Now's the time to nominate your historic heroes!

Help the stars of the classic car world receive the honours they deserve in London this November

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NOMINATIONS are officially open for the 2025 International Historic Motoring Awards.

The awards, sponsored by insurance specialist Lockton and to be presented in a glittering ceremony at the stunning Peninsula London hotel on 14 November, were founded in 2011 and have become a highlight of the motoring calendar.

The International Historic Motoring Awards are the only global awards that seek to acknowledge and reward excellence across both the historic and modern performance car industries and hobbies and are thought by many to represent the pinnacle of achievement.

All but two of the awards are judged by a jury of greats from the classic and performance car worlds, and last year ranged from the likes of 'Supercar Blondie' Alex Hirschi to Octane columnists Jay Leno and Derek Bell. Of the remaining awards, Car of the Year is decided by readers of Octane and sister publication Magneto, while the Lifetime Achievement Award (last year won jointly by Sylviane and Patrick Peter) is picked by an independent panel of judges.

The ceremony is an unmissable occasion that will again take place at the spectacular Peninsula London, with priceless cars in the hotel's famous courtyard as well as inside and outside the ballroom. In the sold-out 2024 edition, 400 guests were formally welcomed by Rowan Atkinson and the 2025 ceremony will again be hosted by Amanda Stretton.

One of the greatest aspects of the whole IHMA process is that anyone can nominate anyone they feel is deserving of the recognition - even themselves! All you have to do is go to historicmotoringawards.co.uk/ nominate, where you can register your choices.