Classics World

4 weeks ago | classicsworld.co.uk | Paul Wager

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show returns to Birmingham’s NEC from November 7-9Following its 40th anniversary last year, this year’s event is set to be even bigger, showcasing more than 3000 classic vehicles. A total of 338 motoring clubs will be in attendance, each displaying rare and cherished models. Over 600 classic cars will be available to purchase through specialist dealers and the Iconic Auctioneers sales of cars and motorcycles taking places over two days.

4 weeks ago | classicsworld.co.uk | Paul Wager

Convenient battery charger with automatic function and clever charging tech to rescue ‘dead’ batteriesBattery chargers. They’re all the same, right? Not quite, it seems. If you’ve tried to use one of the modern electronic chargers on an utterly flat battery then you’ll know that they often don’t work, since they need to sense a certain voltage to switch on.

2 months ago | classicsworld.co.uk | Paul Wager

We examine whether the UK’s classic component suppliers could get caught up in US import tariffs on car partsPresident Trump’s proposed tariffs on cars and car parts imported into the USA may have been intended to force car and component makers to establish more manufacturing in the country but will most likely have an unforeseen consequence in their effects on the UK’s classic car parts industry.

2 months ago | classicsworld.co.uk | Simon Woolley

Britain’s favourite van set to celebrate 60 years at the Classic Ford Show in May at the South of England Showground in West SussexIn 1965, Britain’s builders could finally find an easy home for every sheet of 8×4 they needed in the back of a van that handled like a car. The Transit’s arrival 60 years ago saw the founding of an impressive commercial vehicle dynasty and another household name for the Blue Oval.

2 months ago | classicsworld.co.uk | Sam Skelton

The typical family car has evolved heavily over the past 60 years and beyond. Here, we look at the success stories from years gone byThe evolution of the family car has been a long and fraught one. Cars like the BMC ADO16 – better known as the 1100/1300 range – were among the first to identify a particular need for a family friendly and spacious yet inexpensive runabout, and it was cars like this that effectively set the blueprint for others to follow.