Today, the players’ car park at a typical Premier League football club will be a sea of exotic supercars and prestige 4x4s, but there was a time when footballers drove cars far more akin to the regular workforce – as evidenced by this line-up of Chel

Just as we’d sent last week’s issue off to print, the Government issued its response to a Parliament Petition calling for Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for classic vehicles aged between 20 and 40 years old to be reduced. The petition, created by enthusia

Among the automotive trends of the 1990s was the widespread return of the coupe, with major manufacturers keen to join what was fast becoming a burgeoning sector of the market once again. While the hot hatch was the biggest news of the ’80s, there wa

With SWVA now fully settled into its modern new premises, the Dorset auction house hosts its second classic sale of 2024 on April 25. Around 80 entries were set to go under the hammer at the time of writing, and the variety is even more impressive th

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Among the dozens of Japanese cars at the hotel for this year’s Japfest show, it was our camera man Lucas' BMW E30 that turned the most heads. Doubtless to the frustration of the owner of the Nissan GT-R next door, the immaculate 323i two-door was the

Some criticised the Jaguar XJ-S for not being the nimble sports car that the E-Type Series 1 was, while also conveniently forgetting that the later Series 3 V12 was a long-legged GT. The Tom Walkinshaw-developed XJR-S aimed to give the divisive model

After Ford saved Aston Martin from bankruptcy, it was decided that the company needed a new model that would sell in higher volume, maximising profit. The DB7 was originally Tom Walkinshaw’s proposed Jaguar XJ-S successor, subsequently restyled by Ia

Anglia Car Auctions’ second classic sale of 2024 was another exceptionally busy two-day affair at its King’s Lynn base. As well as automobilia, registration plates and motorcycles, there were over 250 cars offered, spanning over 90 years. Selected Br

As a more than serviceable replacement for the NA-Type Magnette, MG’s ‘1½-litre’ VA is also rare: just 1259 saloons, like the one sold at Chris McPheat Automotive, were built before the war. The VA was a product of a refocused MG. Until 1935, it had

Popular from the outset, the Ford Cortina enjoyed sustained domination of Britain’s best-seller list during the 1970s and early ’80s. However, the ‘Cortina 80’ – otherwise known as the Mk5 – quickly began to show its age. The mechanicals differed lit

The first WB & Sons sale of spring is set to be as packed with as many eclectic, unusual and enticing lots as ever, with close on 100 lots included and more set to join the catalogue ahead of the sale in Newcastle upon Tyne on April 27. There are ple

Despite having to take place on a truncated and fragmented site owing to flooding, as well as adverse weather in the form of 45mph winds, Japfest – Europe’s biggest Japanese car show – returned to Silverstone on April 7 in spectacular style. With a r

The MG Car Club is preparing to mark the centenary of the famous octagon with a groundbreaking fundraiser – the MG 100 John O’Groats to Land’s End ‘Cavalcade’. Raising money for both the Alzheimer’s Society and Lupus UK, the Cavalcade will run from T