• Classic vehicle hub secures Hagerty support

    • 25 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Hagerty International has formed a new partnership with Great Northern Classics, a specialist hub dedicated to the classic vehicle industry Established to encourage apprentices into the sector while also delivering workshops and events, Great Northern Classics will open its new site at the former Victoria Ironworks [...]
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  • Classic car emissions revealed

    • 18 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new study examining the carbon footprint of classic cars in the UK has found that average annual emissions are comparable to a roundtrip flight from London to New York The research also found that the total CO2 emissions for all classic cars in the UK represents just 022% of the emissions from the entire UK [...]
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  • Classics sector urged to embrace green agenda

    • 21 September 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The vehicle restoration industry has been challenged to embrace the green agenda or risk being left behind Garry Wilson, the newly appointed leader of the Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance, said: “A big part of the job will be making sure the sector has a share of the voice as part of the UK automotive [...]
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  • Technicians facing ‘classic’ test

    • 23 August 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Autodata is advising technicians to be prepared to accept a growing number of "classic cars" for repair in their workshops The average age of cars on the road in the UK now is 84 years old, while in the EU is 115 years Meanwhile, the figure for light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in the EU now rests at 116 [...]
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  • Aston Martin launches classic certification programme

    • 11 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Luxury car-maker Aston Martin has unveiled an authoritative new Assured Provenance certification programme which, for the first time in the brand’s 102-year history, comprehensively assesses the background of its heritage sports cars Created to offer a true blue riband service to heritage car owners and [...]
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  • A modern classic – Alvis Cars

    • 1 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Magazine
    The Alvis Car Company started in Coventry in 1919, designing supercars of the era, building aircraft engines and servicing military contracts Then in 1968, sister company Red Triangle was formed to provide parts and servicing bodyshop's Padraig Mallett travelled to Kenilworth to find out more about this illustrious [...]
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  • Classic car insurance scheme introduced

    • 15 April 2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ernest R Shaw in conjunction with LV= has introduced a new insurance scheme for bodyshops and garages dealing with classic cars Ernest R Shaw and LV= Insurance have launched an exclusive motor trade insurance scheme for bodyshops, restoration/service, repair and car sales services to the classic car sector Some [...]
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