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Greatest race
April 25, 2019
Living up to its reputation as the world’s largest historic motor racing festival, this summer’s Silverstone Classic welcomes what it describes as ‘the greatest Formula 2 grid of all time’. Added to this year’s packed-programme for the first time as part of a never-seen-before retro Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 single-seater showcase, 55 […]
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Vauxhall fans gear up
April 18, 2019
A brace of high-profile transport events will come together on one day this summer, as Vauxhall’s free Heritage Centre Open Day joins with the Luton Festival of Transport to create a motor-vehicle spectacular with an audience of well over 5,000 people. On Sunday, June 9, both events will open their doors to the public between […]
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Mundane motors fest
April 9, 2019
The light-hearted 2019 Festival of the Unexceptional a Concours de l’Ordinaire – created and organised by classic vehicle insurance and valuation specialists, Hagerty – will be held for the sixth year in succession on Saturday July 20, in Buckinghamshire. Originally staged by Hagerty back in 2014 as the first event of its kind in Europe […]
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Petrolicious fuels imagination
March 14, 2019
The UK’s first ever Petrolicious Drivers’ Meeting has been set for Sunday May 12 at Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire, the former RAF bomber base that now serves as a centre of excellence for the classic car industry. It is open to all, with entry at £12.50 per person or free to Petrolicious members, who will […]
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Capri storms to 50
February 28, 2019
Ford Capri owners are being offered the opportunity to be part of the much-loved fastback’s 50th birthday party at this summer’s Silverstone Classic (July 26-28). Launched at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1969, and marketed by Ford as ‘The Car You Always Promised Yourself’, close to two million Capris were produced before the model’s […]
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Woodstock revisited
February 21, 2019
Live music concerts are now firmly established as one of the major attractions at the famously ‘Rocking and Racing’ Silverstone Classic (July 26-28) – a three-day festival combining retro racing action with family entertainment. In recent summers, visitors have partied the nights away to chart-toppers including Status Quo, The Stranglers and UB40. This year, the […]
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