A 1979 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet with just two miles on the clock is due to go under the hammer.
The garage find was discovered under blankets in the West Midlands following the passing of its one and only owner.
The Beetle is finished in Brazil Brown and is in fine condition with unused leather seats and the paper carpet protectors still there. It is believed to be one of the last right-hand drive examples of the model produced.
It’s 1.6-litre boxer engine is reportedly in prefect order – it just needs a bit of a turnover!
Karmann Cabriolet Beetles went into production in 1949 and after number of changes the last of 331,847 cabriolets was produced in January 1980.
This rare find is due to go up for sale with Classic Car Auctions (CCA) on Saturday, 30th September with a favourable guide price of £10,000 to £12,000.
Amazingly, a right-hand drive 1968 Porsche 911 with 46,000 miles on the clock was also uncovered at the owner’s premises and is entered in the same sale. CCA describe the rusting car as ‘ripe for restoration’.
Think my money would be on chasing the little ‘bug’!
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The Yorkshire Elegance Concours had over 170 cars on show across the lawns of Bowcliffe Hall. Competition for the awards was fierce and the winners were truly deserving of their prizes. Best in show was awarded to the 1922 Bentley 3.0L·. Class honours were awarded to the Ferrari 250 SWB, Hotchkiss GS and De Tomaso Mangusta. ·
Tuesday was Ladies’ Day and there was plenty to see, with cars displayed around the lawns of Bowcliffe Hall, the Finest Hat Award, music and driver interviews with Le Mans stars, Guy Smith, Oliver Jarvis, Mike Wilds and Nick Faure. The main Concours took place on the Wednesday with three classes covering Pre-War through to 1998. The judges were spoilt for choice with a wide variety of beautifully prepared cars entered. The Pre-War Vintage to 1940 class was won by the 1938 Hotchkiss GS which had just returned from doing the Mille Miglia. The runner-up was a 1934 Triumph Gloria Saloon.
The Post-War Classic class which covered cars from 1941 to 1970 was won by the Ferrari 250 SWB, with the two runners-up being the 1967 Porsche 911S and a 1961 Bristol.
The “Modern Classic” class for cars between 1971 and 1998 was won by the stunning De Tomaso Mangusta which was admired by many. The runners-up were the Jaguar XJ220 and the 1972 Porsche 911S. The overall Best In Show went to the simply fantastic 1922 Bentley 3.0l (the Gypsy).
Thursday saw those entered take part in a couple of hours of non-competitive fun at Harewood Hillclimb followed by a 110 mile road tour around the Yorkshire Dales exploring the beautiful countryside and finishing at Grantley Hall for a fabulous Michelin-starred dinner.
Yorkshire Elegance started two years ago, taking inspiration from the high-end car events that all take place in the South of England and driven by the ever increasing demand from our contacts for a Northern-based event.
It has come a long way in just two years and this year they filled the lawns of Bowcliffe Hall with many fabulous cars, maintaining the core values of the event – car owners bringing their cars to put on display and celebrating Prestige Marques.
Congratulations to all the class winners, runners up and everyone who entered. Dates for next year’s event will be announced in due course.
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After a weekend of amazing action and anniversaries, the 30th edition of the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard has come to a memorable close.
On Sunday, the event resumed after the Festival of Speed was – for the first time in 30 years – cancelled due to a severe wind warning in the Goodwood area. Although the weather paused the festivities for the day, the event was back in full swing on Sunday with a trio of thrilling balcony moments for Ferrari Le Mans winners James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Miguel Molina, MotoGP™ teams and riders, and F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel.
The event celebrated two major anniversaries for Goodwood – 75 years of motorsport at Goodwood and 30 years of the Festival of Speed itself. To celebrate and honour the Festival of Speed’s 30th anniversary, The Duke of Richmond opened the 2023 event in his Jaguar D-Type, the very car in which he opened the first edition of the event back in 1993, making it a full circle moment for Goodwood.
Porsche also celebrated its 75-year anniversary, as it became the first manufacturer to create the Central Feature for the fourth time in the event’s history. Showcasing some of the most iconic models, the much-anticipated sculpture featured the Porsche 804, 963, 962 356 and the variation on the 911, the 992 and 997. A parade of Porsche’s spanning the marque’s history stunned spectators across the weekend, including models from the 1961 718/8 Spyder through to 2023 963. Elsewhere around the event, Porsche Art of Dreams “Dream Big” also made an impact. The stunning piece of artwork created by Chris Labrroy, made its debut at the Festival of Speed as a giant racing driver emerged from the Cricket Pitch.
Other notable celebrations included the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 75 years of Lotus, 75 years of NASCAR, 60 years of McLaren and 50 years of WRC; alongside the event’s biggest-ever celebration of MotoGP™. Six current MotoGP™ Teams along with a host of riders and historic champions participated in the exclusively Grand Prix motorcycle batch which ran across the weekend. Aprilia Racing, CryptoDATA RNF MotoGPTM Team, Ducati Lenovo Team, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3, LCR Honda and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing all travelled to Goodwood ahead of the British Grand Prix in August.
As ever, the Festival of Speed welcomed legends from across the world of motorsport. From current and former Formula 1 drivers, to MotoGP™ riders and Ferrari Le Mans winners, there was something for every racing fan. Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel joined us on Sunday in a sustainable fuel exclusive. Vettel took to the Hill in a number of cars from his personal collection, including his ex-Nigel Mansell 1992 Williams FW14B and ex-Ayrton Senna 1993 McLaren MP4/8. Having launched his sustainable fuel campaign in 2022 – “Race Without Trace” – Vettel encouraged the adoption of sustainable fuel by both the motorsport industry and wider world, meeting fans at his Forest Paddock Shelter in the F1 Pit Lane presented by Sky.
Goodwood was delighted to welcome several current Formula 1 teams including McLaren Formula 1 Team, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Team and Williams Racing. Known for being the place to meet your F1 heroes, the F1 Pit Lane presented by Sky afforded the rare opportunity to see legendary cars from across the decades and meet the teams and drivers, with crowds flocking to meet Oscar Piastri and Alex Albon. A heartwarming moment took place on the Hill when current Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team reserve driver Mick Schumacher got behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W02, which his father drove during the 2011 Formula 1 Season.
Other drivers who joined us over the weekend included, Esteban Gutierrez, Jenson Button, Karun Chandhok, Mika Häkkinen, Damon Hill, Travis Pastrana and Mark Webber.
The 2024 Event The Goodwood team thank everyone for their understanding in regards to the cancellation of Saturday 15 July. All ticket holders who were affected have now been contacted. The dates for the 2024 event will be announced later this week and we look forward to another spectacular year of motorsport at Goodwood. You can register for ticket alerts here.
I’m not sure what constitutes a long history for a car club – 50 years, maybe 70? But you can be sure that no club in the world has the history of the Jowett Car Club which has just hit its centenary. That makes it the oldest one-make car club in the world.
The magazine, Light Car & Cycle Car, dated 31st August 1923 carried a report on the founding of The Southern Jowett Light Car Club. This had taken place during a “Successful Inaugural Rally of London Owners” at Titsey Hill in Surrey on 27th August.
This was not the very first, or only, Jowett car club. On 12th May 1922 a notice appeared in the Bradford Telegraph & Argus of a run the following day of Jowett cars from Manningham Park to Boroughbridge where a club would be set up and more Jowett clubs were subsequently set up elsewhere.
During World War 2 most car clubs were wound up for the duration; not so the Southern Jowett club. Membership was maintained throughout and on through the ‘fifties. In 1964, in recognition that membership was now worldwide, the name was changed to the Jowett Car Club.
On Sunday the NY500 will be hosting the Jowett car club as part of the celebrations.
National events celebrating the Centenary.
March 24th – 26th NEC Restoration Show The club will be attendance with a very special & highly active working stand display
May 26th – 29th Jowett Car Club International Rally The club returns to West Yorkshire the birthplace of Jowett Cars for their Centenary Rally.
August 12th – 13th Jowett Car Club Reunion Held at the Bradford Industrial Museum – home of the largest public museum owned Jowett car collection.
August 26th Titsey 100 A re-enactment of the first ever club meeting exactly 100 years to the day that the club was formed when a fleet of vintage Jowetts climbed the steep incline of Titsey Hill in Surrey – It promises to be a unique event.
September 8th – 10th Goodwood Revival Club attendance at one of the world’s most prestigious historic race events.
November 10th – 12th NEC Classic Car Show Another very special stand display at this ever-popular season finale.
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Spotting a rare MG RV8 whilst driving through the fells of Cumbria reminded me of the halcyon days of this iconic British-made sports car.
In essence, the RV8 is a re-engineered MGB, built from a combination of off-the-shelve parts.
The two-seater was powered by a 3.9-litre Range Rover V8 engine delivering 185 bhp and was designed from a reworked body shell produced by Rover’s Motor Heritage division. Whilst, the car’s five-speed gearbox was derived from the Rover SDI.
The RV8 was notable for its muscly look with wider wheel arches, larger real light clusters and sleek frontal aerodynamics.
Inside, the olde worlde trim combination of magnolia leather and burr elm wood had all the hallmarks of an old Rover saloon.
Interestingly, the RV8 project would bring together a team of senior MG engineers working to a limited budget to get the car into production. It was a small operation with only around 15 vehicles produced a week at Rover’s Cowley plant.
The RV8 debuted in 1992 with a punchy asking price of over £26,000, partly justified by its production rarity.
Of the 1,982 RV8s made nearly 1,600 were exported to Japan. Thankfully, many examples would make their way back to these shores, joining the 307 originally sold here.
In another oddity, 80% of the cars made came in Woodcote Green. Other rarer colours included Nightfire Red or Oxford Blue.
Given its very limited production, examples of this British roadster are pretty scarce. Prices can start from around the £10,000 mark for a nice condition model and can reach double this for a mint condition.
The RV8 might not be to everyone’s taste but for me the MG team behind the model deserve great credit for recreating something of the spirit of British sports car motoring.
Artificial intelligence has recently hit the headlines as some of the leading developers have called for controls to prevent it turning on mankind and destroying the earth.
The truth is that we use artificial intelligence every day. If you use Facebook, ebay, on line news services or shopping, they all use AI. The potential to improve the human condition through AI is huge and the risks small, but devastating. However this is a classic car site so lets see what happened when Car and Classic decided to have a bit of fun with it.
They ventured into the world of AI by briefing a generative imaging AI programme to imagine in what kind of property owners of specific classic cars are likely to live. The matches and relevant illustrations produced are the result of an AI creative art process: given a specific brief – in this case, “imagine a property in the UK with an ‘insert classic car name’ parked outside”, the programme sifts through thousands and thousands of digital images available on the internet, and chooses the likely outcome. Midjourney, the programme used for the project, offers a visual interpretation of the models (and the properties) rather than an accurate rendition of their shapes and lines.
The top 16 results are shared on Car & Classic’s article” The House AI thinks you live in, based on your classic car. Town and country are at the opposite ends of the spectrum in the AI report, with Porsche 911owners said to be likely to live in elegant London townhouses whereas fans of Morris Minors live in charming cottages in peaceful, quiet surroundings.
Modern classic Italian and British iconic sportscars from the ‘60s also call for different lifestyles: a Lamborghini Gallardo may sit proudly in front of a Georgian mansion but the timeless elegance of E-Type Jaguars seems to be better reflected in a stylish, understated property with lines to match.
A big family with a robust appetite for everyday life may live in a suburban, solid and practical home, and it would make full use of a Mercedes 500. Asking Midjourney to place the American Dodge Coronet manufactured in the ‘60s/’70s in front of a British property returned a family home out of a Seventies catalogue.
Lovers of hand-built British models are, according to AI, equally traditional: a Morgan Plus 4 is matched to a 20th century Tudor home, and the Aston Martin to a magnificent stately house. Classic Bentley Continentals require space and grand surroundings.
An ‘80s model built in Sunderland, and playing a significant part in the British economy, could mostly attract residents of small, British bungalows, which is where AI seems to have found owners of the Nissan Bluebird. Bedford van drivers are not far away, seemingly living in suburban semi-detached houses and next door to ubiquitous Vauxhall Cavalier owners, who apparently prefer semi-detached bungalows in the same area.
Dig deeper into less common-sight classic motoring, and AI places the original, classic Fiat 500 in front of a Victorian terraced house, where a small and practical city car would be most at ease, and the rare and unusual Peel P50 next to a similar, if smaller, property.
Unsurprisingly, you would have to drive out of busy cities suiting the miniature classics, and into rural areas, to find the owner of a Willys Jeep. Somewhere in the middle, between towns and countryside, perhaps in a small English village, the owner of a majestic Alvis T14 would appreciate a traditional detached stone house: after all, that model is forever associated with British automotive history.
So how did it do? Is your classic listed and if so, do you live in the kind of house it predicted? In my case it predicted a significantly posher house than is my reality. Of course what this exercise actually shows is what kind of house you, and marketing companies photograph their cars in front of.
A milestone was reached last Friday with the ending of production of the Ford Fiesta in Germany.
The move comes as Ford Europe prepare to ramp up electric car sales.
The UK’s best selling car ever debuted in 1976 and became an instant hit as a fuel-efficient runaround in the wake of the 70s oil crisis.
It was made in Dagenham until 2002, but it is a car with international heritage with models made in Europe, Central and South America, the Far East, India and South Africa.
Over 22 million Fiestas have been produced globally. In 2022, DVLA figures show a healthy 1.5 million Fiestas were still on UK roads.
Despite car production ending, UK sales of the Fiesta have been buoyant and there is no doubt savvy buyers will turn this little Ford into a modern day classic.
In 2025, it will be joined by the demise of the Focus as electrification is seen an opportunity to freshen up the Ford brand.
Alex Buttle, co-founder of the used car website, Motorway, said the car would remain popular with buyers, saying: “The ceasing of production of new Fiestas may mean the end of an era but the used car market will continue breathing new life into this much sought-after car for years ahead.”
Motorway say used car prices have shot up by 14% in the last few months.
It does seem a great time to pick up a Fiesta whilst prices are still in reach. Premium models such as the XR2, RS, first generation ST150, Ghia and later ST versions are all expected to be in demand.
Prices are also on-the-up for Mark 1 Fiestas and the Popular range from the late 70s.
If you haven’t owned a Fiesta chances are someone you know has. So maybe now’s the time to snap up this Ford before another piece of petrol-powered motoring history is consigned to the record books!
Five facts about the Fiesta
· The early design project for the Fiesta was called ‘Bobcat’
· There has been seven generations of the car since 1976
· The Fiesta was named Car of the Year in 1989 and 2009
· Since it debuted in 1976 it has accounted for one in 20 of all cars sold in the UK
YORKSHIRE ELEGANCE – “A Right Good, Fancy Car Event… in Yorkshire”
18th-20th July
10 reasons to attend.
It’s in Yorkshire, so hopefully easy to get to. Bowcliffe Hall is a cracking setting, and Grantley Hall are putting us up!
We are Celebrating 100 Years of Le Mans and have some very special cars on show. It’s not easy to get the Southerners to bring cars up but we’ve a few beauties. There will be a parade of some of the cars with driver interviews on stage on Day 1. The guest cars include:
1923 Bentley 3.0l – first car to register an entry & the only British car that took part in the first race in 1923 (finishing 4th)
1925 the first Works Bentley 3.3l
1934 Aston Martin “Ulster” LM16
1951 Frazer Nash LM (2nd in class)
1955 D-Type 774RW which won Le Mans driven by Mike Hawthorne & Ivor Bueb in ‘55
2018 Works Ginetta LMP1 G60 LTP1
Porsche 962 (Grantley Hall, DAY 3)
To go with the Le Mans theme we have some very special guests including:
Guy Smith – Le Mans winner in 2003 (Ladies Day)
Oliver Jarvis – LMP2 winner in 2017 (Ladies Day)
Mike Wilds – raced at Le Mans 7 times in 1980’s
Freddie Lubin – current United Autosports driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship (Ladies Day)
Nick Faure – “Mr Porsche” 11 Le Mans starts finishing 2nd in class in 1975 in a 911RSR
Phil Hanson – Le Mans winner in 2020 in LMP2 class with United Autosports (Ladies Day)
We will have more cars on show than ever before, (could be 200 on day 2) from more famous Marques which include Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Bentley, De Tomaso, Frazer Nash, Ferrari, GT40’s, Jaguar, Jenson, Lamborghini, Lotus, McLaren, Morgan, Porsche, Triumph
VIP Hospitality – we are erecting a right posh, luxury marquee in the ground of Bowcliffe so VIP guests can enjoy 3 course lunch (with our Le Mans drivers), afternoon tea, complimentary fizz and private terrace. There’s also a bar for a pint of ale!
EXHIBITORS – we have new sponsors and partners exhibiting this year which include BOODLES, BONHAMS, TWISTED, GINETTA, McLaren/Lamborghini Leeds, HAGERTY, Vintage Watch Company & HERO-ERA
FULL 3 DAY Packages with accommodation at GRANTLEY HALL – if you wanted to enjoy all three days of the event and stay and England’s finest hotel we have just the package for you. That’s right, England’s finest hotel is here in Yorkshire…
3 nights luxury stay at Grantley Hall (30 mins from Bowcliffe)
Evening meals and breakfast all included
VIP Hospitality for Ladies Day & Concours Days at Bowcliffe Hall
Day 3: Harewood Hillclimb & Dales driving tour
Finale dinner at Grantley Hall in the Michelin * Shaun Rankin restaurant
CONCOURS – takes place on Day 2, with three classes: Pre-war Vintage, Post War Classic to 1970 and Modern Classic 1971-1998. Our Concours judges include Peter Neumark (CMC), Daniel Cogger (Hagerty), Paul Richards (Richards of England) & Guy Newton (Bonhams)
1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class
Overall best in show
“Norman Dewis” trophy for the best classic Jaguar
Best engine vocal for the best sounding engine
LIVE MUSIC – back by popular demand we have the Bluebirds performing once again across both days. Charlie Aky, a brilliant solo artist is also preforming on Day 1 and we will have a brass band in action on Day 2.
DAY 3: Driving Day we start with 2 hours at Harewood Hillclimb, non-competitive fun before departing on a Yorkshire Dales run with lunch a the Coniston Hotel and ending at Grantley Hall
Car & Classic’s are auctioning what is likely to be the sole survivor of three Le Mans 1959 Triumph TR3Ss.
Three TR3Ss were built to compete at the 1959 Le Mans race, sporting lengthened versions of the production cars’ fibreglass bodyshells to accommodate a bigger engine. The partially-restored chassis and body shell #25, which has been in the same family since 1961, is the only one said to have survived, showing plenty of evidence of its past racing history.
No. 25, 26 and 27 TR3Ss participated in 1959 Le Mans, all powered by the Sabrina prototype 2l DOHC race engine; the occasion sparked substantial coverage, and #25’s history is proved by a wide range of receipts, period magazine articles, and photographic evidence.
Whilst it is believed that No. 27 was destroyed by the factory and No. 26 by fire, there is no direct documentation to ascertain the fate of all three TR3Ss, with plenty of speculation weaving into the history and whereabouts of the cars over the next few decades.
The current owner’s father purchased the bodyshell in 1961 to replace a 1955 TR2 which had suffered a crash. A Motor Sport magazine’s advert promoted a “full fibreglass body, ex-Le Mans, unused since” body for £70. Upon discovering that the engine bay had been lengthened by six inches, an elongated bowl-shaped cut-out had been added (likely to provide clearance for the race engine’s larger SU carburettors), and the engine mountings had also been moved forward, the theory that this engine bay once housed a Sabrina engine was strengthened.
A year later, a TR3 chassis was also added to fit the body shell, together with an MGB steering column; the car was then used sparingly.
Several details hint at the identity of this car: the original blue patch (colour-coding was used to identify different classes and their relative speeds) in the rear is still visible, as is the #25 number on the boot lid in a family photo; the number plate, XHP 939, was the number given to the TR3S No. 25.
You can find the latest car auctions on www.carandclassic.com/auctions, from the latest modern classics to pre-war and veteran classics, barn finds and concours-winning examples.
It had to come. The last ever Jaguar petrol-powered sports car will soon roll off the production line at its Midlands home.
The Jaguar F-Type was introduced in 2013 almost 50 years on from the demise of its famous predecessor, the E-Type.
The end of the road for this modern ‘classy cat’ will consign 75 years of sports car history at Jaguar into the record books.
Starting with the XK120 in 1948, Jaguar have rolled out a range of coupes and roadsters to try to emulate the E-Type. These include the XJS, XK8 and XK.
The decision to end production of the F-Type is wrapped up in Jaguar Land Rover’s move to all electric and ambitions to challenge in the very high luxury market.
The F-Type has certainly been a highlight for Jaguar, displaying clear links with the E-Type and coming with impressive six and eight-cylinder options. On the road, the F-Type will be remembered as an exhilarating drive with great balance and steering.
It had competition, not least from Aston Martin and the Porsche 911. But, Jaguar invested time and resources in the model, adding a stunning coupe version to the F-Type convertible. High performance R and SVR models followed.
To celebrate 75 years of Jaguar sports cars, special edition F-Type 75 coupe and convertible models are on sale, powered by a supercharged 5-litre V8 engine. As part of its swan song, the ‘75’ comes with some new elements including distinctive black badges, special sports seats, gloss black wheels, stunning Windsor leather upholstery and stylish bodywork F-Type motifs.
There is no doubt in years to come the F-Type will be a real collectors item, but for now it seems this lively cat has just used up its nine lives!
Electric cars and car conversions are rarely out of the news these days and we are as guilty as anyone of bringing them to your attention. Personally I am concerned that when I pass my cars on to my children that they may just become rather large paperweights. Much like the carriages from when the horse was usurped by the car.
Personally I am not yet convinced by electric cars and am still waiting for the technology and infrastructure to improve before getting on board. However there is an alternative which hasn’t had nearly as much publicity as the electric option. That is synthetic fuels, an option that Mazda have decided to adopt for their heritage fleet.
Mazda UK is switching its Heritage Fleet to run on sustainable petrol. Highlighting the role sustainable fuel can play in de-carbonising classic cars – the 15-car Mazda UK Heritage Fleet will be filled with SUSTAIN Classic Super 80 supplied by Coryton, each time the cars are driven or loaned to media. Further highlighting the flexibility of this drop-in sustainability solution – none of the cars required modification to run on the petrol, which can be used by any standard petrol-fuelled vehicle.
Developed by UK firm Coryton, Super 80 is one of three fuels in the recently launched SUSTAIN Classic range. Super 80 is a second generation bio-fuel created using 80% agricultural waste, such as straw, by-products and waste from crops which wouldn’t be used for animal or human consumption. The fuel offers a reduction of at least 65% in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to fossil fuels.
With a 98-octane rating and bio-ethanol content of 1%, SUSTAIN Classic has been technically tailored for classic vehicles. It’s also formulated with a premium additive package included, which stabilises and extends the life of the fuel and helps clean and protect the engines.
In November 2022 Mazda drove a 2.0-litre MX-5 for 1,000-miles around the UK, lapping a circuit in each home nation all powered by sustainable fuel from Coryton – underlining the potential sustainable fuels have for decarbonising motorsport and the many millions of combustion engine cars that will remain on our roads for decades to come. The switch to fuel the heritage fleet in the same way further highlights how sustainable fuel is a real and credible player in efforts towards net zero, while at the same time allowing the continued enjoyment and preservation of classic vehicles.
David Richardson, Director at Coryton, said: “We’re delighted that Mazda has decided to place its trust in SUSTAIN Classic to fuel its important fleet of heritage vehicles. We believe that SUSTAIN Classic is the world’s first ever publicly available sustainable fuel catering for classic vehicles and we hope that these fuels will give classic car owners confidence that there are options for them to continue running their vehicles in a sustainable way in the years to come.”
Adding, “now is a vital time to start proving that sustainable fuels can have a real future fuelling our transportation – past and present. While other technologies are given the necessary time to develop, sustainable fuels are here and ready to go to help tackle emissions from the existing fleet of classic and modern cars on our roads – and can be scaled up relatively quickly if needed. Every kilogram of CO2 we avoid adding to our atmosphere, by replacing fossil fuel with sustainable fuel, is a win. We don’t instantly have to go for the full switch to start making a genuine impact. As more feedstocks become available, these fuels will start to contain even higher levels of traceable sustainable elements.”
The Mazda UK Heritage Fleet features 15 cars with engines ranging from rotary to both four and six-cylinder petrol, all of which will now be running on Coryton’s sustainable fuel when they leave storage to head to events or media bookings.
Mazda UK’s 1973 Mazda RX-3 was demonstrated at last week’s Flywheel Festival at Bicester Motion, where it ran powered exclusively by Coryton’s Super 80 SUSTAIN Classic petrol. More details of the sustainable fuel can be found at www.sustainclassic.com
Yorkshire Elegance is a glamourous three-day event of racing cars, racing stars, great entertainment and beautiful cars all held in and around the wonderful Bowcliffe Hall in Yorkshire, a Grade II listed manor house built in 1805.
Special guests already confirmed include Le Mans legends Andy Wallace, Jackie Oliver, Nick Faure, and Mike Wilds, along with historically important cars including the first works car to compete at Le Mans, Nick Mason’s glorious Ferrari 250GTO and a 1932 Aston Martin that competed at Le Mans in 1932, 33 and 34.
In addition to the cars, guests can also enjoy a luxury brand showcase and retail village as well as displays from manufacturers including Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin. Yorkshire Elegance also offers a driving tour, non-competitive runs up the Harewood Hill Climb, live music, great food options and live on-stage interviews with special guests.
Taking place 18th-20th July, every day has its own special theme. The 18th of July is Ladies Day and Le Mans showcase which presents a display of former Le Mans 24 Hours racers, as well as the racers who risked it all during 24 hours of racing.
The 19th of July presents a Best of British theme and Concours with three classes – pre-war vintage, post-war classics from 1941 to 1970, and classics from 1971 to 1990. A “best of British” parade will also take place.
The final day on the 20th of July moves to Harewood Hillclimb where cars can take part in non-competitive runs. Later in the day cars will embark upon an 80-mile driving tour ending at Grantley Hall for dinner, where special guests from the world of Le Mans will be present.
Hagerty, as a title sponsor, will be a part of the official Concours judging team and will present an official Hagerty award during the prizegiving ceremony. In addition, guests can discuss Hagerty products and services at the Hagerty stand situated on the lawns of Bowcliffe Hall. Hagerty will also join the driving tour and Hill Climb at Harewood.
Mark Roper, Managing Director of Hagerty International, said “We are delighted to be a partner of Yorkshire Elegance, as not only does it promise to be a spectacular event, but it also presents Hagerty with a great opportunity to host clients and enthusiasts in a wonderful setting. In addition, this event perfectly encapsulates everything we stand for at Hagerty with great cars, exciting motorsport, and an opportunity to drive and enjoy your car as intended.“
For more information on Yorkshire Elegance, including ticket details, click here.
