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The all-electric Lotus Evija hypercar makes its dynamic public debut at Goodwood SpeedWeek this weekend. The Evija will be in action on the historic race track and will be taking part in a variety of high-octane activities, including the Supercar Run.

Looking for a Covid-19-SAFE British Classic Car Show? Check out the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy Virtual British Classic Car Show! Registration ($20.00 US) now until Oct. 24th. All British marques welcome–awards for Best in Class, Best Barn Find, Most Amusing Car, Best Car Write-Up, and the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy will go to the car voted by fellow registrants to be Best in Show. An online Car Show Catalog will be available Nov. 7-15 for viewing, reading about and peer voting for all cars entered in the Show. A LIVE ZOOM Awards event will announce the winners on Nov. 19th. Enjoy the fun of a real British Classic show from the comfort and safety of home. Go to https://conta.cc/2S11s6S or mgcarclubdc.com for details and how to register. Don’t let the pandemic win! Click here for full car show flier

MG, Britain’s fastest-growing car brand and rapidly expanding EV marque is marking its best-ever month in the UK.

George Herbert Skinner (also known as Bert) and Thomas Carlyle Skinner (also known as Carl) created the Skinners Union (SU) brand. Experimenting with fuel mixtures in the early 1900s they made their first carburetor in 1904 and went on to form The SU Company in 1910. Carl Skinner had two children, Barbara (1911) and Peter (1914), both would become avid motorsport fans and drivers in their own right, but it was Barbara who had the talent to be naturally competitive at a time when women racing drivers had only recently been permitted to compete against men.

Promoting and Preserving Classic British Cars Since 1990 The date for the 2020 BCF has been set for Saturday, October 24th. Entry fees are as follows: • $25.00 if entry is received before October 16th. • $30.00 if received after October 16th. • Additional cars $15.00 each As a reminder to all, the South Alabama British Car Club will operate within State guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. We will take all precautions necessary. We ask that all Visitors and Exhibitors wear masks and practice social distancing. SABCC will provide masks to those needing them, and temperature readings using infrared sensors. State webpage: https://covid19.alabama.gov/

A H Spares, the original and largest Austin-Healey and Sprite parts specialist in the world, has shipped more parcels and received more online orders than ever before since March.

On May 29, 1960, Sir Stirling Moss drove his Lotus for almost three hours of punishing racing, battling through the rain on the streets of Monte Carlo to win the Monaco Grand Prix. It was the first victory in a Formula 1 world championship race for Lotus.

55 years after the last new DB5 rolled elegantly off the production line at Aston Martin’s then global manufacturing base in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, work is once again under way there on a strictly limited number of new DB5 models.

MINI announces the new 2021 MINI Countryman featuring a newly updated design, along with enhancements in technology and equipment offerings.

The Board of Aston Martin Lagonda announces the appointment of Tobias Moers, as Chief Executive Officer. Tobias, 54, will be appointed to the Board as an Executive Director and will take over from Dr Andy Palmer.

Last week, on May 20, the first Range Rover made under new social distancing measures drove off the production line at Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing plant in Solihull, following the recent temporary pause in production due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The giveaway of an all-new Morgan Plus Four in the BBC’s The Big Night In appeal has raised £1.39m to support the coronavirus relief effort. The sum, raised through donations by the public in the draw, is being matched by the UK Government, bringing the total amount generated to almost £2.8m.

MINI USA announces that it is now making its value-oriented MINI Oxford Edition line-up available to all customers. In addition, MINI USA has added the versatile 2020 MINI Countryman to the MINI Oxford Edition lineup.

MG has announced its plans to ramp up sales and production ahead of the 100th anniversary of the MG car brand in 2024. The plans involve the company expanding into over 100 markets worldwide with the aim of generating sales of 1 million units by 2024.

Supercar maker McLaren Automotive has teamed up with the BBC Blue Peter children’s programme to launch a unique competition asking young viewers to design their ‘Supercar of the Future’.

Sir Henry Royce once said, “Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing.” It is in this vein that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars presents to its clients, perfect scale models of Cullinan, the marque’s stellar SUV.

Aston Martin Lagonda is this week beginning a carefully planned phased return to work for a number of its manufacturing staff as the business looks to prudently restart car making while adjusting to the new normal in the nation’s ongoing battle to protect the NHS and overcome the threat of COVID-19.

Leading online classic car auctioneer, The Market, will offer an extremely rare 1981 MGB GT V8 SEC this month, one of just five ‘Special Edition Classic’ MGBs made, in an online sale running from 21st to 28th May. Built from the final, unsold MGBs to leave the MG Abingdon factory before its closure in 1980, the ‘SEC’ series of one-off sports cars were built by a collaboration between British Leyland, MG Owner’s Club and The Abingdon Classic Car Company.