Category Archives: Classic car show

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse If you think of some of the key design features in cars – old and new – a front grille like a bonnet, boot and headlights – is an important part of its styling. The arrival of EVs, led by the likes of Tesla, has certainly made manufacturers re-evaluateContinue reading “Celebrating cars without grilles (before EVs)”

Broad Arrow Private Sales, is offering for sale one of motorsport’s decidedly greatest racecars, a 1965 Ford GT40, chassis number P1006. Offered from more than three decades of careful custodianship by a noted collector and GT40 expert in France, the GT40 is primed to assume a place at the pinnacle of any serious collection of endurance racingContinue reading “1965 24 Hours of Le Mans Ford Factory Entrant GT40”

At the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco, Audi unveiled the Nuvolari — the fastest and most powerful supercar in the brand’s history. The drivers for the Audi Revolut F1 Team, Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, also attended the presentation of the near-production prototype on the Côte d’Azur. With the Audi Nuvolari, the brand isContinue reading “The Audi Nuvolari”

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse A pristine 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Series I with just 604 miles on the clock has sold for £82,125 at auction. After initially using the car for the first few months of its life, its only owner had kept it in climate controlled storage for the last 27 years.Continue reading “Time-warp Rolls makes five-figure sum at auction.”

In a tribute to the legendary Ferrari Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, a limited-edition collection of replicas of his iconic Ferrari 312 T4 race car has been unveiled by the Amalgam Collection. Limited to just 12 pieces, these models are exact replicas of the car raced by Villeneuve in the United States East Grand PrixContinue reading “A Ferrari for £14 295”

Lotus has launched the Emira 420 Sport – the most powerful, lightest and most aerodynamically capable Emira ever built. The Emira 420 Sport sits at the apex of the Emira line-up and has been designed specifically to deliver even more performance both on road, and on track. It reinforces Lotus commitment to preserving its DNAContinue reading “Lotus Emira 420 Sport”

Rock stars and their carsBy Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse Famous musicians are renowned for expressing themselves and their wealth in the cars that they own. Here’s a selection of some of these personal indulgences down the years. The ‘Fab Four’ enjoyed luxury and the best of British with an eclectic taste, from Paul McCartneyContinue reading “Rock stars and their cars”

AC Cars, Britain’s oldest active vehicle manufacturer, has revealed the brutal new AC Cobra GT Coupe. Unifying the AC Cobra’s aesthetic with a fixed roofline and curvilinear rear. Sharing roughly 75% of its engineering with the GT Roadster, the new model benefits from comprehensive enhancements developed during testing and development. Available in both left andContinue reading “AC Cars unveils the AC Cobra GT Coupe”

With news that sales of the convertible are declining we are now hearing that the manual gearbox and diesel engine is heading for extinction. Vehicle Data Global (VDG) – which powers systems across the automotive sector with technical and market data – says that although diesel market share has fallen most, the decline of manualContinue reading “Is it the end for manual transmissions?”

By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse It seems our love affair for open-top driving, at least in new cars, is fast disappearing with sales dropping 66% in five years. According to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders just 0.6% of all new cars in 2024 were convertibles. Turn the clock back toContinue reading “Is it the end of the road for convertibles?”

Broad Arrow Auctions is celebrating the success of its second annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction. Italian marques were firm favourites, including Ferrari and Lamborghini, led by a stunning 2023 Ferrari Daytona SP3. A single-owner example displaying only 743 kilometres and finished in Rosso Magma Tri-Coat over a Blu Elettrico Alcantara interior, it sold for €6.250.000. A rare ‘non-cat,Continue reading “€40.8m Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction”