Month: November 2025

Knockhill adds classic night race for 2026

A new night race for classic cars forms part of Knockhill Circuit’s 2026 events programme. Two races will be held in the dark in September 2026 for the Classic Sports Car Club, and there will be a floodlit it lane to support the crews. Local Scottish racers will also be able to join in this…

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RAC Concours forms centrepiece of 2026 classic summer

The 2026 Royal Automobile Club Concours will be held on Wednesday 8 July at its Woodcote Park estate. Following the success of the RAC’s first Concours in 2025, the 2026 event will be a centrepiece of the UK’s motoring summer as it falls between the British Grand Prix the previous weekend and the Goodwood Festival…

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Boreham Motorworks unleashes race-bred TEN-K engine

Boreham Motorworks has revealed its new TEN-K engine that offers a 10,000rpm red line and produces 330bhp. Weighing just 85kg, the TEN-K using the company’s race experience to create a 2100cc road car engine specifically for its Ford-approved restomod Escort models. A Formula 1-inspired 16-valve cylinder tops the naturally aspirated four-cylinder motor that has design…

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Classic Car Show success

The 2025 Lancaster Insurance Classic Car show has been hailed as one of the best in recent years by visitors, clubs, traders and the organisers. Run at the traditional NEC, Birmingham venue from 7-9 November, the show saw 72,738 visitors across the three days, up from 71,520 in 2024. There were 338 car clubs represented…

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Goodwood Revival 2026 race schedule confirmed

The 2026 Goodwood Revival’s race schedule has been confirmed and will feature the Stirling Moss Trophy as a highlight on the Friday evening. There will be 15 races across the weekend of 18-20 September 2026 and, as well as the Stirling Moss Trophy returning to the grid, another race making a comeback is the Lavant…

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Nissan introduces twin-cam kit for 240Z and others

Nissan has launched a kit to covert the L-Series straight-six engine in its 240Z and other models to a twin-cam set-up. The Nissan DOHC (double overhead cam) kit has been developed in-house by the Japanese firm and has the potential to push power from the engine to 300bhp and raising the red line to 7500rpm….

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A dozen records set at Iconic’s NEC sale

Iconic Auctioneers sale at the NEC Classic Car Show saw 12 new record prices set during an auction that generated total sales of £11 million. A highlight of the auction was the 1978 Jaguar XJC V12 entered by Harry Metcalfe of Harry’s Garage that sold for £157,500 including premium. This is a new world record…

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The Beast is up for sale

The legendary Beast created by John Dodd is coming up for auction on Saturday 29 November at The Brooklands Velocity sale by Historics Auctioneers. The sale is being held at Mercedes-Benz World and the Beast is one of the star lots thanks to its sensational looks and 27-litre Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine. Conceived by John…

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Bonhams|Cars’ Golden Age sale exceeds expectations

The Golden Age of Motoring sale held in conjunction with the London to Brighton Run on 31 October by Bonhams|Cars saw sales totalling £1.67 million. Across 200 lots in the sale, there was as a 93% sale rate and many lots beat their pre-sale estimates. Held at Bonhams’ New Bond Street saleroom, the top-selling lot…

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Panda family reunion at NEC Classic Car Show

There was a happy family reunion at the NEC Classic Car Show when our editor was brought back together with the Fiat Panda he ran as a long-termer. It’s been 21 years since Al Suttie (pictured) last saw the Panda, which he ran for a year while working at What Car? The baby Fiat has…

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