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 …
Tolman unveils stunning Integra Type R restomod
The Integra Type-R was a street hero when it was launched and now thanks to Tolman Motorsport it’s a hero …
Showtime!
The Special’s first indoor show of the year: welcome to the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show, where the …
Prices up, MPG up
Just in time – I’m writing this a couple of hours after filling up the The Special’s most frugal fleet …
A kickin’ event
Yes it was, courtesy in no small part with its title: The RAC’s first 2026 tyre-kicking event was one of …
Throwback time
Mrs Special was recently telling the guv’nor about a piece she’d read that ‘uncovered’ just how mis-understanding Generation Zed is …
Enjoying the image
The Special’s editor, fresh from a motoring book podcast with The Old Car Lady, has been on a book-buying spree …
We’ve seen the signs
No enthusiast’s domestic garage should be without some signage and for those fancying some outstanding examples, Cheffins’ 21 March sale …
An XR3i not to be missed
What’s the biggest influence on the UK’s classic car market? And, in fact, any classic car market? The biggest driver …
Vantastic!
Sorry, but it had to be said. After all, these days when do you come across an LDV Pilot as …
New Honda collaboration keeps the tuner movement alive – but in small scale
Mattel’s Brick Shop building sets are paying tribute to two modern classics, courtesy of a collaboration with Honda. In a …
Back at Bicester
Cold was the wind, grey was the sky, but 7000 Scramblers couldn’t give a stuff about the weather as Bicester …
Berlingo is still go – and Merry Christmas
It just works – a phrase once used to advertise a Japanese pick-up, but one entirely suitable for the Berlingo. …
It never rains (but it pours)
Just before Christmas, a time already riddled with over-expenditure, the malcontents among The Special’s fleet decided to create a further …
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