Author Archives: Mike Cowlam

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse A keen classic car collector from Bradford is enjoying his latest buy, a rare 1978 Fiat 124 Spider. British Airways worker Shahid snapped up the 1800cc left-hand-drive soft-top at a Surrey auction and paid just £7,000 (its lower sale estimate). It ended his long search to find another ‘Spider’ having previouslyContinue reading “West Yorkshire car enthusiast lands Italian classic”

The Donington Historic Festival (May 1-3) is a great opportunity to see many rare cars both on the track and in static displays on the infield.  The infield displays are organised by owners clubs from around the UK and most makes are present.  This years event was blessed with a couple of warm days whileContinue reading “Donington Historic Festival.”

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse Do you know your choke from your dashboard cassette player? Well, according to a recent online survey many young drivers don’t and are left baffled by those classic car features so characteristic of the sixties and seventies. Research by car retailer Cazoo of 2000 ‘Gen Z’ young people –Continue reading “Revealed: the retro features baffling young drivers!”

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse A fantastic collection of more than 650 handcrafted Formula 1 cars is going on public display to raise funds for a North Yorkshire cancer charity. The models were created and painted by Nick Parton, who sadly died in October 2025. Now, his widow Sue is kindly opening up hisContinue reading “F1 model collection goes public in aid of York hospice”

For those who don’t know ,The Piece Hall in Halifax is a masterpiece of West Yorkshires industrial heritage. The Grade I listed Piece Hall, is the only remaining Georgian cloth hall in the world, the sole survivor of the great eighteenth century northern cloth halls, a class of buildings which embodied the vital and importanceContinue reading “Event review: Replicar show, The Piece Hall Halifax.”

We don’t need much encouragement to feature prestige cars like Ferraris. Even if there is little prospect of me purchasing one, window shopping is fun. There are no better places to window shop than a top auction site (not ebay) where you will find plenty of variety along with price guidance and a set ofContinue reading “Spectacular Group of Ferraris go to Auction”

By Classic Yorkshire contributor, Tony Lofthouse In the year remembered for its scorching Summer, Ford brought us the Fiesta – a car that would ‘hot up’ car sales for decades to come. This three-door hatchback was initially launched in France and Germany in 1976, before right-hand drive Fiestas arrived here at the start of 1977.Continue reading “The Ford Fiesta is 50 and still a best-seller!”

The God’s Own Country Classic Car Rally 17 October 2026 Proud Yorkshiremen and women have often called our county ‘God’s Own Country’ Inspired by this description a small group of local business leaders including the Chair of the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust Ed Anderson, the former Chair Tom Ramsden and two prominent Yorkshire businessmen JonathanContinue reading “New Yorkshire event.”

The Restomod market has boomed in recent years. Bringing together classic looks with modern safety and reliability is a winning combination. But the choice of restomod has been quite limited concentrating on iconic cars such as the Mini or ultra expensive cars like the E Type Jag. But as the market grows so does theContinue reading “Restomod: Honda Integra Type R”

If you are going to the Donington Historic next week and haven’t bought your tickets then you may be interested in half price tickets with infield parking. We still have a few places left on our Classic Yorkshire’s classics zone. Donington Historic 1-3 May: Classic Yorkshire is delighted to confirm that we have been acceptedContinue reading “Going to Donington Historic”

Mercedes-AMG caused a stir last year with the CONCEPT AMG GT TRACK SPORT and the concept car serves as a technology platform for two exceptional performance models. It forms the basis for the new Mercedes-AMG GT3 and the future Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series – the current GT family is being expanded by two models. TheContinue reading “Mercedes-AMG announces new GT3 and Black Series”

A new kind of automotive gathering launches this summer at one of England’s finest country houses – bringing together the drivers, engineers, designers and test drivers who shaped the cars, not just the cars themselves. Wilton House, near Salisbury, will host the inaugural Concours des Légendes on June 19–21, 2026 – an event that putsContinue reading “Inaugural Concours des Légendes at Wilton House”