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.
The E92 generation of BMW M3 can now be fitted with Millek’s first ever valved exhaust system for this model. The cat-back system uses a key fob-controlled valve to let the driver switch between a quiet mode for regular driving and an open setting that gives full voice to the 4.0-litre V8 engine. Milltek’s new…
As part of its move to scale down its car collection, Renault is selling off some of its heritage cars. The Renault Icons sale, run by Artcurial, will take place on Friday 7 December at Flins-sur-Seine, which will also become the permanent home of a forthcoming Renault museum that will be open to the public….
Lamborghini’s final concept car before the Italian firm was bought by Audi is coming to auction with Broad Arrow at its Zoute Grand Prix sale on Friday 10 October. The Pregunta is widely considered as the last concept built on a Lamborghini platform as it uses a Diablo for its base with bodywork by French…
Lotus is running its D.N.A x DNA exhibition at its Mayfair showroom until Saturday 20 September as part of London Fashion Week. The immersive exhibition allows visitors to see a Lotus Eleven and Type 88b up close, as well as have a look at the Lotus Structure Isolation and Dynamics Prototype and Lotus Theory 1…
Rally the Globe has confirmed its calendar for 2026 and 2027 that will include the 28 States Marathon and the return of the Generations Rally and Vintage Shamrock events. The 28 States Marathon is a 7000-mile drive through the US with a number of competitive sections on asphalt and gravel roads. Fred Gallagher, Rally the…
A 1987 Ferrari Testarossa with a Targa-top conversion made its entrance at the Wheels Mariënwaerdt Concours d’Elegance in The Netherlands. Created by coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design, the car is called the Guida Touring Sport and was built with the idea of what an original factory Targa-roofed car would like. It took the Dutch company…
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