Articles by Abby - Site Assistant

Bentley Mulliner has revealed the Olympia Collection, an exclusive run of 12 individually numbered Continental GTs marking the centenary of the 6 1/2 Litre’s debut at the 1926 Olympia Motor Show. Highlights include a unique Verdant to Midnight Emerald Ombre finish taking 56 hours of hand painting, Champagne Gold brightware and detailing, a Coach Green heritage-patinated interior with details inspired by the 1926 car, and a matching individually numbered Brooklands chronograph accompanying each of the 12 cars.

Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional returns to Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire on Saturday, July 17, 2027, celebrating the brilliance of basic for a 13th year. Tickets are on sale now, cars registered between 1972 and 2002 are eligible for the Concours de L’Ordinaire, and camping within the castle grounds is offered for the first time in the event’s history.

Just British is going back to something old, in a new way. For years this site has emailed new posts as they are published, and that carries on as it is. What has been missing is the weekly round-up: the best of the week on Just British, plus the events worth the drive, in one short note. That returns now, on a new home called Kit. If you would like the weekly note, add your address on the signup page here: https://justbritish.com/signup/ – then confirm your subscription in the email that follows. One email a week, nothing more, and you can leave with one click any time. If you are happy with the post emails exactly as they are, do nothing – nothing changes for you. See you out there. – Michael

MG Motor UK has beaten its full-year sales record with two months of 2026 still to run, registering 7,837 vehicles in October for its highest-volume October ever and a seventh consecutive monthly record. Year-to-date sales of 86,767 passed the 85,155 full-year record set in 2025, with an October market share of 5.13 percent placing MG fourth in the UK sales rankings.

McMurtry Automotive is celebrating ten years since a handful of engineers in rural Gloucestershire set out to build the ultimate small, lightweight driver’s car. A decade on, the company holds the Goodwood Hillclimb and Top Gear Test Track records, built the first car ever to drive upside down, and is producing the Spéirling PURE electric fan car for customers around the world.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar concludes its second season of competition at the final round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship this Sunday, the 6 Hours of Monza. The works Aston Martin THOR Team entry has finished in the points in every WEC race this season and is on a run of nine consecutive points finishes. Alex Riberas and Marco Sørensen drive the #009, with Britons Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell in the sister #007, and the team is chasing a maiden WEC podium at the Temple of Speed.

Ariel Motor Company is expanding its American presence through a new exclusive U.S. distribution arrangement with Forman Motorworks of Scottsdale, Arizona. U.S. customers can now order the full range of UK factory-built models, including the Atom 4, 400 bhp Atom 4R, 525 bhp Atom 4RR and off-road focused Nomad 2, with demonstrators arriving in Q1 2027 and first customer deliveries planned for Summer 2027.

Aston Martin and Glenfiddich have presented Glenfiddich 28 Years Old, a limited-edition single malt Scotch whisky crafted through a marriage of American and European oak with a distinctive virgin oak influence. Bottled at 43.7% ABV, it comes in packaging developed with Aston Martin’s design team, uniting Podium Green, copper finishes and the Glenfiddich stag. Glenfiddich 28 Years Old goes on sale from January 2027 in the United States and leading global travel retail outlets.

McLaren has announced the McL 820, the next McLaren series supercar, coming in 2027. The name pairs a new McL prefix drawn from the marque’s motorsport heritage with the car’s 820PS output, and it was teased with a camouflage-wrapped kiwi statue unveiled in central London. Further details will follow in 2027.

The McLaren McL 6GT made its global public debut at the 2026 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas, following a private unveiling during Monterey Car Week. Inspired by Bruce McLaren’s unfulfilled M6GT supercar dream of 1969-70, the carbon-fibre, V8-powered McL 6GT is the first McLaren since the F1 with a manual transmission. A production version follows in 2028.

Aston Martin has revealed the Valhalla Spider, the fastest open-cockpit car in its history. The mid-engined supercar keeps the Valhalla Coupe’s 1,079PS plug-in hybrid powertrain and can reach its full 217mph top speed with the roof off, helped by a unique wind deflector and revised active aerodynamics. Deliveries start in Q3 2027.

Vauxhall has launched ‘Brit’s What We Do’, a new campaign celebrating the brand’s British roots and the character of the British public. The 60- and 30-second films capture familiar moments of everyday British life, feature the Ellesmere Port-built Combo Electric carrying the official Made in Britain trademark, and include Team GB ambassadors ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

MINI Plant Oxford has become the fourth BMW Group plant to introduce Automated Driving In-Plant technology, moving more than 53,000 vehicles without drivers in the past year as the Group passed one million automated movements network-wide. Oxford is also the first plant to connect the automated vehicles directly with existing control systems.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is celebrating 120 years of the 40/50 H.P., the motor car that became known as the Silver Ghost. First shown at London’s Olympia Motor Show in 1906, it established the marque’s reputation for engineering excellence, refinement and reliability, and the record-setting chassis 1701 is on display at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood today.

Caterham will exhibit at the London International Motor Show 2027, taking its place in the show’s Built in Britain zone at ExCeL London from 26 to 28 February. The maker of the legendary Seven will bring a selection of cars to stand 1920, with one combined ticket covering the show, Motorsport Expo and Car Culture UK.

Broad Arrow’s Las Vegas Auction on October 31 at Wynn features a strong British contingent led by the 2015 McLaren P1 GTR by Lanzante at $3.2 to $3.5 million. Classics include a 1938 Aston Martin 15/98 Short Chassis Sports Tourer, three Series 1 Jaguar E-Types, a 1966 Morris Mini Moke and a 1977 Land Rover 101 Forward Control, most offered without reserve.

The National Motor Museum’s Sunbeam 1000hp restoration has been shortlisted for Restoration of the Year at the 2026 International Historic Motoring Awards, and the record-breaking car is also in the running for Car of the Year. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony on 13 November at The Peninsula London. The first car to achieve a land speed record of 200 mph is now on show at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

New research from MG Motor UK shows median new-car prices have risen 58% in ten years while household disposable income grew just 2%, and one in three drivers say new cars are much less affordable. MG says the MGS9 PHEV is its answer: seven seats, plug-in hybrid capability and generous standard equipment from £34,210 on the road, below the £40,000 threshold for the VED Expensive Car Supplement.