Category Archives: Classic car show

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse The iconic Citroen Type H van with its distinctive corrugated body is back nearly 80 years on from its launch. This ‘sun-soaked’ workhorse of European roads was made between 1947 and 1981 and has, in recent years, become a ‘hip’ coffee and street food outlet at festivals and eventsContinue reading “Citroen reinvents it’s Euro van classic”

Volkswagen is celebrating 50 years of the GTI, marking half a century of driving pleasure and motorsport passion. At the same time Volkswagen will unveil the new ID. Polo GTI. For the first time, an all-electric model will bear the renowned GTI badge. Volkswagen also has ambitious goals on the racetrack and is entering twoContinue reading “Volkswagen celebrates 50 years of GTI on Track:”

Do you remember those Fiat 5oo’s designed for taking you to the beach or keeping on the back of your yacht. The 500 Jolly (1958-1966) had wicker seats making it practical for those wearing a wet bathing suit and were unaffected by sunlight. It lacked doors and even had a surrey roof. You would beContinue reading “Renault 4 beach car.”

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”