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On the 10th of October Bentley Motors celebrated the official opening of its new campus. The company’s entire industry-leading facilities are now encompassed within a single site in Crewe, England, and a convoy of Bentley cars marked the occasion as the 1929 4½-litre supercharged team car, the Blower Continuation Series ‘Car Zero’ and a range of current-generation Bentleys paraded down Pyms Lane. The creation of … Read more

As the end of 2020 draws near and talk of vaccines and improved treatments in the fight against Covid-19 increases by the day, classic vehicle clubs and event organisers are showing a renewed optimism for the 2021 show season, with several dates being announced recently. The Carlow Vintage & Classic Motor Club are looking ahead to next year with confidence and have released the dates … Read more

by Tom Heavey While the NEC Classic Car Show did not go ahead this year, Silverstone Auctions, who normally run a superb auction at the event, went ahead and held their final sale of the year in the form of a live online auction. An impressive 78% sales rate was achieved over the two-day sale, with total sales of eight million pounds, showing that there’re … Read more

by Andrew Pollock In order to run in compliance with prospective Covid-19 measures in 2021, the organisers of the London Classic Car Show have announced that next year’s event will move both date and venue. Syon Park in West London (opposite Kew Gardens) will be the new location, with both open-air and covered display areas in the planning stages, with a much later date of … Read more

by Tom Heavey It’s great to hear that legendary brand MG is returning to Irish showrooms with the announcement that the Frank Keane Group has been appointed as the authorised distributor for MG Motor in Ireland. Many will know Frank Keane has a personal interest in classic cars, and has some of the finest cars in Ireland in his personal collection. The Frank Keane Motor … Read more

by Tom Heavey At the annual General Assembly of FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens, or international federation of historic vehicles), held online on the 20th and 21st of November 2020, the mood was upbeat and optimistic that 2021 will see a return to post-pandemic normality. In the words of FIVA president Tiddo Bresters, “Let’s hope we’ll soon be in kickdown, rather than lockdown.” … Read more

by Andrew Pollock Following the recently announced plans by the government of the UK to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2030, and all hybrid cars by 2035, the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has published the results of its 2020 National Historic Vehicle Survey, revealing the extent of the old vehicle hobby’s positive contribution to the UK economy. The headline points … Read more

A rare Steven McQueen Le Mans movie poster has a current bid of £2,000 in H&H’s online automobilia auction. This original large poster is the holy grail of motor-related movie posters, and has stirred up quite an interest so far in this week-long online auction.   Automobilia is something all petrol heads collect, even though we might not think we do. Over time we build up … Read more

Bob Montgomery, well-known motor historian and author, has published what can only be described as his best book yet, which focuses on the history of the Irish International Grand Prix held from 1929 to 1931. As Bob says in his forword, he has written on this subject before but he always felt that these three historic races deserved a more detailed publication of their own, and … Read more

To date, this is the list of events we have been informed have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID 19 virus. We will update this list regularly when we receive notification of affected events. If you are an event organiser, please email us if you have a cancelled or postponed event that you wish to add to this list; emails can be sent … Read more