Designer Adam Williams has launched a bespoke chair collection inspired by some classic cars. Designs commissioned and completed to date include the Daytona, GT40, Ferrari, GTO and a 1952 Bentley Continental and is currently designing chairs for a Porsche 917 and a Lamborghini Miura but you’ll need to sit down when you learn they start from £6,500, … [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...]
Swansea classic two wheelers are back
The Swansea Classic Motorcycle Show that established a great reputation over many years at Swansea Museum will return this year, but in a different venue. This year it will be held indoors at the new Bus Museum and Transport Heritage Collection in Viking Way, Winch Wen, Swansea SA1 7DA on 7 October. This results from the kind co-operation of the … [Read more...]
Classic pick-up carries off 40 years
It’s 1978, and the world is changing as Space Invaders spreads to arcades across the globe and launches the video game industry, writes David Miles. The first automated cellular phone network is being built in Japan and Superman takes off in cinemas. Another product is launched which, over the next four decades, will bring mobility to 4.7 … [Read more...]
Scenic Two Rivers Tour
Models of varying vintage gathered at the Rhymney Brewery in the World Heritage Site of Blaenavon to take part in the second Two Rivers Tour. Organised by Cwmbran-based Forresters Car Club, the 36 cars took participants on a 130 mile route around some of the most picturesque roads in Torfaen, southern Powys and Monmouthshire. Goytre based company Nutts … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 September
Jaguar Land Rover could be hit by £80 Billion of costs if Britain does not secure a good Brexit deal, said CEO Ralf Speth. Extra costs and parts delays threaten to cut profits by £1.2 Billion annually but slowing sales due to diesel and business fuel taxes are also weighing on the business which reported a £210 Million loss in Q2. Jaguar Land Rover … [Read more...]
Two Rivers Tour flows this weekend
Forresters CC Two Rivers Tour will be staged for the second year on Sunday. The 125-miles event assembles for a start outside Rhymney Brewery, Blaenavon before meandering through South East Wales and finishing with a Sunday dinner at The Huntsman, Shirenewton. The not car breaking event is open to models of any age and a classic Ferrari is among those … [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...]
Newslines 21 August
The new 12-model Jeep Renegade range of 4WD models will be in dealerships from the end of this month. Jeep say they will cost from £19,200 to £30.805 and come with a choice of three new petrol engines and two updated diesel units, with six-speed manual or nine-speed automatic transmissions. In a stunning new film, Lotus Cars celebrates its anniversary … [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...]
