing plant. ‘The Range Rover Story’ is an interactive exhibit created to celebrate 50 years of the world’s most revered luxury SUV. Range Rover has been manufactured at Solihull since 1970, but its history with the site goes back to 1967 when the first secret prototype was conceived, codenamed Velar. The new exhibit will take visitors on a time-travelling voyage from its inception in the mid-1960s, through to the introduction of the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Evoque. The exhibition culminates in an exciting unveil of the new Range Rover Velar, celebrating British design and engineering integrity.

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL AUTOJUMBLE! A let’s – get – ready – for – SUMMER swap meet for British cars, parts, and related items. This meet is scheduled for the last Sunday in April to allow time to get your prize vehicles ready to DRIVE. Because of the success of our previous Autojumbles and the lack of British auto items at the much larger Portland Swap Meet, we are committed to making this an annual affair. (Remember, always the last Sunday in April) We are continuing with the same successful format; inexpensive for exhibitors, free to buyers, and not over-organized. The focus is on British car stuff only – no muscle cars, model “A” Fords, speed equipment, or antique or collectible glassware. Only British cars and car related items will be displayed. The sites for parts vendors will be covered in case […]

MINI UK is today launching the new MINI Cooper Black Pack Clubman and the new MINI Cooper D Black Pack Clubman. Designed exclusively for the UK, the first MINI Clubman edition offers 17-inch Black Net spoke wheels combined with Black bonnet stripes for a sleek and sporty finish to further enhance the characteristic MINI Clubman styling.

Wheels Across The Pond is one of the premier British Classic Car and Motorcycle Shows in the state of Florida taking place on Easter Saturday each year at the beautiful Carlin Park in Jupiter. Our first show took place in 2007, and in 2016 we had an entry list consisting of 254 British and European Classic Cars and Bikes and thousands of spectators as well as local automotive dealers bringing us new models from Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Bentley, MINI and Morgan. In 2009, we introduced a Euroclass which allows owners of European marques to join us at the show. Wheels Across The Pond is a non-profit organization and our show raises money each year a Jupiter-based no-kill animal rescue center, the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. Spectator admission is free and preferred parking (at the show field) is […]

Bentley Motors has today announced that Mark Del Rosso will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors, Inc., the regional office for Bentley Motors in the Americas, on 1st June 2017. He succeeds Michael Winkler, who will be returning to Australia later this year. Winkler will remain in position through the two-month transition.

The Endurance Rally Association’s ninth Flying Scotsman Rally ended in a nail-biting finish as the winning crew of Paul Crosby and Ali Proctor suffered two breakdowns in their 1939 MG TB Supercharged on the final run for the chequered flag at Gleneagles, Scotland. The event started at Slaley Hall in Hexham, Northumberland, with over 750miles of rally ahead of the 103 crews.

2017 is going to be incredible! Rolls Royce and Bentley are our featured marquees. Held in conjunction with the Gallabrae Greenville Scottish Games at Furman University. Join us on the beautiful shaded mall of Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. Please mark your calendars for an exciting and unique British Classic car show event on Memorial Weekend Saturday, May 27th – 2017. All British cars and motorcycles are eligible. Winning classes are: First, Second, and Third place class awards (depending on the number of entries) – Best of Show – Special awards to include President’s Award and a featured Marque award. Judging will be by the Participants, with one ballot per registration.

The new McLaren 720S is already well on the way to achieving cult status, joining the legendary McLaren P1 in the LEGO Speed Champions range of model cars. The LEGO Speed Champions McLaren 720S, accompanied by a car designer minifigure and design studio desk, complete with coffee cup, original design sketch. and 3D-printed model car, will be available to buy from 1 June. Builders aged 7+ and supercar enthusiasts alike can show off their design skills and build this awesome model, then put on a racing helmet and switch from supercar designer to racing driver.

The 18th annual Alden Classic Sports Car Show will be Aug. 13th, 2017 in Alden, Michigan. Located 25 miles NE of Traverse City in northwestern lower Michigan. This beautiful resort village welcomes over 100 sports cars for a weekend of touring, car show, and valve cover racing. Each entry is $15 with t-shirts to the first 50, admission is free for spectators and valve cover racers! Lodging is complimented in the region with wineries, tasting rooms, casinos, breweries and hundreds of miles of great touring roads. A tour of the Torch Lake area is offered on Saturday with a dinner following. The tour highlights the region’s lakes, rivers, rolling hills and scenery that will not be soon forgotten. Valve cover racing is also part of our unique and friendly show, with trophies being awarded to the fastest valve cover racer. Clubs […]

A sad update to the tale we told you last week of our contributor Robert Morey running in the Flying Scotsman Rally with John Scott. We heard from Robert this weekend, and unfortunately, the 1937 MG VA they were driving broke down after “an amazing dice at breakneck speed with a pre-war BMW sports car. He could pull away on the straights a bit but John was on him in the corners!”

Bentley Motorsport has finished in second place in the opening round of the Blancpain GT Series at Misano with the #7 Continental GT3 and drivers Steven Kane (GB) and Vince Abril (MO). Bentley Team M-Sport has once again entered two cars in the full GT Series and has its sights set on all three titles, including the Sprint Series Cup that started in Misano this weekend.

Lightweight, optimized and ergonomically designed for four-legged friends, the new Lotus Pet Lids are the ultimate accessory for animal-friendly sports car owners. After extensive and hair-raising time trials, Lotus has developed its new lifestyle range of stylish helmets for cats to be both practical and desirable. Tipping the scales at a trim 25 grams, the wonderfully detailed lids can be personalized with your furry companion’s name and blood group.

McLaren, the creator of luxury sports and supercars from Woking, England, has announced the introduction of a Feather Wrap as an option for its 570GT model.  Offered through the company’s bespoke division, MSO, nearly 10,000 carbon-veined artificial feathers are applied to the car’s body.  The process, which is done by hand, takes 300 hours. The 570GT was chosen as the initial recipient for the new body finish as it’s the McLaren most suited to long flight-like journeys across continents.  It’s on such occasions where the aerodynamic benefits of one of nature’s best inventions, the feather, can be most felt.