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The Concours of Elegance will feature a line-up of 10 winners of the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race at Hampton Court Palace this September. The Le Mans 24 Hours Centenary Celebration pays tribute to the world’s most important motor race, the first running of which took place 100 years ago in 1923. Featuring someContinue reading “Le Mans winners at Hampton Court”

Are you one of those people who spend hours on ebay late at night searching for cars from your youth? Maybe you want to upgrade to a supercar. Auction sites are addictive and dangerous resulting in many an ill informed purchase. The problem with many classic British cars is rust. As a result many peopleContinue reading “Forget ebay.”

By Classic Yorkshire correspondent Tony Lofthouse A rare 32-year-old Daihatsu Applause was crowned champion at this year’s Festival of the Unexceptional (FOTU), surely one of the more unusual classic car shows in the UK. The annual Hagerty FOTU celebrates the many long-forgotten family cars from the sixties, seventies and eighties. For the car’s owner, StephenContinue reading “Daihatsu takes plaudits at alternative classic show”

Please note that the date for the HSCC at Croft is the 2nd and 3rd of September. Not the 3rd and 4th as stated in todays article. Many thanks to our eagle eyed reader who let us know.

You know that I like to champion local events and as Croft is Yorkshires only racing circuit it is only right that we support it. Otherwise we will lose events and have to travel further afield to enjoy our historic road racing. Over the years I have watched many races by a host of differentContinue reading “More great racing at Croft”

I don’t know why I like the Holme Moss 100 but I think it has a lot to do with the people. As an event it is as informal as it gets, there are no rules, just turn up, sign on, pay the entry fee (for charity) and off you go. This is a celebrationContinue reading “Holme Moss 100”

Here at Classic Yorkshire we know that the classic car world revolves around Yorkshire. It has the second highest ownership of classic cars in the UK, but also a long list of events, success in historic motorsport, car manufacturers including Jowett and Ginetta and a strong club scene. Specialist classic vehicle insurance broker Footman JamesContinue reading “Is Yorkshire the UK’s classic capital?”

By Classic Yorkshire correspondent Tony Lofthouse In the late eighties Swedish car giants, Volvo, cast off their image for producing vast numbers of ‘boxy’ looking cars with the launch of a quite stunning ‘head-turner’! The 480ES was six years in the making – a rare three-door hatchback coupe and the only Volvo to feature pop-upContinue reading “The Volvo that broke the mould!”

I first started watching British Touring Cars in the late 1980’s when I lost interest in rallying post Group B. These were the days of John Clelland and Frank Sytner, BMW’s versus Vauxhall Cavaliers. In the world of contemporary circuit racing I think it still offers the closest racing, mix of cars and thrills. NotContinue reading “Event review: Classic Touring Car Festival – Croft”

It seems that barely a month goes by without another specialist car company announcing a new supercar. Marrying modern engineering with the classic lines of historic supercars, rally cars or prestige cars whose values mean that no one can afford to drive them anymore. I have no doubt this is in part due to modernContinue reading “Nichols Cars reveals Can-Am-inspired British supercar”

You know that time is marching on when the cars you considered everyday suddenly become regarded as classics and you keep saying, I used to have one of them. Wish I’d kept it. Ford recently announced the demise of the Ford Fiesta and I am sure that almost everyone has owned one or at leastContinue reading “Fiesta’s demise sparks interest.”

By Classic Yorkshire correspondent Tony Lofthouse In a technological leap from the RV8 of the nineties (see my blog, 21 July) MG are planning to launch an all-new sports car in 2024. The electric-powered MG Cyberster might be a world away from the traditional image of an MGB roadster, but it does represent an impressiveContinue reading “New electric MG sports car to bring back iconic badge”