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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

200 decide to go slow at BMC

11 Jul 1962
200 DECIDE TO GO SLOW AT B.M.C. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. JULY 10 An unofficial go-slow will start tomorrow among British Motor...

2200 sent home at Leyland

11 Jul 1970
By CLIFFORD WEBB All car production except that of the Maxi stopped at British Leyland's Cowley plant yesterday and 2,200 workers...

Jaguar XJ6 in new fast version

11 Jul 1972
The Jaguar XJ12 on sale from today. By Julian Mounter Motoring Correspondent The long-awaited V12 version of the XJ6 Jaguar is announced...

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