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  • December 16, 2022

    JLR C-type Replica Court Case - The First Witness

    STOP 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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  • December 16, 2022

    An unexpected Cooper SuperFind

    By 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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  • SS Jaguar 100
    November 22, 2022

    The Twists and Turns of Research

    Part 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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  • October 20, 2022

    Changes in the classic car landscape

    I 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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  • Ferrari Historic Challenge
    October 20, 2022

    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.
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  • A celebration of thirty years of the McLaren F1
    October 5, 2022

    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.
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  • Rolls-Royce Twenty turns 100
    October 5, 2022

    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.
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  • Cadillacs
    September 14, 2022

    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.
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  • Driver signatures
    September 12, 2022

    Graham's Ultimate 956

    Apart 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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  • 1931 4½-litre ‘Blower’ Bentley
    August 23, 2022

    Blower in the Rain

    Michael 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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  • Citreon SM Espace
    August 23, 2022

    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. 
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