MOTORING LIFE & CAR MEMORIES

Many of us could never have predicted cars like the Metro and Corsa becoming the rising stars (in both popularity and value) of the new modern classic car scene! Tom Morley explains why these everyday cars of yesteryear are in his garage. Tom Morley is a man known to many...

Since announcing their partnership four months ago, Lancaster Insurance is thrilled that, thanks to its customers support and a charity auction, over £12,500 has been raised for charity Auditory Verbal UK (AVUK) to support more deaf children to have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers. Since November, classic car owners...

One family's love of the Morris Minor has spanned generations and taken them overseas as their hobby has become a way of life. ‘We’re like any other family’ comments Richard, as he looks out the kitchen window with a row of Morris Minors parked on the flagstones, ‘we just have...

With fresh bright work, wire wheels, and a smart black hood and new carpets, this Austin Healey Sprite MK4 is a car which had no expense spared in its journey to become somebody’s most loved classic. It has got a fantastic history and this Austin Healey Sprite MK4 could be...

Rebecca Treston tells Charlotte Vowden why she thinks it’s important to create spaces exclusively for women within the car community. https://youtu.be/76tm1ae6rAE To mark International Women’s Day Rebecca Treston, the classic car podcaster, held a female-only car meet. Here we bring you the chat she had with Charlotte Vowden about herself, her podcast...

Altering cars to one’s own taste has been a constant since vehicles became affordable. Whether performance was the aim – often spurred on by the requirements of grass roots motorsport – or if looks took precedent (an industry which didn’t really gain traction until the ‘Fifties as disposable income increased)...

Affectionately called the “duck” in Germany and “Tin Snail” in English, the Citroën 2CV is THE iconic French car. Finally, this cult-classic is available as a new PLAYMOBIL model, further expanding the range of classic cars in the collection. The legendary Citroen 2CV was first introduced in Paris in 1948....

Mattel is commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Matchbox® brand and seven decades of die-cast adventures by reflecting on its legacy and looking to the future. To celebrate the Matchbox 70th Anniversary, Mattel is introducing a line of special limited-edition vehicles, paying tribute to Matchbox’s heritage of inventing highly detailed and...

HERO-ERA’s annual award ceremony took place within the historic walls of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, on the evening of Friday 27th January to celebrate the success of their competitors in 2022. The HERO-ERA awards returned to the celebrated and much missed venue after a three -year enforced hiatus....

Nearly three quarters of Brits say that they have a good grasp of the English language, yet a new survey has revealed that nearly half study the correct pronunciation online via a search engine to check that they’ve got it right. The survey of 2,000 adults, which has been commissioned by...