by Sarah Bennett-Baggs | Apr 11, 2022 | Cars & Bikes, Home, Read
Classic Car Auctions (CCA) had a successful start to 2022 on behalf of their vendors at this weekend’s auction with a 78% sales rate giving £3m in total sales. The auction at The Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show, which returned to the NEC,...
by Sarah Bennett-Baggs | Apr 11, 2022 | Home, Pit Lane News, Read
The Historic Sports Car Club’s 2022 racing season got off to a tremendous start at Brands Hatch over the weekend (2/3 April) with some great racing on the Indy circuit. On a cold but dry weekend the 70s Road Sports Championship opened with a double-header and two...
by Sarah Bennett-Baggs | Mar 18, 2022 | Books & Gear, Read
The first ever public on-track appearance of the GT40 was the 1964 Le Mans test weekend, held in April. Both GT40s crashed on a damp track, one of the two being damaged beyond repair. The car the GT40 had been built to beat, – the Ferrari 275P was on pole,...
by Sarah Bennett-Baggs | Mar 17, 2022 | Adventure, Events, Home, Read
Three Italian crews on board three pre-war cars topped the podium of the recent Coppa delle Alpi 2022, a winter regularity race for historic cars organised by 1000 Miglia Srl, which took place from 9 to 12 March. The event crossed 3 countries, with 13 nations...
by Sarah Bennett-Baggs | Mar 16, 2022 | Cars & Bikes, Read
This Peel P50, just sold for an impressive £111,000 – believed to be the second-highest price paid at a British auction for the model – is also said to have a wild past: used in a promotional stunt going all the way to the top of the Blackpool Tower, it...
by Sarah Bennett-Baggs | Mar 16, 2022 | Events, Home, Read
The Retro Rides Weekender is back at the iconic Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex on the 21st and 22nd May 2022. Brought to you by Retro Rides, the spiritual home for the retro-vehicle community, the Weekender event brings together the exceptional and champions...
