Automotive
Classic & Sports Car
Walkinshaw icons stir Bicester Scramble
Motorsport enthusiasts were treated to a pair of anniversary celebrations at the sold-out Scramble at Bicester Motion on 11 January.
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March 2026
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CHRIS REA 1951-2025
Musician and lifelong car enthusiast Chris Rea died on 22 December, aged 74.
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March 2026
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JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO
I make no apologies for returning to DD Classics again this month, because Danny Donovan's stock list continues to draw me in with its fantastic variety and quality.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
STEERING A PATH TO COMPLETION
Ever wished you'd just bitten the bullet to correct a mistake when working on an old car, instead of going down a complex path trying to make what you opted for fit?
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March 2026
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STUCK IN THE middle
Having carved space for a junior supercar, Ferrari continued to develop the formula, with plenty of highlights in the common thread from 206 to 296
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March 2026
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Anointed with oil
I was interested in the feature on Philip Butler and unusual garages (Motoring art, December), in particular St John's in Whithorn (right).
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March 2026
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VW'S PHOENIX FROM THE FLAMES
A large number of classic vehicles were lost or damaged in the wildfires that swept California in January 2025.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
BENTLEY CORNICHE
The Bentley Corniche was the British maker's range-topper in the 1970s, originally bought by tycoons, moguls, royals and the high-ranking members of the country-club set.
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March 2026
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GROWING OLD DISGRACEFULLY
The Low-Flyers hot-rod club has been ploughing its own furrow for four decades, and its members are as passionate as ever
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March 2026
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PAUL GRIST 1939-2026
Hugely respected pre-war Alfa specialist Paul Grist has passed away aged 86.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
HOT-ROD SHOW STARS AT GLENDALE
A set of award-winning hot rods from the Petersen Automotive Museum will headline Mecum Auctions' fixture in Glendale, Arizona, from 17-21 March, after others also sold at the Kissimmee event from 14-18 January (below).
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
ALL PIPE AND NO SLIPPERS
This experienced maker of custom exhausts has been producing bespoke pipework for nearly five decades
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
Milestones aplenty for Pebble's 75th
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will celebrate its 75th anniversary when it returns to Monterey, California, on 16 August, for the final edition to be presided over by long-serving chair Sandra Button.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
HOT TIPS FOR CLASSIC BUYS
The prospect of good value dominates this year's UK Bull Market List from Hagerty, with many of its featured cars leaning on ownership prospects rather than steep curves in prices.
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March 2026
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MGC SEBRING for SALE
We're often guilty of insisting that our picks from the classified ads be driven into the sunset and beyond, for as many miles as possible.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
The Ferrari under the bed
This should really be titled The Ferrari engine under the bed, because that's how author Darrell Westfaul found the original V12 of his 1950 Zagato-bodied 166 Berlinetta.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
Bond equipped
What an interesting article on the delightful Simca Aronde Plein Ciel (December), and huge kudos to custodian Julie Lambert for the care and attention she has lavished on her fine example (above) over such a long tenure.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
BIG MO'S NEW HOME
Jordan Partridge from Sholing, a suburb of Southampton, had been rebuilding a Morris Traveller, but with that complete he was looking for another Morris to tackle.
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March 2026
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Trans-Am challengers
Following his books on Camaro and Mustang racers, Trans-Am fan Steve Holmes switches to rival Group 2 teams in the spectacular series.
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March 2026
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Rarities swelter Down Under
Classics and enthusiasts suffered at the Celebration of the Motorcar in Perth, Australia, on 14 December.
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March 2026
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AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 MkIII
I wouldn't call this a restomod, it's too subtle for that, but being a late-model MkIII Phase II 3000 with some choice upgrades to address what I regard as the car's main drawbacks, this could be the most usable Healey going.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
THE CAR'S THE STAR
Today the name is almost forgotten, but in the 1920s Wolverhampton manufacturer Star would rival Bentley for quality and durability, as this rare survivor proves
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March 2026
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MAIN ATTRACTION
Opel's Ascona 400 homologation special shone only briefly on the stages, but is a surprising basis for a fantastic sports saloon
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March 2026
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BMW'S BLUE-CHIP M1
Supercar gains recognition at last
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March 2026
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The butterfly effect
Britain emerged from its post-war chrysalis in style with the Vauxhall Cresta, Standard Vanguard Vignale, Austin Westminster and Ford Zodiac
10 min |
March 2026
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Biofuel pump network expands
Biofuel maker Sustain has opened its third public pump in the UK, and the first offering its higher-octane Racing C50 petrol.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
Grid to glory
If you don't know Alex Jacques by name, you will almost certainly recognise the lead commentator for F1TV and Channel 4 by his voice (for a reminder, search for his spinetingling last-lap commentary of Charles Leclerc's home win in Monaco in 2024).
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March 2026
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12 SECONDS OFF THE PEG
Plymouth's 'Max Wedge' factory-built drag racers cashed in on the sport's early-'60s mainstream boom
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
Top gong for pre-war beauty
The Keller family's sensational 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C-2900B was crowned the winner of the prestigious The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2025 on 26 January at The Peninsula Paris, before going on display at Rétromobile.
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March 2026
Classic & Sports Car
“The first time I started it up, it was noisier than a plane - I couldn't drive it”
Following a cloak-and-dagger retrieval operation, this Mini Marcos has been rebuilt to its original '66 Le Mans race spec
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