EMAIL [email protected] Further to my father's motoring experiences and mine of latter decades, the story continues – but only to be read if you've forgotten my Isetta incident! Having enjoyed many years of owning a concours winning 1962 Sunbe

I have been an avid classic car enthusiast from a very young age and have been fortunate to own a myriad of classics, the earliest being a 1928 Rolls-Royce 20HP tourer the newest a 2015 Ariel Atom 3.5/245. As for my first classic car, well that was a

Motor Sport magazine celebrated its 100th birthday in style with a star-studded evening in London, at which the winner of the Race Car of the Century poll was announced as the legendary Lotus 49. It beat off stiff opposition from Porsche's incredible

Considering this Jetta had sat immobile for 20 years, getting it up and running has been fairly uneventful. It had a missing in-tank pump when we got it, so we fitted the spare tank that came with the car and bought a new main fuel pump as well, whic

I recently made a list of the cars I've owned, including the ones I've broken for parts. It comes to over 200. The number of cars I've actually used is somewhat less, but even so – my dad only ever had about eight in his whole driving career. My most

Here's an easy one – get your rubber right. The S2000 is super sensitive to tyre type and quality, and getting it wrong will have a huge negative impact on the way your car handles. Rubber which has proven popular with owners includes Bridgestone RE0

PART 2 We introduced our project Morris Marina last issue, and also highlighted a few of the most obvious repairs required, the ones that had been self-evident before purchase. But there is one thing you can be certain of on a car that is 50 years ol

EMAIL [email protected] While polishing my classic car the other week, an elderly neighbour, Jerry, stopped and admired my Honda Accord. We chatted and established that I was going to a show that weekend, to which he asked: ‘What is the fun of

EMAIL [email protected] Inspired by Robin Fletcher's column in the June issue regarding the cars he has owned over the years, I got to thinking about the cars that I've owned, and which of them could be regarded as classics. I have always had

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show will mark its 40th anniversary by launching a prestigious Hall of Fame to celebrate those who work closely with the show and the classic motoring community. From 2024 onwards, the show organisers will invite

Will has a collection of Morris Minors. This column follows the maintenance and modification of them for daily use, as well as the long-term restoration of a 1950 Lowlight Tourer from a desert scrapyard in America and a 1970 Morris Van which has been

The Volkswagen Transporter has celebrated its 70th birthday, marking the platinum anniversary of its public debut in the UK. The Transporter – also known as Bulli, Kombi, VW bus or microbus – was first launched to the world at the Commercial Motor Sh

I read your review of the MGB GT in the July issue and noted with interest your comments on the cost of refurbishing original wheels. When I first restored my 1974 Midget in the mid-1980s, I used aluminium silver paint and smooth Hammerite to hand-fi

By Graham Robson Hardback • 207mm x 250mm • 200 pages • 127 pictures • £40 • ISBN: 978-1-787119-35-2 • www.veloce.co.uk After being out of print for many years, this is a Veloce Classic reprint of the late Graham Robson's book tracing the history of

The Triumph 2000 Register held its National Week in Norfolk between 10th and 17th June at Searles Leisure Resort in Hunstanton. Their chosen charity for this event was the Norfolk-based Nelson's Journey, established in 1997 to support children and yo

PART 10 Our Fiat 500 was bought at auction as an unfinished project, with the previous owner having died some years previously and the car then having sat in a workshop corner. This set of circumstances has brought with it a number of problems. For o

Why start a feature on Ferraris with an Alfa Romeo? Because Enzo Ferrari set up Scuderia Ferrari on 16th November 1929 and became effectively the Works team for Alfa Romeo. At Le Mans in 1932, the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider became the very first car t

Classic car shows are the life blood for us motoring enthusiasts. They offer the chance to mix with like-minded people, swap stories and information, obtain some hard-to-find component, or just an excuse to polish and show off that pride and joy whic

I've just received my latest Classics World mag, and I see that you are about to embark on a Morris Marina project. I'm hopefully coming towards the end of recommissioning my Mk2 1.8 estate. Although I've not yet read the article, I did notice that y

EMAIL [email protected] Lancia always had the reputation of high quality, beautifully engineered motor cars, usually with a sporting persona and somewhat more expensive than their competitors. However, in the 1960s due to expensive forays into

There can't be many people out there who don't love a Morris Minor. It's one of those timeless and classless classics which seems to raise a smile wherever it goes. And unlike some estate car variants which compromise the pure saloon design and are c

While writing the ‘how to spoil your…’ guide on the Honda S2000 this issue, it occurred to me that often the best way to get the most out of your modern classic is simply to keep on top of regular maintenance. The Honda is an absolute gem, but its hi

After years with Minis and Alfas, Andrew latched onto BMW in the late 1980s and has had at least one every year since. In fact he's now had well over 100. OWNED SINCE: 2017. It's my dirty diesel daily. Let's not go there. As I write this, all three o

When a car company describes its latest model as ‘unique,’ there's usually a touch of poetic licence involved. But for the new Mazda RX-7 of 1978, the description was justifiable: this was the only rotary-engined sports car on the market, with a spec

Hands up those of you who recognised the car pictured above straight away? And I don't mean that it is a Vauxhall Chevette, I mean that it is a Vauxhall Chevette Grenadier. I have to be honest and say that I can't exactly see your hands, but I bet th

MG marked its first 100 years in style at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with the past and the future combining to create a memorable moving showcase. The Duke of Richmond opened the event by leading a parade of old and new MGs past Goodwood House an

The unutterably gorgeous Aston Martin DB9 is a bit more extreme than the BMW M5 and hardly any use for families, but it's just as compliant to drive as the BMW and is now surprisingly affordable. The cabin's lovely and roomy, too. What I particularly

The second sale from South West Vehicle Auction's impressive new HQ was amongst the most eclectic we've seen from the Dorset firm, with all manner of modern classics finding new homes. Convertibles were in demand, with a 2004 Mercedes R230 SL350 offe

The Sunbeam has the distinction of being the last wholly British-designed car to emerge from Chrysler's European operations, albeit under troubled circumstances. On 3rd November 1975, John L. Riccardo, the US corporation's chairman, told the British

Ford launched the Granada, their first pan-European large car, in March 1972 at the Geneva Motor Show. In the UK it succeeded the Zephyr/ Zodiac MkIV, and in Germany it replaced the P7 range. The UK sales film Two at the Top highlighted the fact that