Hagerty Hangout
Back to Bicester, but this time in the week, and in the evening. The last 2026 Hagerty Hangout was a …
Back at Fuel and Food Pembrokeshire…
…. this time in the Mighty Nippa, whose rarity and lack of badging caused some head-scratching and the inevitable (but …
A Fourtrak conclusion
The meeting of minds, and the meeting of Fourtraks: Daihatsu Gathering headed over the border into Powys for its Welsh …
Local weekend double-header for the Escort
Two days, two events for the Escort and as the mercury dropped but the skies stayed blue the Daytona Yellow …
A dam good day out
A dam good afternoon out? Certainly, because there’s no getting away with just how beautiful the Elan Valley is. Whatever …
A potentially worrying trend
Car meetings – evening pub meets, Sunday morning coffee shop gatherings, cruises – they’re all part of the classic car …
Fuel and Food Pembrokeshire
Our fourth car meeting/show in a week but this time it was the Trooper that was fired up to head …
Back to White Waltham
We left the RAC Concours and after a quick pit stop headed down to White Waltham for the BADCCC’s excellent …
RAC Concours
The second RAC Concours – and no difficult second album syndrome to contend with. For those who attended the first …
Mitsubishis Galore
The Colt Car Club’s Gaydon gathering was a sight to behold for anyone interested in the three-diamonds marque. Rarities of …
A stand-out XK
Now the Jaguar XK is appearing in classic sales there’s no doubt a groundswell of purists who will turn their …
Trentham’s again
More images from the Trentham show, and this time it’s the guv’nor’s picks of the event. More than a week …
A trip to White Waltham
It might be 180 miles or so from Special HQ but a trip up the M4 for Berkshire and District …
Trentham’s terrific turn-out
Third time lucky for The Special, and mighty relief for the organisers: this years’ Trentham Classic & Retro Show wasn’t …
Hot Wheels Legends Tour arrives in the UK
The Hot Wheels Legends Tour, which immortalises one lucky car in 1:64 die-cast form, lands in the UK later this …
Tolman nails it again with XR3i restomod
Hot on the heels of its short run of Peugeot 205GTis and its wonderfully low-key Honda Integra Type-R Tolman’s back …
Astle Park Country Fair
It’s funny how the most interesting cars – or the greatest variety come to that – turn up in unexpected …
Return of Django – sorry, Cuore
After a year off the road the Cuore is – ta da! – back. It’s been a long haul and …
Out West again
Exactly a fortnight after our run to Pembroke it was out with the Kia and a westward-bound trip to Saggeston …
Local event nails it
Last year 94 cars turned up for Kidwelly Motor Club’s car show: this year, more than 200. Clearly local shows …
They’re out there…
…but you’ve just to keep looking, or, as Shaw Taylor used to say on ‘Police 5’, “keep ‘em peeled.” Thanks …
Heading way out West
It’s a great idea and surely one that should be adopted way more: a mid-week afternoon classic car meet. Classics …
Back to Bicester
BIG apologies for the lateness in getting this posted but we couldn’t let the second Scramble pass without a decent …
A welcome ’80s throwback pair
Was it the decade that taste forgot, or was it one that, at least when it came to cars, there …
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