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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
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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...
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Blower in the Rain
Read nowMichael Kliebenstein recalls his favourite drive in a 1931 4½-litre ‘Blower’ Bentley.
The cockpits of 1920s and 1930s race cars have a very simple authenticity generally not found in cars of later eras. Designed in a strictly pragmatic way, with function and efficiency of use the only considerations, they were never intended to be objects of visual appeal. Yet today they’re often rightly considered examples of automotive art. None more so than the cockpit of the 1930 Bentley 4½-litre ‘Blower’, the most famous race car of the Bentley Boys-era.
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Maserati-engined Espace
For a brand so synonymous with sometimes quirky, often brilliant innovation, at least prior to its merging with Peugeot in the mid-70s anyway, it is quite unusual to come across an innovative and beguiling Citroën concept car seemingly too niche for even this bravest of car manufacturers to produce.Read now -
SuperFinds: ‘James Bond’ Rolex
Read nowMichael Kliebenstein, author of SuperFinds, asks: ‘Can a classic watch be a real SuperFind, like a car? Yes, if it is an iconic piece with an amazing history.’While studying cinematography in the early 1980s, I came across a fascinating old...
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Ten Reasons Why – Audi
Two World Wars, several mergers, two acquisitions and eleven decades of fierce competition; Audi appears to have thrived through it all. Wayne Batty offers ten reason why.Read now