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Bentley Motors resumed production on Monday, May 11th at the company’s headquarters in Crewe, England, with over 1,700 colleagues following the 250 comprehensive and wide-ranging hygiene and social distancing guidelines implemented to enable a safe return.

The Morgan Motor Company has helped to raise an incredible £1.39m towards the coronavirus relief effort, with the giveaway of its all-new Plus Four for BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief’s ‘The Big Night In’ appeal, an amount that will be matched by the UK Government. ‘The Big Night In’ appeal saw the BBC’s biggest charitable partners, Comic Relief and BBC Children in Need, join forces for the very first time with a live star-studded show to help raise funds and celebrate acts of kindness. The show aimed to unite the nation with an evening of incredible entertainment and stories of those going the extra mile to support their communities in these troubled times.

Brabham Automotive has built and delivered its first BT62 Competition model, having sustained production over the last few months.

Following an overwhelming response from children around the world, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is extending the deadline for entries in its Young Designers Competition to Monday 1 June 2020.

MG has released images and limited details of a new electric sports car concept called the Cyberster.

The unique porosity and phenomenal downforce of the Evija all-electric hypercar has been brought to life in a new animation from Lotus.

*** Cancelled *** Please join us for our 32nd annual event. Founded in 1989, MGs on the Green is a wholesome family activity that brings together the cars and owners of MG and other classic British Marques. Enthusiasts and admirers are invited to join the relaxed gathering to enjoy the cars on display and fellowship. Event awards will be given to individual cars as selected by invited judges and event participants. We welcome all types of British motorcars to participate in this ‘No Fee Event’. Our ever popular (and entertaining) raffle of donated car related items, services as well as items of general interest will conclude our day out. Tickets for raffle available for purchase at the event. Food: Hot dogs hamburgers, and drinks will be available for sale at the event – all proceeds to go to Crossroads Church […]

Leading online classic car auction house, The Market, has achieved an excellent start to the year selling 85 per cent of cars offered in the first two months of 2020. The auction results show that The Market’s online model is continuing to out-perform longer established, traditional auction houses, while also helping to mobilize the classic car market place by delivering accurate auction estimates and the convenience of on-the-go, remote bidding.

*** Cancelled *** Entry forms are now available for all three events at the 2020 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, set for Oct. 16-18 in downtown Chattanooga. Presented by DeFoor Brothers and hosted by Fifty Plus Racing Foundation, Inc., the 2020 Festival includes a full three days of activities in West Village, the Tennessee Riverfront and the Westin Hotel Chattanooga. The Time Trials and the High Jinks Rallye will be conducted on both Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, while the Concours d’Elegance is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 18. For the second straight year, the Festival will feature the High Jinks Rallye Experience the Landscape, the Time Trials Between the Bridges, and the Concours d’Elegance Rendezvous of the Greats, focusing on vehicles of all types and presentations that engage, excite and entertain the entire family.

Bring Your British cars and motorcycles. Join OVER 800 other British vehicle owners and share your interests with other enthusiasts. Replica cars made in England with British components (e.g. Panther) and specialty cars with British chassis and running gear (e.g. Arkley) are welcome, as are British bodied cars with American engines, including conversions. The weekend kicks off with the Friday Night Welcome Party, followed by the Saturday Car Show, Guided Walking Tours, Giant Slalom competition, People’s Choice balloting, LIVE Musical Performances, Arts Display Contest, Scavenger Hunt for the Kiddos, Best in Show designation and Land Rover Adventure Rides. Saturday’s Events Culminate with an Awards Presentation and Banquet with a TBD Guest Speaker. Sunday’s activities include a HUGE swap meet, Rallye to Tour Portland Area Landmarks and more VIntage Racing and Britsh Cars competing in the Giant Slalom. People’s Choice ballots […]

MG Motor UK has maintained its exceptional start to the year in February, recording its 28th consecutive month of volume and market share growth with a 97% increase in sales versus the same period last year. Placing style, practicality and value for money at the heart of its offering, 883 exciting new MG models found homes during February despite a declining automotive market overall. MG also delivered a strong proposition in terms of market share (1.1%), making it three months in a row that MG has achieved a share in excess of 1%. The marque, once again, remains the fastest growing car manufacturer in the UK.

The Aston Martin V12 Speedster has made its global debut today, with just 88 examples of this puristic limited-edition model set to hit the road. Created by luxury British marque’s bespoke customization service ‘Q by Aston Martin’, the Aston Martin V12 Speedster is a truly visceral driver’s car that draws inspiration from both the brand’s rich racing history and aeronautical design. Today’s example is showcased in a conceptual F/A-18 livery, also curated by the same artisans.

Lighter, more powerful and with even higher levels of performance on both road and track, the McLaren 765LT is today revealed as the latest in a line of ‘Longtail’ McLarens and the most dynamically advanced and engaging LT model ever from McLaren Automotive. The 765LT opens a new chapter in the ‘Longtail’ story that began with the McLaren F1 GTR race car in the 1990s and since 2015 has seen road-legal LT models introduced. The new car elevates to new levels the attributes that underpin every LT: driver engagement, track-focused dynamics, minimized weight, optimized aerodynamics and increased power are all amplified – particularly the first two. The LT promise of being ‘limited to the few’ is also fulfilled, with just 765 individually numbered cars available globally for customer order.

*** Cancelled ** Please plan on visiting in 2021! The 2021 event will be held October 21 -24, 2001.  Hilton Head Island’s own Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival offers the best of the best in automotive exhibition, racing, dining, and luxury lifestyle. It’s more than just an event — it’s a multi-day world-class destination experience. And you must be there to experience life’s finest moments…curated, elevated, refined.

The Morgan Motor Company today introduces the next iteration of its core model, with the launch of the all-new Morgan Plus Four. The car represents a revolutionary successor to the Plus 4, a model that has formed the backbone of Morgan production since its debut in 1950. Now, 70 years after the first Plus 4 rolled off the production line at Morgan’s Pickersleigh Road factory in Malvern, UK, a new chapter begins.

Bentley Mulliner has revealed the all-new Bacalar at the home of Bentley in Crewe, England this morning. The rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era, and the ultimate expression of two-seat, open-air luxury, this definitive Grand Tourer spearheads a return to coachbuilding by Bentley Mulliner – the oldest coachbuilder in the world. Just 12 examples of this striking, limited edition model are being created, guaranteeing rarity and exclusivity, and offering supreme luxury and breath-taking performance. Bacalar looks to the future of bespoke luxury motoring – each model will be handcrafted in Bentley Mulliner’s workshop in Crewe, according to the individual customer’s personal tastes.

The 90th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show, which was supposed to welcome the media starting today and the general public from 5 to 15 March 2020, will now finally not take place. This is an injunction decision of the Federal Council of February 28, 2020 that no events with more than 1,000 people are allowed to take place until March 15, 2020. The decision fell just 3 days before the opening of the exhibition to the media.

As the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum in Duns, Scottish Borders, opens to the public for the new season, the partners who collaborated on the project celebrate 5-Star status awarded by VisitScotland. The museum opened to the public on 11 July 2019 following a £1.6million partnership project – the museum welcomed 13,000 visitors in its first six months as well as securing its first award, notably from the Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards. The new museum was visited and assessed by VisitScotland Quality Tourism Advisors and was awarded the prestigious 5-Star Museum grading – the first museum in the Scottish Borders to receive this accolade and one of only nine 5-Star visitor attractions in the region.