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When you are Ettore Bugatti and you need a birthday present for your son who is turning four years old, you don’t pop off to the department store for some die-cast trinket. No sir, you get your factory to build a half-scale version of your phenomenally successful Type 35 motor car instead.Read now
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In The Manner Of Voltaire
In 1757, the French writer and playwright ‘Voltaire’, wrote, of poor wronged Admiral John Byng who was executed on board his own ship for supposedly disobeying orders, ‘...in this country, it is found good, from time to time, to kill one admiral pour encourager les autres (to encourage the others)’.Read now -
JLR C-type Replica Court Case - The First Witness
Read nowSTOP PRESS (23/03/23): We are exceptionally pleased to say that the Magnussons have won their appeal against the lower Swedish court's decision in favour of JLR with regard to their C-type replica which JLR were insisting they must destroy. Not only have the...
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An unexpected Cooper SuperFind
Read nowBy Michael KliebensteinWhenever I see a very significant race car still sporting its original steering wheel, racing seat and instruments, it always affects me. I feel it especially when I know that a great name once sat on that seat in...
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Future Classic: Lamborghini Huracán GT3
As I gaze at the chiselled, stealth-like structure of the Huracán GT3 I realise how far my classic-car-informed mind is out of touch with current sports car styling principles.Read now -
The Twists and Turns of Research
Read nowPart of the fun of writing and publishing is the research, and the occasional surprise.
Chas Parker is currently working on our next Exceptional Cars book, this one featuring the famous SS Jaguar 100, Old No. 8.
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Changes in the classic car landscape
Read nowI cannot help but notice that things have changed very quickly over the last few years. Historically, classic car values rose almost every 6 months, while dealers were willing to purchase inventory and hold it for a year or more...
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Great Escapes
Whether it’s owning them, encountering them, or just reading about them, powerful historic cars have an ability to transport you to a bygone age. They can also be a welcome form of escapism in these dark and difficult times. When I say powerful, I don’t only mean horsepower, I also mean power of character.Read now -
Uncovered at Thirty
Each September witnesses a flurry of top-quality events in the UK’s classic car scene, from Salon Privé to the Goodwood Revival via the Concours of Elegance. This year there was another – albeit private – first-class addition to the list, Uncovered at Thirty. The venue was Kiklo Spaces, a new garage and museum facility at Petersfield, Hampshire.Read now -
Rolls-Royce Twenty turns 100
Most car manufacturers with more than just a few decades of history behind them can point to a single vehicle that saved their bacon when times were hard. For Rolls-Royce, that car is the Twenty, the car that left a permanent mark on the marque.Read now -
The front line Cadillacs of WW II
I always admired heavy American pre-war machinery. Thinking of the liberation of France (and later Germany), it was not only Willys Jeeps, Dodge WC-52 weapon carriers or M4 Sherman tanks that came over from the US into Northern Europe, mostly through Omaha beach and Cherbourg.Read now -
Graham's Ultimate 956
Read nowApart from selling and promoting our books, one of the main reasons we attend motorsport events such as Goodwood’s Revival and Members’ meetings is to interact with you, our loyal customers. It is so rewarding to hear your passion and...