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January issue highlights • Jaguar XJ-S at 40 – all the key models driven • Life Cycle of the prototype Marcos 1800 • Epic Restoration of a Citroën DS • Track test of the ex-Phil Hill Ferrari Dino 246S • We put a reader in his dream Lancia Delta Integrale, plus your chance to be picked • 5 steps to buying the best Rover P4 Read more >>

We want this Seeing this TVR Griffith 500 in the Ads on Test section of the magazine brought a flood of happy memories for the one that I owned – the performance, the noise, the looks. Addictive stuff. This 1994 example boasts low mileage, a desirable colour scheme and the right sort of diligent maintenance. You can read the full report in the current issue of Classic Cars. More >>

Date for your diary The London Classic Car Show brings a fresh new way to kick off the events season. James May and James Martin will be among the stars presenting themed displays of classic cars, there will be cars in action and of course, we’ll be there to join in the fun. The show is at London Excel from January 8-11. More >>

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Send an Email to George Osborne to Cut Fuel Duty in his Autumn Statement

We need your help to Ask the Chancellor for a Cut in Duty in Next Weeks Autumn Statement

Dear FairFuelUK Supporter On Wednesday December 3rd, George Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement. He is bombarded with requests from campaigning groups for tax incentives and cuts. Those that shout the loudest and have the best evidence for tax change are heard. In the past through our supporters 50,000 emails are usually sent to MPS and Ministers in just 48 Hours. And that where we need your help again. In this case we just want you to send an email to the Treasury. So please help in the fight for pricing sanity at the pumps and send an email to the Chancellor before December 3rd using this link. Feel free to add your own comments in your email in support of FairFuelUK’s campaigning objectives. We've made it easy using this specialist emailing process The Chancellor and his Treasury Secretaries Priti Patel and Danny Alexander are fully aware of FairFuelUK's Campaign Objectives as follows: FairFuelUK wants assurance for its supporters that a potential duty increase option available to the Chancellor if oil falls to $75 a barrel will not be taken up. The Price of Oil is now $78 down from the heady heights of $145. With consumers rightly cross and confused, FairFuelUK and its one million supporters want the Government to re-visit the issues of oil price manipulation and forecourt pricing and use the Competition and Markets Authority to set up an “OffPump” type enquiry to bring transparency and clarity to this opaque market. FairFuelUK repeats its main campaigning call to Mr Osborne for his support of a 3p cut in duty in the Autumn Statement and/or March Budget, following its empirical economic evidence that cutting duty is good for new jobs, increasing GDP and lowering inflation. Such evidence has even been endorsed by the Treasury Will Mr Osborne please support FairFuelUK's call for fuel pump receipts to clearly show all the taxes involved when filling up, not just the VAT component. So please help with getting these messages across by emailing the Chancellor via the Treasury using this link CLICK HERE - Thanks massively for your help, it will make a huge difference.... Quentin Willson and Howard Cox - FairFuelUK Campaigners Copy this link to send your email to the Treasury: http://www.fairfueluk.com/fairfueluk_advocacy.html

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JAGUARS, ASTONS, FERRARIS… TO ADMIRE, ADORE AND OWN LONDON CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW 2015

JAGUARS, ASTONS, FERRARIS…

TO ADMIRE, ADORE AND OWN
 

Don’t forget your chequebook: dealers promise a wide range of exotic, rare and desirable classic cars for sale at London’s premier show

The cream of the UK’s specialist dealers have embraced the long awaited arrival of a premium classic car show in London by promising a huge array of rare and desirable machinery for sale.

ExCeL in Docklands will be the venue for the inaugural London Classic Car Show (8-11 January, 2015) where Jaguar, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Pagini are just some of the top marques that will be represented by the dealers.

And many of the cars will be very special indeed. Restoration firm CMC, for example, will be offering the latest car to come from the pen of Jaguar designer Ian Callum. It’s not a new car, however, but a thoroughly modernised version of the 1960s Jaguar Mk II saloon.

Callum created the car for his own use, entrusting the engineering side of the project to CMC. Although originally envisaged as a one-off, such has been the interest in the Callum Mk II (photo above) that CMC is building a limited run of replicas and the company will be at the show taking orders.

CMC will also be showing a lightweight racing Jaguar E-type that took an astonishing 7,000 hours to recreate.

Jaguars will also to be fore on the Eagle E-types stand. The company will be bringing a total of nine cars (photos below top) to the show including two cars specially created by Eagle: the Speedster (Jeremy Clarkson called it his favourite car of all time) and the Low Drag GT.

London-based dealer Hexagon Classics promises a range of exotica including an exceptional Aston Martin DB6 Mk II Volante (photo below bottom right – not actual car), a Ferrari Dino and – unless it’s be sold before the show – a one-off Ferrari Daytona Shooting Brake.

Dealer Joe Macari will also have a number of Ferraris on its stand, but will also be offering a modern classic, a super rare Pagini Huayra.

J.D Classics will be unleashing a very original Ferrari 365/4 GTB Daytona ‘Plexiglass’ (photo below bottom left) on one of the main features of the show, The Grand Avenue, a motoring catwalk along which 40 classics – four from each decade of the 20th century – will be driven transforming the show from a static exhibition into a moving experience.

Among the other dealers that have taken space at the show are JD Classics Rolls-Royce specialists P&A Wood and Frank Dale & Stepsons, Aston Martin specialist Nicholas Mee, Hall and Hall and Duncan Hamilton.

“Enthusiasts visiting the show will find it the perfect place to discover his or her next – or first – classic. And a classic car can also be a great investment, one that’s much more fun to own than stocks and shares,” said Event Director Bas Bungish,

The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the company behind all-action car shows like Top Gear Live, and promises to be unlike any classic car yet staged full of innovative features such as The Grand Avenue.

One of the show’s curators, Top Gear’s James May, will be revealing what he considers to be the Most Significant Car Of All Time while another curator, TV chef James Martin, will not only be displaying his private collection of classics but will also be running the James Martin Classic Café offering up ‘good, simple, grub’ to visitors.

The 60th anniversary of the dramatic Citroën DS will be celebrated with many examples of ‘The Goddess’ – as well as a first look at the new DS brand – on show, and there will also be displays from leading classic dealers and specialists.

Tickets are now available from the show website – www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk – where early bird discounts reduce the on-the-door standard entry price from £25 to just £22.

Also available are family and group tickets, premium entry packages and access to the exclusive Preview Evening on the opening night, Thursday 8th January. Premium Tickets, which have limited availability, will give visitors access to the premium enclosure with a view of The Grand Avenue’s turning circle, a drink and complimentary cloakroom plus a free copy of Octane magazine and the official event handbook.

 

TERRE di CANOSSA 16-19 APRIL 2015

 

 

 Terre di Canossa 2015: a very special fifth edition! 

 

We are glad to announce the fifth edition of the Terre di Canossa, which will take place from 16 to 19 April 2015, of course across Emilia, Liguria and Tuscany.

 

Among the new features is the return to Salsomaggiore Terme for the start of the race and for the Gala Soirée, that will be designed this year by Massimo Spigaroli: Michelin Star-awarded chef, great interpreter of the Parma cuisine and undisputed “king” of the culatello ham.

 

Confirmed, as always, the two nights in the best hotels of Forte dei Marmi, the unmissable Beach Party and the parades in the centres of  Lucca and Pisa. The arrival will be in Reggio Emilia, where the Awards Ceremony will be held inside the historic Sala del Tricolore.

 

Once again, the Terre di Canossa will be an extraordinary journey on the thousand-year old roads of Matilde of Canossa, Queen of Italy during the 12^th century, along the ancient roads that connect the Via Emilia to the beautiful sea of the Cinque Terre and Versilia and to cities of art, wonderful landscapes, old castles, green hills and tough mountain passes.

AMBERLEY MUSEUM LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVENT PROGRAMME FOR 2015

  

AMBERLEY MUSEUM LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVENT PROGRAMME FOR 2015

Amberley Museum is proud to announce our biggest ever programme, with over 50 events scheduled for 2015.  Alongside established favourites such as the classic car summer show, railway gala and ale festival, we have a raft of new events. These include a cobweb weekend to open the season, pottery festival and local villages weekend.


Children’s activities are always popular and 2015 sees over 20 events aimed at the younger generation. On selected days the amazing Hawking About will be here, when you can get up close to their owls and birds of prey.


Martin Piggott, the Museum’s Events and Education Co-ordinator, said “We want people to enjoy great days out and the Museum has so much to offer. I’m really excited about the new events this year and 2015 is going to be an excellent season for the Museum. We’ve got a lot to celebrate: 30 years of our pottery, 20 years of our roadmaking exhibition and 100 years of Southdown buses.”


Ruth Dewdney, Communications Manager, said “A lot of local people last visited 10 to 15 years ago and a lot has changed at the Museum since then. We want people to come and see us and be inspired by what they can see and do. Events offer the chance to experience something different at the Museum but also to look around our permanent exhibitions. There are new ones every year so if you haven’t visited in a while, there’ll be something new to discover.”


For details, please see our events poster or website, www.amberleymuseum.co.uk.


Amberley Museum is a 36 acre site set in the South Downs National Park dedicated to industrial heritage, with communications and electricity exhibition halls, working print-shop, stationary engines, lime kilns and more. Visitors can take free rides on the narrow gauge railway or historic bus.


The Museum is home to a variety of traditional craftspeople, such as the wheelwrights and potters, with a café, gift shop and nature trails.  We open from March to October and hold many events ranging from children’s activity days to classic vehicle shows and the ever popular Santa Specials. Full details at www.amberleymuseum.co.uk.

CLASSIC CAR CATWALK COMES TO THE CAPITAL

Press Release For Immediate Distribution:  19/11/14

CLASSIC CAR CATWALK COMES TO THE CAPITAL   The Grand Avenue runway, centrepiece of the inaugural London Classic Car Show, allows visitors to see and hear iconic cars in action Move over London Fashion Week, you’ve got a catwalk competitor. The models on parade at the London Classic Car Show are every bit as glamorous, every bit as desirable and every bit as fashionable. But there are two big differences – these models have a great deal more muscle, and they are much, much noisier. The centrepiece of the London Classic Car Show, to be held at the ExCeL exhibition centre in London’s docklands from 8-11 January, is The Grand Avenue. It’s a brand new concept for a classic car show, a motorised catwalk along which dozens of the world’s greatest cars will be driven. It will turn the show from a static exhibition into a moving experience. “The Grand Avenue is a real innovation as far as classic car shows are concerned,” said Bas Bungish from Brand Events, the company behind the London Classic Car Show. “The show will be crammed with historically important and seldom seen cars which, by themselves, will ensure we can create a classic car show the capital deserves. “But The Grand Avenue, which allows visitors to see – and hear – some of these cars in action, will take the show to another level.” The Grand Avenue will be in use at regular intervals through the four days of the show. A total of 40 cars, four from each decade from the 20th century, have been handpicked to illustrate the story of the classic car. Each car will be driven along the runway twice a day. “We are extremely excited by the many wonderful cars in our line-up,” said Event Director Bungish. “There will be iconic road cars and important competition cars, too… including some Grand Prix cars. The 40 chosen range from a 1904 Lagonda Tricar (below bottom right) to the ex-James Hunt McLaren M23 via a dramatic Lancia Stratos (below top right). Also lined up are the Maserati 250F that Stirling Moss used to win the 1956 Monaco GP, the ex-Elio de Angelis Lotus 87B (below bottom left) and a Jaguar C-type (below top left), originally owned by five times World F1 Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. The Grand Avenue will also give visitors the chance to enjoy the rare sight of a 1920 Jaguar SS1 in action alongside a 1924 Bugatti, while other significant cars include a 1948 Land Rover, one of the first ever made, and a pre-production Range Rover from the 1970s. Visitors can also expect to see and hear such mouth-watering machinery as a Gullwing Mercedes (top), a 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa and a Lamborghini Muira S from the 1960s. The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the company behind all-action car shows like Top Gear Live, and promises to be unlike any classic car yet staged. One of the show’s curators, Top Gear’s James May, will be revealing what he considers to be most significant car of all time while another curator, TV chef James Martin will not only be displaying his private collection of classics but will also be running the James Martin Classic Café offering up ‘good, simple, grub’ to visitors. The 60th anniversary of the dramatic Citroën DS will be celebrated with many examples of ‘The Goddess’ – as well as a first look at the new DS brand – on show, and there will also be displays from leading classic dealers and specialists. Tickets are now available from the show website – www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk – where early bird discounts reduce the on-the-door standard entry price from £25 to just £22. Also available are family and group tickets, premium entry packages and access to the exclusive Preview Evening on the opening night, Thursday 8th January. Premium Tickets, which have limited availability, will give visitors access to the premium enclosure with a view of The Grand Avenue’s turning circle, a drink and complimentary cloakroom plus a free copy of Octane magazine and the official event handbook.

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