Isuzu UK has added JT Hughes Group to the dealer network in Newtown, Shrewsbury and Telford. The Shropshire and Mid-Wales based car retailer opened the new Isuzu franchise at the beginning of this month and hopes to grow its existing client base with the new range of Award-Winning pick-ups. The average price of petrol yesterday topped 152p a litre for the … [Read more...]
Taking your first steps towards classic ownership
So you’ve decided the time is right to purchase your first classic car. Buying and owning a classic vehicle is an exhilarating and exciting journey but how do you know if you’re making the right decision and if you’ve found the right classic car for you? Gary Dunne, Sales Manager at Silverstone Auctions and Classic Car Auctions, exhibitors at the … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 February
Silverstone Auctions will include a world-famous car linked to ‘rally royalty’ in its spectacular 2022 Season Opener at The RAF Museum London on 5 and 6 March. The 2001 Ford Focus World Rally Car driven by the legendary late Colin McRae, with its iconic Y4 FMC plates, promises to be one of the most crowd-pulling rally stars of this glittering auction and … [Read more...]
Britain’s first F1 car buck found
The body buck for the original Mark 1 P15 V16, handcrafted in 1949 to help build Britain’s first Formula One car, has been found, and will be used to build Chassis V, the second of three ‘new’ 16-cylinder P15 V16 BRM racing cars. The body forming jig was created to build the first six BRM cars that were unveiled to the world at RAF Folkingham on December … [Read more...]
Practical Classics show returns next month
The Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show with discovery+ will return to the Birmingham NEC from Friday 18 March until Sunday 20 March. The biggest classic car and restoration show in the UK will have over 1,000 cars on display. From Fords to Ferrari’s, everyday rides to supercars, The Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show … [Read more...]
Mini has more amore than Maxi
Despite the fully fold down rear seats and ample boot space, the Austin Maxi has been placed bottom in a poll of British classic cars favoured by drivers for a first date between 1960 - 1990. On St Dwynwen's Day, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, the poll proved that passion is stronger than practicality. The survey by Great British Car Journey, found the … [Read more...]
Search for young person with skills in past for the future
The National Transport Trust promotes and encourages the preservation and restoration of Britain's transport heritage in all its forms - road, rail, wings and water, and is looking for a young champion. One of the particular aims of the Trust is to encourage the next generation, not just restorers but volunteers, apprentices and participants in the Heritage … [Read more...]
Keeping Land Cruisers going
The legendary Land Cruiser 40 is the latest great Toyota to benefit from Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Heritage Parts Project. TGR announced today that it is reproducing key discontinued components for the model, helping enthusiasts keep more of these mighty SUVs on the road. Around the world, the Land Cruiser 40 became symbolic of “go anywhere” performance, a … [Read more...]
Osian set for thriller beginning today & ending in Wales
Osian Pryce will bounce straight back from finishing runner-up in the British Rally Championship by aiming for victory on the Roger Albert Clark Rally. This year’s five-day and 351 stage mile event will be the longest special stage rally in Great Britain for 30 years (since the 1991 Lombard RAC Rally in fact) and Osian will contest the event for the first … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 September
Welsh road casualties fell by a third last year as the Covid-19 epidemic forced people to stay at home and make only essential journeys., according to Welsh government figures. There were 819 people killed or seriously injured in Wales in 2020 - a fall of 31% compared with 2019. BP is reducing fuel deliveries to its filling stations to conserve … [Read more...]
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