Pioneering classic car electrification company Electrogenic is announcing today that it is electrifying the iconic Jaguar E-type, ahead of the London Classic Car Show where the car will be on display for the first time this weekend. The Oxford-based leader in classic car EV technology now offers E-type customers a choice of three advanced zero-emission powertrains to provide different driving … [Read more...]
The Classic tribute to the Triumph Stag
As the world’s biggest celebration of retro motoring and motor sport, The Classic is renowned for its record-breaking celebrations of bygone road and racing icons. Visitors to recent festivals have witnessed giant track parades featuring unprecedented numbers of Ferrari F40s, Jaguar XJ220s, McLaren sportscars, Porsche 911s and even Formula One racers. This summer it is the Triumph Stag with more … [Read more...]
Big shake up in classic cars fans’ rankings
Data from one of Europe’s leading website for classic car sales, Car & Classic, highlights a significant shift in the volume and type of cars enthusiasts are searching for after a year of restrictions and lockdowns. Popular classics such as MGB GT, Volkswagen Beetle and Ford Cortina, the latter falling from second to ninth when comparing Q1 2020 and Q1 2021, have slipped down the rankings, … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 May
The Peugeot 208 has surpassed 20,000 model sales in the UK following its commercial launch in 2020. The achievement comes as Peugeot celebrate 10,000 sales across its hybrid and electric vehicles, with the brand set to offer an electrified variant across its entire line-up by 2025. Synetiq, Britain’s largest integrated salvage and recycling company, has re-stated its commitment to a … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 May
The Morgan Motor Company is completing the redevelopment of its visitor attraction, the Morgan Experience Centre, with the opening of its all-new interactive museum experience. The Archive Room is home to the full company archives, containing more than a century of artefacts, documents, photographs and footage that chart the unique history and heritage of the brand. UK based automotive insights … [Read more...]
Widening threat to historic vehicles
Classic cars are under threat from towns and cities imposing varying "clean air" zones. FIVA, the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles, is lobbying the European Parliament to recognise the threat to our cultural heritage. “While FIVA fully supports the move to a greener and more sustainable future,” states FIVA president Tiddo Bresters, … [Read more...]
Retro Rides return to Goodwood for car lovers
Retro Rides is gearing up for the first Retro Rides Weekender since the easing of the UK lockdown, which will be held over the 29 and 30 May at Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester. Featuring a whole host of iconic machinery as static displays and track action, the Retro Rides team has tickets for both days available. Unique paddock displays featuring restomods, rally cars, drift cars and … [Read more...]
Motoring myths probed and truth revealed by survey
There has long been a series of urban myths and unwritten rules that govern the way we drive. Are people in 4x4s really the king of the road? Do people get car envy? Do motorists really not respect younger drivers as much as their older peers? Bristol Street Motors decided to put these myths to the test and found drivers are more considerate and courteous depending on what type of car you drive … [Read more...]
The Classic gears up for summer spectacular
As the world’s biggest historic motor racing festival, The Classic is an incomparable celebration of motoring nostalgia featuring mind-boggling numbers of automotive legends from both road and track. For a long three-day weekend in high summer, Silverstone’s paddocks are packed with unrivalled multitudes of retro race cars all revving up to renew old rivalries. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 April
Classic car collectors are paying up to £75,000 for a good Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. Competition inspired cars are reaching six figure sums, reports Hagerty, with an Audi Quattro Sport likely to make £404,000. Plug-in hybrids could be forced off roads sooner than anticipated. EU legislation is moving towards tougher emissions standards which would make the PHEVs much more expensive compared to … [Read more...]