Only in Britain
WE MUST ADMIT TO HAVING lusted after, and more than once, having owned, some oddball cars. Some were orphans; some were simply all we could afford at the time. And some were the subject of
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Category: Classic car news
Rolls-Royce marks 100 years of the Phantom
“Phantom is much more than a motor car. For 100 years, it has stood at the pinnacle of all Rolls-Royce motor cars – a cultural phenomenon that both reflects and influences the world around it.
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UK company offers huge range of new E-Type parts
OWNERS OF THE JAGUAR E-TYPE have plenty of reasons to smile, and now, there’s another one. English company Jaguar Classic is now offering a range of new, high-quality parts for the world-famous E-type, allowing owners to
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Whitegoods
Story: Jim Myhill “SO, WHAT ARE YOU driving now?” This question was a staple of almost all conversations, at least between any two men in Australia, for decades. Whether at a backyard barbie, a formal
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Ford celebrates 100 years building cars in Australia
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY of Australia Pty Ltd was founded in Geelong, Victoria. The story of how Ford Australia came into being, started in 1923 when North American Ford executives visited
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The very last SS Group A Walkinshaw surfaces
FIRST OWNED BY ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S most respected touring car drivers and team owners, parked beside the first ever SS Group A Walkinshaw built and thought lost to time, Holden’s very last 1988 VL Commodore
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Yet another re-imagination of a classic. The 355 by Evoluto
THERE HAS BEEN A RASH of re-imagined classics lately, often with an electric drivetrain. The latest from the UK is the 355 by Evoluto (but with an internal combustion engine), a reinterpretation of the iconic
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The style of a Pagoda; the practicality of an EV
THE TREND TO TAKING SOME lovely old classic cars and converting them to electric power is derided by some, applauded by others. Everrati Automotive Limited, the leading technology company specialising in redefining and futureproofing automotive
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China embraces classic car enthusiasm
UNTIL NOW, THERE HAS BEEN little enthusiasm for classic cars in China, and older cars in that country have been almost actively discouraged. However, the mood in China is changing, much to the delight of
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Historic vehicle owners inject almost $10bn into the economy
THE OWNERS OF AUSTRALIA’S HISTORIC vehicles spend some $9.9 billion each year on their passion, according to a new survey. The Economic Value Study (EVS) of well over 6000 Australian respondents, distributed to over 800
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