A sensational 22-car entry from the Best of M Collection will form part of the RM Sotheby’s Munich sale on Saturday 18 October. All 22 cars from the Best of M Collection will be sold without reserve and the star of the sale is likely to be a 1980 M1 that was delivered new by…
Lamborghini marking the 35th anniversary of the launch of the Diablo, which set a new world record for fastest top speed when it arrived in 1990. On arrival, the Diablo reached 325km/h (201mph) to make sure it got headlines for its performance as well as the looks. Today, the Diablo is now a widely recognised…
Brands Hatch is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a competitive venue in 2026 and will run events billed as ‘A Century of Power. Among the anniversary events is a new Motor Racing Legends-run fixture on 19-21 June. There will also be a Touring Car Rewind meeting, as well as the Historic Sports Car…
The St James Motoring Spectacle is set to run on Saturday 1 November and be bigger and better than ever before with cars of all eras on display in London’s city centre. The St James Concours will have 60 pre-1905 cars that will take part in the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run…
Bicester Motion has won the Large Business Award at the 2025 Cherwell Business Awards. The award recognises three years of strong financial performance, innovation, evolution, and working with the local community. The event raised £1852 for charity from the attendees at the awards event, which was then matched by Bicester Village and the proceeds divided…
The auction of the Stan Lucas Collection made a total of $33.9 million (£25.1 million) when the 99 lots were sold by Gooding Christie’s at the late collector’s Lucas Classic Tires in California. All of the lots were sold without reserve and the sale set new records for the price achieved at auction including a…
The Classic Car Mechanic has won Specialist Garage of the Year at the Independent Garage Association’s 2025 awards. The British Independent Garage of the Year Awards celebrates the best in the business and it noted the Classic Car Mechanic stands out for its unrivalled expertise in maintaining and restoring vintage and classic vehicles. Eric Collins,…
Tsutomo ‘Tom’ Matano, who is widely regarded as the ‘father of the Mazda MX-5’, has passed away at the age of 76. Matano was Chief Designer at Mazda during the development of the original MX-5 and went on to oversee the following NB second-generation model. He studied engineering at Seikei University in Tokyo before moving…
Members of the Caithness and Sutherland Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club gathered at John O’Groats in Scotland to celebrate it being the starting point for the Monto Carlo Historique rally that begins on Thursday 29 January 2026. Ahead of the rally’s gruelling 1500-mile route the south of France, the local club enjoyed a day out…
Charity StarterMotor is once again offering its 50/50 Prize Draw to help raise money for its work to encourage young drivers into classic cars. Tickets cost £10 each and half of the total prize money goes to one lucky winner, while the other half supports the charity. You can buy tickets here.
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