Classic car industry in 2012 ends on high THE CLASSIC and rare car industry shows no sign of slowing down, after Motortrades Insight witnessed three models sell for over $1m at Britain's most prestigious car auction.It brings the total worl

60 seconds with DJ Chris Evans KNOWN for hit TV shows including The Big Breakfast and TFI Friday, father-of-three Radio Two DJ Chris Evans is an astute entrepreneur, attracted to car auctions like a moth is to light. He's a

Q & A with leading classic car specialist Peter Wallman He's one of the world's leading car specialists and is especially knowledgeable on cars from the '50s and '60s. He previously spent nearly two decades in the international advertising industry, base

Nationwide car restoration competition launched.  A nationwide competition has been launched to unearth the best classic car restoration projects in the UK.Entrants have the opportunity to win an exclusive VIP package to this year’s Classic Motor S... 

4G Mobile Internet: Audi becomes first car maker to incorporate superfast surfing technology.  Audi connect in-car internet access has just received a turbo boost as the Vorsprung durch Technik brand becomes the first carmaker to fully integrate the superfast 4G/Long Term Evolution data trans... 

Motorhome industry making ‘gradual recovery’ after recession with families growing fond of the British ‘staycation’.  The growing popularity of the ‘staycation’ has seen more Britons choosing to holiday in UK, according to Nick Page, Commercial Director for the Swift Group.Mr Page told Motortrades Insight’s Danny H... 

150th Anniversary of Henry Ford's birth celebrated around the world.  Yesterday marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford, whose innovative ideas revolutionised transportation and brought mobility to the masses. Henry Ford’s enduring impact is being reco... 

SKODA reduces price of Fabia and Fabia Estate by 25 per cent.  It is not often than a car manufacturer comes up with such a great offer, but drivers will surely be attracted to the massive reduction in price of the SKODA Fabia.From now until the end of December... 

Modern Jaguars could become classics in distant future despite being ‘less fun to drive’.  Modern Jaguars are less fun to drive but could well become classics in the distant future, according to one of the world’s leading Jaguar restoration specialists. “Less fun to drive? Yes. As fa... 

AA president Edmund King on deadly potholes.  The AA’s president Edmund King had his Mercedes E-Class wrecked by potholes earlier this year, as he was filling it with petrol in the Hertfordshire town of St Albans, when the whole front of the es... 

RoSPA Scotland Congress to focus on innovation, road safety and Commonwealth Games.  Breakthrough schemes using innovation to boost safety and health will be a key feature at this year's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents' (RoSPA) Scotland Congress.Delegates will be inspi... 

The Next-Generation Supercar: Honda NSX prototype wows Ohio crowds.  The Honda NSX prototype lapped the 2.4-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, just prior to the running of the Honda Indy 200, showcasing the steady progress being made toward the plann... 

More driver assistance systems needed as standard, new research reveals.  New research has shown that while UK motorists are aware of the benefits of driver assistance systems, many of them are not fitted on most cars, but they would be of interest – providing they were f... 

Road casualties down ten per cent with 190 fewer fatalities but drink driving accidents increase by 26%.  The latest Department for Transport road casualty statistics show a welcomed decrease in casualties for vulnerable road users, but the government must ‘ram home the message that drink driving kills’... 

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