A Stepney for the Civic
Llanelli is home to The Special and it has strong links to the earliest days of motoring, when any journey, …
‘Escaped’ Land Rover prototype could be yours
A one-off Land Rover prototype that survived the works’ gas axe is coming under Cheffins’ hammer on 16 August. Believed …
Strong interest at Cheffins’ Automobilia sale
Forget the cars, look at the automobilia: recent results from Cheffins auctioneers show that interest in automobilia remains as strong …
A week with The Special’s modern classics
It’s been a week of modern classics action at Special HQ as the new addition arrived, the Isuzu came home …
The Special’s ‘stuff’
Almost all car lovers do not (ordinarily) confine their interest to all things motors: there tends to be a lot …
A truly special trio unveiled by Clayton Classics
Some of you may remember from some time back our visit to Clayton Classics, the Coventry classic specialist whose work …
A cuppa at CCW’s Cars and Coffee
Classic Car Weekly’s monthly Cars and Coffee meeting has got into its 2025 stride with a healthy mix of classics …
Heading up North to Southern Cars
The Special took a trip to the North West for a catch-up with Southern Cars’ Sam G-B. Along with some …
Special K’s selection box
Special K’s been out on the road and while in Bridlington spotted these two tasty morsels attending the annual Race …
We’ve made it to Youtube
At last the guv’nor’s made it into the real world, one where watching rather than reading is perhaps the way …
When did you last see one?
Spotted, not far from Special HQ: an Orion Ghia Si…. And not only was it a range-topping example of the …
Introducing Special K
You’ll have already read about the mileage the Escort 55 covered over Drive-It Day weekend, and after its Bicester Scramble …
RAC Spring Drive-In and shock horror as the Kia’s once again cleaned by someone else and not the guv’nor
For only the second time in our tenure – and again this year – The Special’s Kia enjoyed a well-deserved …
Drive-It Day: Project 55 hits the road
Drive-It Day: yes, Project 55 was certainly driven, putting 394 miles under its refurbished steelies on the day, of all …
The easy way to a deep shine
The guv’nor at The Special likes keeping his cars clean but as old age draws nearer there’s an increased desire …
A French take on modern classics
There’s no denying the modern classics phenomenon but what is – and isn’t – a modern classic is very much …
Cars and record shops (part 3)
As a lad The Guvnor’s summer holidays were often spent in Porthmadog and during those sunny days many hours were …
The (classic) New Year starts here
While the VSCC and various other clubs held New Year’s Day meetings, for many people their classic year began at …
New Year’s Day trip out, another record shop visited
Blame it on old age but The Special’s guv’nor thought there was a car meeting going on in Aberystwyth on …
Project 55 – back in use, fresh paint to come
After a serious amount being laid out on re-building Project 55’s underside it’s been pressed back into daily use and …
Keeping an eye-out for these excellent little motoring books
The Special loves a large, well-researched motoring book: think Palawan, for example, where content is matched by design and presentation. …
Back to Scramble
The last Scramble of the year brought the curtain down on a trio of events that never cease to impress …
Project 55 returns – looks the same, but it’s vastly improved
Project 55’s back, MoT-tested and with an all-new floor. Karmarthen Kenny’s done a great job bringing the ploddy old blue-oval …
RAC and CC in Fourtrak trip double-header
As with last year’s Mentor outing it was a two-events trip for the Fourtrak, kicking off with the Royal Automobile …
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