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Rover sterling

MEET THE OWNER – ALEX SEBBINGER-SPARKS AND HIS 1986 ROVER STERLING

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 28th January, 2021

We recently showcased the Rover 800, and Alex Sebbinger-Sparks is the proud owner of a rather notable top-of-the-range example. ‘Being registered in the first week of August 1986, this car was one of the first batches of “Silver Leaf” 800s’.

Sporting Bears Motor Club

What is the Sporting Bears Motor Club?

  • 26th January, 2021

Classic cars are a source of joy for their owners – why not share that joy with children who are in need? That’s the idea behind Sporting Bears Motor Club, a group of classic car and sports car enthusiasts who come together to raise money for good causes and make children’s dreams come true.

Oxford Series V

MEET THE OWNER – DAVE MORRIS AND HIS OXFORD SERIES V

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 25th January, 2021

In the 1950s a Morris Oxford belonged to the same comfortably secure realm as The Billy Cotton Band Show and Mrs Dale’s Diary – which is why the Series V caused alarm and consternation on its launch in March 1959.

Volvo 760

DO YOU REMEMBER – THE VOLVO 760 TURBO?

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 25th January, 2021

Picture the scene. It is the spring of 1986 and waiting at a set of traffic lights are a sober-looking new Volvo Estate and a 1977 Capri 3.0S Mk. II festooned with “Go Faster” stripes and driven by a Paul Calf-look-alike.

CITROEN TRACTION AVANT COMMERCIALE

MEET THE OWNER – MATTHEW SMITH AND HIS CITROEN TRACTION AVANT COMMERCIALE

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 22nd January, 2021

Back in 2019, we posted a feature about the Traction Avant Commerciale, the car that is arguably the world’s first hatchback. And today, our star classic is Matthew’s 1956 example, which is used and enjoyed the way Citroën intended.

THE LEYLAND PRINCESS 100

THE LEYLAND PRINCESS 100 CLUB SPECIAL – A CELEBRATION

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 22nd January, 2021

Some Limited Edition cars, along the lines of the Ford Zephyr 6 Mk. IV Special or the Hillman Hunter Topaz, were produced to clear the showrooms of soon to be replaced models. Others, such as the Morris Minor Million, the Mini 1100 Special or the Ford Capri 280 “Brooklands”, celebrated a milestone anniversary or marked the end of a highly respected vehicle.

Classic petrol station

Can you use E10 fuel in your classic car?

  • 22nd January, 2021

Motoring fans like nothing better than starting up their classic and taking it out for a regular run through the countryside. After all the pleasurable hours of tinkering, it’s fantastic to really let rip and soak up some admiring glances from other road users.

Austin Metro

The Austin Metro turns 40

  • 22nd January, 2021

Much-loved cheeky 80s runabout the Austin Mini Metro turns 40 this year. Often the butt of jokes for being on the rusty, dowdy, unreliable side, the Austin Metro is now achieving a cult following from a new, younger crowd.

Lamborghini Countach

5 classic cars with crazy doors

  • 22nd January, 2021

Not all doors are created equal. While many of us know only the standard car door (supercar owners aside), there have been some innovative (some might call them crazy) attempts over the years to switch things up – with varying degrees of success, we might add.

Mini Cooper

FIVE MINI COOPER RIVALS

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 21st January, 2021

The Mini Cooper will be 60 years on 20th September, and naturally, we will be celebrating this milestone in summer. To best understand just how the Austin “Seven” Cooper/Morris Mini Cooper twins transformed the sports saloon, take a look at five potential rivals from 1961.

FORD FIESTA SANDPIPER II

MEET THE OWNER – PAUL MATTHEWS AND HIS FORD FIESTA SANDPIPER II

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 21st January, 2021

About twenty years ago, the first-generation Ford Fiesta seemed to largely vanish from Britain’s roads – which is one reason why Paul’s 1981 model attracts attention wherever it goes. And course, any Sandpiper II automatically stands out in any classic car gathering.

The dashboard of a vintage classic car

What to see at Beaulieu Motor Museum

  • 21st January, 2021

If you’re planning a trip to Beaulieu any time soon, there’s a lot to offer any classic car enthusiast. You could get behind the scenes of BBC’s Top Gear to see cars of all shapes and sizes driven by The Stig and co. Or, you may prefer checking out some of TV and film’s most famous motors courtesy of the ever-changing On-Screen Cars exhibition. Think Del Boy’s Robin Reliant, Mr Bean’s Mini, Bond’s Jaguar XKR, and many, many more...

An Isetta with the door open on the front looking in from above

8 of the best bubble cars

  • 19th January, 2021

Bubble cars from the 1950s and 1960s have become increasingly collectable over the past few years. With their quirky designs, fuel efficiency, ease of maintenance and huge fun factor, bubble cars make a great way to enter the classic car club.

Jensen Healey

DO YOU REMEMBER – THE JENSEN-HEALEY?

  • Andrew Roberts |
  • 19th January, 2021

Some high-profile British cars struggle to transcend a negative image created by the problematic versions. The Hillman Imp falls into this category, as does the Austin Maxi and the Jensen-Healey. Yet it is often forgotten that the last-named was the best-selling vehicle to wear the Jensen name.