Car Blog & Car News
London’s Dover Street is in the heart of Mayfair and is well known for hosting a number of contemporary art galleries. Passers-by are familiar with expensive modern supercars, but last night onlookers were stopped in their tracks by the presence of two, multi-million-pound classic Ferraris parked outside number 37, the home of Mallett, one […]
Lured by the sea, the light, the eccentric and the eclectic, the iconic Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is coming to Turner Contemporary in Margate this August bank holiday weekend – Sunday 30th August 2015 – for one day only. Former home to renowned artists Tracey Emin and JMW Turner, Margate is both quintessential English […]
Inspired by music loving petrolhead Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans himself, it should come as little surprise that his CarFest weekends are crammed with top line bands and plenty of on-track, tyre smoking, motoring action. But the BBC Radio 2 broadcaster is also a family man… and he has ensured that the focus of both […]
Over 400 historic race cars dating from the 1990s back to the 1920s will line up on the grid at Donington Park to compete in a spectacular series of races in the 2016 edition of the Donington Historic Festival, over the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, April 30th, Sunday, May 1st and Monday, May 2nd […]
The Facts and Figures behind ‘The World’s Biggest Classic Motor Racing Festival’ The trend-setting Silverstone Classic celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2015. When founded in 1990 it was the UK’s first historic motor racing festival. For the first time in the Classic’s 25 year history, a crowd of more than 100,000 is expected for this […]
The NE1 Motor Show took place from llth to 12th July 2015 and a variety of manufacturers were represented. It was good to see a strong showing from Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and Audi in particular. Here’s a few show photos to give you a taste of what the action looked like: Ferrari’s stunning 458 Italia […]
Don’t miss Beaulieu’s Simply Japanese rally on Sunday 2nd August 2015, which will celebrate the cars and commercial vehicles which hail from the land of the rising sun. Taking place in the picturesque grounds of the National Motor Museum, this popular rally is open to the owners of all Japanese vehicles, including marques such as […]
Rob Wilson is possibly one of the most important players in Formula One racing that you’ve never heard of. Based at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in South Leicestershire, Rob is instrumental in carving split seconds from the lap times of at least 12 drivers on the current grid, and his key training weapon is… a standard […]
For a fleeting moment, an air of silent and rarefied civility descended upon the super-car paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last Sunday (28th June 2015) as a Rolls-Royce Wraith, resplendent in Ensign Red with contrast Jubilee Silver coachwork, settled into its starting position at the famous Hillclimb. There was nothing more to disturb […]
Hyundai Motor and Tate has today announced that the Turbine Festival will take place on 25 July 2015 in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The Festival – an interactive celebration of culture – will feature audio-visual music, performance, installations and family activities. Entry to the Festival is free of charge. The Turbine Hall will […]