Classic Cars

Some of the most iconic vehicles in history could be lost to the future unless new blood is introduced to the restoration industry. That is the main conclusion reached at a FIVA supported international symposium in Bucharest on July 24, 2021, titled ‘Restoration – Art or Science?’

With not long to go before one of the automotive world’s most keenly anticipated events, the full entry for the Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance presented by Aviva has been revealed. The carefully assembled line-up of 68 motor cars and 15 motorcycles spans more than a century and features some of the most coveted models ever made.

With only a month until the release of the 25th Bond movie, Aston Martin launched its No Time To Die campaign today with an exclusive screening of its No Time To Die TV spot, against the backdrop of London’s Battersea Power Station.

In this archive demo video from Morris Motors and presented here by the fine folks of British Pathé, we see the process of constructing an engine for a car in the 1930s and the different forms of power that allow it to happen. Much different than the micrometer robotic technology used today. By the way, if you have never toured an automotive manufacturing plant, you really should. It is amazing. It is extremely cool to see how engines were built in a completely analog manner and about five decades before computers were a normal thing. It is also interesting to hear terms explained such as forging, casting, broaching, lapping, hogging… many of which are becoming lost arts.

Vauxhall’s famous heritage collection to be displayed at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire in August. It will tell the incredible story of Vauxhall Motors’ rise as one of the UK’s oldest and best-known automotive brands.

Goodwood Revival (September, 17 – 19) is delighted to announce that it will host a spectacular Victory Parade on the Sunday of the event, echoing the celebrations that took place in 1946 marking the end of World War Two.

This great video has been making the rounds of the Internet for the past week or so, and how could I pass it up? In this video, Jay Leno drives a beautiful 1973 MGB that belongs to supplier Moss Motors. He also discusses the car with Moss Motors chairman Robert Goldman.

As part of its increasing range of replacement parts for Austin, Austin Healey, MG, Morris, and Triumph vehicles of the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, BMH has now added an MG Midget grille badge plinth and a Triumph gear lever knob that’s applicable to a number of Triumph models from the Herald to the TR6.

This just in from our good friend John Clancy of TriumphDVD. As you can tell by the title, what John has given us is a look at the annual British Leyland / British Motor Corporation Day that is held regularly at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon.

The British Sports Car Hall of Fame, the preeminent organization for the celebration of the British sports car and the men and woman who made them such an integral part of the postwar automotive scene, have announced the 2021 nominating committee.

British Motor Heritage (BMH) has now recommissioned existing jigs in order to offer forward deck pieces complete with the related hood bracketry for the TR4A, TR5, and TR6.

On September 12, 2021, the Brooklands Museum will be presenting a special tribute to their former President Sir Stirling Moss OBE who passed away in April 2020.

Visitors attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed will experience the global public debut of the Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge Landspeed Collection. Recently announced, the Landspeed Collection celebrates achievement, innovation and courage, commemorating the tremendous records set by British engineer, Captain George Eyston, in Thunderbolt, which was powered by two Rolls-Royce R V12 aero engines.

Silverstone Auctions are inviting entries for The Classic Sale at Silverstone on the weekend of Friday, July 30 through Sunday, August 1. Their lot list is rapidly growing, so don’t miss your chance to submit your car or motorcycle.

The largest gathering of Aston Martin sports cars in history took place at the weekend (26 June) when the Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) held its highly-anticipated celebration event marking the centenary of the oldest surviving Aston Martin car, A3.

E-Type UK, renowned restorer of the definitive classic sports car – has introduced an all-new brand dedicated to reimagining the E-type. The ‘Unleashed’ brand’s first creation is an E-type Series 3, refined and upgraded in every way to create the ultimate incarnation of Jaguar’s V12-powered icon.

The National Motor Museum Trust is recruiting a Chief Executive to lead it on the next step of its journey, as it looks towards its own future and the future of mobility.

Aston Martin is celebrating the centenary of its oldest surviving car – ‘A3’ – by building a modern-day tribute based on one of its most dynamic and exhilarating series-production sports cars, the new Vantage Roadster.