DVLA in disarray over pre-1960 road tax

02 May 2013

Thousands of classic owners could struggle to get their MoT exempt cars taxed because of on going  “technical issues” between the DVLA and VOSA. Read more

Racing legends to star at Donington Festival

02 May 2013

A delectable delight of pre-1940 racing will take centre stage at this weekend’s Donington Historic Festival. Read more

Latest market commentary from CCFS auction analyst Richard Hudson-Evans

29 April 2013

True to recent form, it was a restoration project that stole the show at the latest Coys sale at Ascot Racecourse, where a decayed 1953 Jaguar XK120 reportedly raced by privateer Douglas Potter during the 1960s Read more

Classics sprint into action at Aintree

29 April 2013

Aintree might be more readily known for Red Rum and the Grand National but it was a different sort of horsepower which kept classic fans entertained on 27 April. Read more

Latest market commentary from CCFS auction analyst Richard Hudson-Evans

25 April 2013

In the spring, a young (and not so young) man’s fancy turns to picking up an open sports car, like a 1957 MGA 1500 Mk1 Roadster from long term lady ownership bought for £13,420 at the Bristol Classic Car Show last weekend. Read more

The last refuge of good value?

25 April 2013

The long-term growth in classic car values can feel like a good thing, if you already own the classic of your dreams. Read more

Future Classics

25 April 2013

Suppose you’ve got motoring’s equivalent of Mystic Meg’s crystal ball. What do you reckon it’d reveal as being the classic car stars of tomorrow? Read more

£750,000 Miura Fireball

25 April 2013

Pictures have emerged of the Lamborghini Miura that spectacularly caught fire in a London street last month. Read more

Oldsmobile to take joy across America

25 April 2013

A racing driver who tackled the London to Brighton Run in a 1904 Oldsmobile is taking it on an ambitious trip across America to help raise thousands of pounds for charity. Read more

Latest market commentary from CCFS auction analyst Richard Hudson-Evans

18 April 2013

The star H&H lot at the WW2 Duxford airfield - a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing on the preferred Rudge knock-off wheels with original trim, and engine and body numbers still matching – flew to a top estimate and applauded £600,000 hammer price. Read more

A Ferrari for TR4 money!

18 April 2013

One of the great thrills of the car world is that depreciation from new and subsequent appreciation as a classic doesn’t treat all machines equally. It means that some cars step outside the original hierarchy of exclusivity, either leaping ahead of their peers or – more usefully – falling well behind, gifting themselves to those of us with greater ambition than resources.

 

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Drive-It Day is here! 21st April

18 April 2013

At long last Drive-It Day is finally here, and with it a break from the interminable winter that has gripped our sceptered isle for the past 6 months. Read more

Unique Lotus Cortina for sale

18 April 2013

A Lotus Cortina specially designed by Colin Chapman, and featuring Elan independent rear suspension, is for sale for a cool £250,000. Read more

E-type bargains from £15k

18 April 2013

Values of 2+2 Jaguar E-types are representing excellent value at present, with good examples commanding a fraction of the price of its two-seater siblings.

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Latest market commentary from CCFS auction analyst Richard Hudson-Evans

15 April 2013

As punters scramble around yet another pop-classic in an auction hall - in this case, a 1978 MG B with chrome bumper conversion for which a more than top estimate £6825 was available at ACA – classic cars continue to magnetise bull market makers. Read more

Pride of Longbridge

15 April 2013

As annual marque commemorations go, the Pride of Longbridge is something a little special. Held in Cofton Park, the large expanse of green recreational area directly opposite the famous Austin car factory the event takes its name from, it is more than just a gathering of classic cars and their enthusiast owners. Read more

Latest market commentary from CCFS auction analyst Richard Hudson-Evans

11 April 2013

A stately and clearly well maintained Daimler 16/20 iron block from the early thirties charmed a new guardian out of £18,900 at the latest ACA drive-through in King’s Lynn during another well attended Saturday afternoon’s entertainment at the former Cattle Market site, where 83% of the classic stock on offer sold for a bullish £577,550 with premium. Read more

The XK Jaguar is a passport to 1950s Britain

11 April 2013

DRESS up smartly and stick on some sepia-tinted shades, because this week's column comes from the 1950s. I'd tell you to stick your seatbelts on too, but I can't because Jaguar's XK150 doesn't have any. Read more

DTM Heroes

11 April 2013

Germany’s DTM touring car race series in the early Nineties was really something – steroid-laden saloon cars engaged in no-quarter-given combat that guaranteed speed and excitement in equal measure. Great stuff. Even better – you could walk into a showroom and buy one. Read more

NEC Motor Show takeover bid dismissed

11 April 2013

Media reports suggesting that a rival company is on the verge of assuming the control of the NEC Classic Motor Show are false, Classic Cars for Sale can reveal. Read more