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  • A Ferrari for £14 295

    In a tribute to the legendary Ferrari Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, a limited-edition collection of replicas of his iconic Ferrari 312 T4 race car has been unveiled by the Amalgam Collection. Limited to just… Read more

  • Lotus Emira 420 Sport

    Lotus has launched the Emira 420 Sport – the most powerful, lightest and most aerodynamically capable Emira ever built. The Emira 420 Sport sits at the apex of the Emira line-up and has been designed… Read more

  • Rock stars and their cars

    Rock stars and their carsBy Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse Famous musicians are renowned for expressing themselves and their wealth in the cars that they own. Here’s a selection of some of these personal indulgences… Read more

  • AC Cars unveils the AC Cobra GT Coupe

    AC Cars, Britain’s oldest active vehicle manufacturer, has revealed the brutal new AC Cobra GT Coupe. Unifying the AC Cobra’s aesthetic with a fixed roofline and curvilinear rear. Sharing roughly 75% of its engineering with… Read more

  • Is it the end for manual transmissions?

    With news that sales of the convertible are declining we are now hearing that the manual gearbox and diesel engine is heading for extinction. Vehicle Data Global (VDG) – which powers systems across the automotive… Read more

  • Is it the end of the road for convertibles?

    By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse It seems our love affair for open-top driving, at least in new cars, is fast disappearing with sales dropping 66% in five years. According to data from the Society… Read more

  • €40.8m Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction

    Broad Arrow Auctions is celebrating the success of its second annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction. Italian marques were firm favourites, including Ferrari and Lamborghini, led by a stunning 2023 Ferrari Daytona SP3. A single-owner example displaying only 743… Read more

  • MG enthusiast rightly proud of his first classic restoration. Part 2

    By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse It’s fair to say restoring a classic MG sports coupe has been a real ‘labour of love’ for Robert Warren from West Yorkshire. Robert admits it seemed the right… Read more

  • The MGB GT – an underrated classic. Part 1

    By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse A little over 60 years ago the British Motor Corporation brought us the Pininfarina-styled MGB GT. This hardtop coupe offered more interior room and good boot space when compared… Read more

  • Renault calls for public support to get Renault 5 Turbo 3E into production

    For many people who work in engineering or design, their first step is a Lego based project. In my day Lego was a fairly basic product comprising various square blocks which limited you to rather… Read more

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