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Forever car, forever memories. ‘This car is ...

Fifty-one years ago, I walked into WH Smith in Hitchin and spotted Classic Car magazine. The cover featured the famous ‘Tulipwood’ Hispano-Suiza shot in a London mews, and the story by historian Jonat

The exquisitely detailed 1927 Rolls-Royce ‘Phantom of Love’ captured Best in Show at the Concours of Elegance, held at Hampton Court Palace from 5-7 September. Commissioned by Woolworth’s financial di

‘It’s like a fine piece of furniture,’ said Lee Anderson Sr as his 1924 8.0-litre Hispano-Suiza H6C ‘Type Sport’ was voted Best of Show at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. ‘When we get it ho

TO ASSUME the creation of Hervé Valliet is yet another Lotus Seven imitator would be utterly wrong. A quiet perfectionist and entrepreneur from the Isére region in the French Alps near Grenoble, he ha

A pair of UK-based enthusiasts has stumbled across a remarkable haul of British classics in Italy. The cars had been in the showroom of a local Austin Rover dealership that closed down during the earl