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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

Work Starts On BMC Factory

4 May 1960
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT KIRKBY, near LIVERPOOL, MAY 3 The British Motor Corporation officially "arrived" on Merseyside today when two...

Car Factory Men Go Back

4 May 1963
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 3 Normal working was resumed today at Morris Motors, Cowley, after a two- day stoppage of paint...

After Marina ADO67 is now the top secret at Longbridge

4 May 1971
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent Now that the ADO 28 has been translated into British Leyland's Morris Marina a new...

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