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NEC classic motor show 2020 postponed due to Covid 19 concerns

The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, have decided to postpone...

Classic car auction house Coys goes into administration

Motor racing great Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Most famous racer never to win F1 title dies after long illness.

Alfa Romeo anniversary races set for Silverstone

The special ‘greatest hits’ racecard at this summer’s 30th birthday Silverstone Classic has completed...

Government to make E5 fuel available for classic owners

It’s good news for classic car owners, who feared that they would be forced to use fuel containing 10%...

Plans to introduce cleaner fuel could damage more than a million classic cars

The Government looks set to introduce fuel containing a higher proportion of ethanol – despite the fact...

Top 10: Classic cars from the Gulf motor racing heritage collection

Visitors to this year's Retro Classics were wowed by a jaw-dropping display of cars from Gulf's motor...

No longer Holden on...

It's game over for Australia's own car manufacturer. HJ Contributor Craig Cheetham was there when the...

Classic powerhouses to go under the hammer at NEC resto show

The sale at the NEC restoration show a Mercedes-Benz 500E, Porsche 911 Turbo, and a BMW M635 CSi.

Race Retro pays tribute to Motorsport legend Norman Dewis

The show’s ‘Hall of Fame’ feature will host a special three-car display, with a C-Type, E-Type, and a...

On This Day

Lorry Styled By Car Designer

26 Apr 1963
FROM OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT Michelotti of Turin, designer of the Triumph Herald and Spitfire bodies has turned his talent to heavier...

Mr X Strike

26 Apr 1963
MR X STRIKE A car factory which was paralysed yesterday by a strike over a "Mr. X" was back to normal last night. The strike started...

British Leyland may return to world motor sport

26 Apr 1972
By Julian Mounter Motoring Correspondent British Leyland, anxious to rejuvenate its image, is flirting with the idea of returning...

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