A Welsh car business is turning out new for old gold. Hemmels of Cardiff is probably one of the least known success stories in the Welsh automotive sector but it is rapidly gaining recognition around the world. It specialises in nut and bold regeneration of classic Mercedes-Benz sports cars and prices for their year-long rebuilt … [Read more...]
Classics Features
All time great classics auctioned
As all car lovers know, purchasing a classic car is about much more than getting around in style. It’s owning a piece of motoring history – and getting to hear the sound of a vintage engine rumbling into life. But as well as being a piece of art, buying a vintage car can be a good investment. That’s why MoneySuperMarket has put together a new graphic … [Read more...]
Inaugural John Owen Memorial Tractor Run
As tractors arrived in their droves at the Gwili Jones yard in Lampeter the sun shone down to greet the drivers for the John Owen organised tractor run, writes Gary Jones. Sadly, it was renamed the John Owen Memorial Tractor Run after the hugely popular man from Lampeter unexpectedly died after suffering a heart attack shortly before it took place. However … [Read more...]
Big Data helps pick future classics
Used car buyers with a keen eye for an investment could benefit from a new online tool that reveals the cars that are appreciating and could become collectors’ items and there are a few surprises. ‘Future classics’ created by automotive data and valuations expert HPI is an online site that allows users to find out which cars are likely to appreciate in … [Read more...]
Old and new brands boom over two decades
New data from Regtransfers.co.uk reveals the fastest growing car brands over the past 20 years, uncovering a 'luxury car' boom and how British automaker MG has made a big comeback. Over the past 20 years we have seen an influx of cars taking to our roads. With data showing us the most popular cars from 1998 to the present day, we’ve been able to analyse … [Read more...]
Rally Legends display growing for WRGB in October
Organisers of Wales Rally GB announced that AutoClassics.com is supporting its special Rally Legends display in Llandudno – one of the major attractions during a history-making finale to this year’s event 4-7 October. The famous Conwy County resort will host a full weekend’s entertainment in the countdown to Sunday’s dramatic rally finale which, for the … [Read more...]
“The” Aston Martin DB5 is back – at a cool £3M
James Bond's iconic Aston Martin DB5 is back with a £3M price tag to leave you shaken and stirred. Thanks to a unique collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions, the company that produces the James Bond films, a limited edition series of the gadget-packed car will be produced at a cost of £3 Million each. Following the successful DB4 G.T. … [Read more...]
Racing lines and the life of Terry Sanger
The heady days of 60s & 70s British motor sport and one of its stars are recalled in a new book by a Welsh writer. ‘And you’ll love this one …!’ is the biography of international racing driver Terry Sanger and written by Swansea's Ken Davies about his talented friend and inspirational privateer of the 1960s & 70s. Although an extrovert, West … [Read more...]
Swansea’s resounding success with new show
The American Car Show at the Viking Way Swansea Bus Museum and Transport Heritage Centre last Sunday was a resounding success, writes Roger Gale. The Museum echoed to the snarl of roaring American V8 engines when the Swansea American Auto Club gathered a stunning array of cars, including the 1940’s Ford Custom that was constructed in the United States by … [Read more...]
American car show draws into Wales
The newly revitalised Swansea Transport Museum – formerly established as Swansea Bus Museum – this Sunday hosts the first American Car Show to be held in the region since the early ‘nineties . A host of the vast glittering ‘gas guzzlers’ will be assembling for the ‘Independence Day’ extravaganza at the Viking Way Museum (SA1 7DA) on Swansea Enterprise … [Read more...]
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