The Classics Blog

Low Mileage Triumph Herald To Be Auctioned

This sounds like a tremendous opportunity for someone to purchase an extremely low mileage classic car that is, we are sure you will agree, a rarity these days. Coming up for auction is a rare Coventry built Triumph Herald 1200 dating back to 1961 making it just over 50 years of age. In fact, the vehicle has still got the … Continue reading

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Why Did You Buy Your Classic Car?

It would be interesting to find out just why people make that all important decision to purchase a classic car so your feedback would be most welcome. Whilst we appreciate that those people owning classic cars costing millions of pounds are probably in the minority it would be interesting to find out whether the majority bought them to drive around … Continue reading

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Levels Of Classic Car Insurance

As is often the case with most types of insurance, there are various levels of classic car insurance to choose from never mind a number of options that can be added in to the policy. It would be worthwhile covering the various levels of cover available so that you can then make a balanced decision as to the one that … Continue reading

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Biggest Auction Of Classic Cars Days Away

This coming weekend, what is forecast to be the largest classic car auction in the UK, is scheduled to take place in London. The auction will include a significant collection of Mercedes-Benz and are expected to be sold at RM Auctions’ Battersea sale that is due to take place on the 8th September. One anonymous collector from Europe is selling … Continue reading

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Insuring Your Classic Car Whilst Restoring It

There are many people that buy their first classic car that requires an awful lot of restoration work carrying out on it. So, what do you do about insuring the vehicle? Well, it really depends if you intend to drive the car on the public road network at the same time that it is being renovated. If you do intend … Continue reading

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Theft Of Classic Cars On The Increase

It is believed that the number of classic cars that are being stolen is on the increase. This is undoubtedly a worrying factor for those of you that are the proud owners of such vehicles. However, it is one thing to have classic car insurance but nobody really wants to have to go through the undoubted stress of having to … Continue reading

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Thousands Expected At The Cowley Classic Car Show

The Cowley Classic Car Show is now in its sixth year with the next annual event scheduled to take place on Sunday 18th August 2013. The location of this extremely popular event is Court Place Farm in Marston when classic cars from years gone by will be on display along with entertainment for the children plus plenty of food and … Continue reading

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Which Company Provides The Best Classic Car Insurance?

This really is a leading question and any answer would merely be subjective. After all, one person’s opinion on which company they feel provides the best classic car insurance may well differ from that of another person. The reason for this is that, whilst you may feel that you have the best cover because it is the cheapest, another person … Continue reading

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Classic Cars Can Make A Good Alternative Investment

With interest rates so low on money held in savings accounts and a volatile stock market is there an alterative form of investment worthy of consideration? Yes, there are many, with one of those being the investment in classic cars. Of course, there is no guarantee that you will achieve a good return if you were to invest in a … Continue reading

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Scottish Tory Peer To Sell Classic Cars

We like to keep visitors up to date with any forthcoming interesting classic car auctions as this provides you with the opportunity to add to your classic car collection. You may be interested to read that a Scottish Tory peer will be selling some classic cars in the not too distant future. Irvine Laidlaw, who is a Scottish peer as … Continue reading

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