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Focus On: Wallis and Son 19 Apr 2017 (News)
Started in 1937, Wallis and Son is celebrating 80 years in the business. The Cambridge garage is now being run by a Elliot Wallis, the third generation of the Wallis family. The entrance, with a 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera and a 1990 Ferrari 348 makes a good first impression -
Seven out of 10 new car buyers to pay more road tax after 1 April 18 Jan 2017 (News)
The majority of new car buyers will lose out when new road tax rules come into force on 1 April. Figures show that new 2017 VED rules - which only affect new cars bought after 1 April - will add more than £500 to the long-term running costs of Britain’s most -
One-off Daewoo Musiro concept car comes up for sale 30 Apr 2015 (News)
. Had it gone into production, the Musiro would have been powered by a 2.0-litre (150bhp) straight-six engine and would have featured a paddle-shift gearbox. But, of course, this was a one-off concept car created solely for motor show use – which meant no engine, no running gear, no steering -
New 'smart' motorways to cut journey times by 15 per cent 17 Jul 2014 (News)
The Government suggests ‘smart’ motorways, which convert the hard shoulder to a running lane, will boost capacity by a third and improve journey times up to 10% on the M1 and 15% on the M3. Construction wlll begin on the M1 between junctions 28 and 31 -
Report: Peking to Paris, day 29 26 Jun 2013 (News)
. There is a great mountain climb just outside of town which was also closed specially for us this afternoon, and most of us enjoyed finding the energy to storm up to the top, where there is a wonderful wooden chalet which acts as café and restaurant to events. Not everyone has enjoyed a trouble-free run -
HRDC Comes to Donington 3 Jun 2012 (News)
Donington is a fast, flowing and immensely challenging high speed circuit , not particularly well suited to HRDC cars, which helps to make the spectacle particularly exciting. The HRDC will run six historic races in a one-day programme at Donington on Saturday 28 July -
Limited production run for Callum Mk2 Jaguar 5 Sep 2014 (News)
Prices have now been released for a limited run of the Ian Callum-inspired Jaguar Mk2 . So if, like the design director of Jaguar, you fancy a slightly more up to date version -
Top 10: Car of the Year winners 20 Oct 2017 (News)
The European Car of the Year award is open to cars available new in at least five European Union states, and which sell a minimum of 5000 per year. The event has grown significantly since the award was first run in 1964, but the spirit of the event remains the same. We've -
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power Starts Tomorrow 14 Jul 2011 (News)
Over 30 rally cars will be at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, and all will be undertaking high-speed runs on the Pageant's brand new, purpose-built tarmac 'Rally Stage'. Crowds will get to see the cars reach speeds of over 100mph on the straights, and then drift in wild and spectacular -
HRDC Silverstone 6th April 2013 Gallery 6 Apr 2013 (News)
in the Willhire races have been located, including several winners. The Willhire 24 Hour, initially conceived for production cars, was held at between 1980 and 1994. Over the years, the race included both sports and saloon cars, although in later years it ran FIA GpN cars running -
Gallery: HRDC Silverstone 6 April 2013 6 Apr 2013 (News)
in the Willhire races have been located, including several winners. The Willhire 24 Hour, initially conceived for production cars, was held at between 1980 and 1994. Over the years, the race included both sports and saloon cars, although in later years it ran FIA GpN cars running in the National Saloon -
Drive it Day 2019 3 Apr 2019 (News)
. After a coffee or a late breakfast the assembly will head out for a road run, possibly taking in a visit to the Motor Museum in Calne. Contact: For more information please email publicity@ifaclub.co.uk Wartburg Trabant IFA Club UK -
A Grand Monday: Renault 5 Campus 19 Mar 2018 (News)
for the late Eighties, was to not detract from the original R5's following. After all, it had enjoyed a 13-year production run and was still one of the best-selling cars in France. Under the skin, the new R5 was better packaged, with a transverse rather than longitudinal engine, and a wider, more -
Restored Lotus Elite S2 with racing history heads to auction 13 Jun 2017 (News)
pistons. It has also had hardened valve seats fitted to allow it to run on unleaded fuel. It runs on twin 40 DCOE Weber carbs, giving a recorded power output of 105bhp. A Ford Type 9 gearbox has also been fitted -
Land Rover show returns to Gaydon 17 May 2016 (News)
The Classic Land Rover Show returns to the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire, on 25 and 26 June. Hundreds of vehicles will be on display including Fred Dimnah's 1972 Lightweight Land Rover. This year sees the return of the popular Heritage Run, which -
Mk 1 Austin-Healey 3000 project goes for £20,000 30 Mar 2015 (News)
on the clock, it covered just 210 more before being garaged… for the next 44 years. For most of this period, the engine was started and run at regular intervals. Work has been done to enable recommissioning of the car, which included a new fuel pump and tank, new clutch master and slave cylinders -
Motoring group urges fuel sellers to pass on savings 5 Jun 2014 (News)
.” “While two thirds of Britain’s 29m cars run on petrol we use twice as much diesel, around 26bn litres a year, which demonstrates how important it is to business through our 460,000 HGVs, 3.2m vans and all the diesel-powered company cars on the road which cover high mileages every year -
Jaguar to build six new E-type 'Lightweights' 14 May 2014 (News)
Six new Jaguar E-type Lightweights are to be built by the factory, completing the original 1963-'64 run of cars. The new cars aren't strictly replicas, but are reproductions of the original, race-bred -
British Motor Heritage's 2014 catalogue is out now 12 Mar 2014 (News)
For anyone restoring or running a British classic car, this catalogue will be right up your street. The ever-increasing array of replacement bodyshells and panels, and complementary parts and accessories offered by British Motor Heritage (BMH) is fully detailed in the company’s new -
New ‘fuel saving’ catalytic converter developed 28 Jan 2014 (News)
. “The new catalytic converter is still undergoing long mileage tests, but we hope to have it finished and running on a car within 18 months,” said Dr Benjamin Kingsbury. “Catalytic converters are the most important component in a vehicle for controlling exhaust emissions," he