On the 29 June 2012, at Goodwood, there are five private collections of classic cars coming up for auction making it one of the best auctions ever to take place bearing in mind the quality of the cars falling under the hammer. George Daniels CBE is one of the globe’s top watchmakers and he has one of the biggest collections. … Continue reading
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Classic Cars as Alternative Investments
Owners of classic cars have bought them for a number of reasons whether it is to restore, drive, admire or sell and hopefully make some money. So, let’s look at classic cars as an investment- a little different to your bank or building society savings account! Between the periods 1980 to 2008 US Shares raised by five times their 1980 … Continue reading
Classic Cars To Be MOT Exempt
One less expense if you are the proud owner of a classic car or motorbike! From 18 November 2012 you will no longer need to have your classic car put through the MOT test. This amendment will cover around 162,000 cars built before 1960 that are presently on the roads. Ministers feel that classic cars are better looked after than … Continue reading
Classic and Vintage Car Motor Club Help Disabled Riding Group
As we all know horses and cars prefer to avoid each other but for one well deserving group of people it has proved to be a most rewarding combination. The Burcott Riding Centre that is situated near Wells in Somerset holds weekly riding lessons for the Burcott and District Riding for the Disabled Association. The lessons are a huge support … Continue reading
The Silverstone Classic 2012
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire are hosting the Silverstone Classic from the 20-22 July. It is firmly established as the largest classic motor racing festival in the world with a record attendance in 2011 of 80,000. The paddock and pits complexes at both the new International Wing and the National are to be utilised to hold over 800 world-renowned historic racing cars … Continue reading
Collectible Classics Up For Auction
In Mallusk, an auctioning company will be selling a large collection of classic cars that used to belong to the ex-President of the East Antrim Old Vehicle Club. Donald Davies, past president of the club and a classic car aficionado from Glengormley, passed away in November last year. Davies, 72, left behind him a large collection of collectible vintage cars. … Continue reading
Ethanol Spike In Petrol Gives Shivers To Classic Car Owners
The current fuel problem is no stranger to anyone in the world. But did you know that the fuel type running in car and bike engines at present may severely harm your classic car? Due to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation that was announced by the Government in 2005, petrol now comes mixed with up till five per cent ethyl … Continue reading
Vintage Bentley Set To Become Most Expensive British Classic Ever Sold
An old classic Bentley will be sold in the open market for a record price of £5 million, making it the most expensive British classic ever to be sold. The 1929 Bentley 4.5 Litre, which belonged to British racing champion Sir Henry ‘Tiger Tim’ Birkin, shot to fame when it touched a staggering 137mph during the illustrious Brooklands Outer Circuit in … Continue reading
HAGI Index Raises More Questions Than Answers
Although classic cars have proved to be reliable investment assets with stellar returns on equity, some say that there is quite a bit of irregularity between the top performers in the classic car collectible lot and the seemingly-obvious choices. The recently-published HAGI (Historic Automobile Group International) Index listed 50 of the most profitable investment collectibles in the classic car market. … Continue reading
UK Classic Car Auctions Pale In Face Of Stiff European Competition
It seems the UK collector’s market is steadily losing out to its European cousins in the race for sales. The previous year end saw a record 3512 classic cars being sold under the European auction hammer, which is 770 more than the year before. In the UK, where the number of cars auctioned and sold has definitely increased by leaps … Continue reading
