Lovely Austin A40 Farina Seen While Out Walking Today
Posted By: Simon Sage | Posted On: 15th May 2023
The Austin A40 Farina has always been one of our all time favourites. For us, it just captures that early 1960's with it's looks and the lovely sound of the Austin A Series engine on deceleration that makes it instant recognisable. It was a lovely day, and getting a rare day off work decided to walk to the local shops rather than take the car. And on the way back, I had like many other classic car enthusiasts have, the strange ability to spot a classic car at 100 yards. There parked up was this lovely Austin A40 Farina. The sun was on the windscreen, so I decided to chance a cheeky photo. However as i drew alongside, I could see the owners were sitting in the front seats watching ! But Mair & Jane were lovely people and quite ok with me taking a photograph. We had a nice chat and very soon agreed that we loved the shapes and styles of classic cars over the modern computer designed all look the same modern cars. They'd had their A40 about a year and really enjoyed driving it on a daily basis. I then walked on and was given friendly…
A Porsche Christmas at Bicester Heritage, Sunday December 11th, 2022
Posted By: Simon Sage | Posted On: 19th November 2022
Join The Porsche Club GB for a seasonal feast of all things Porsche at the former RAF Bombing Station, Bicester Heritage, on Sunday 11 December from 9am - 5pm. This year, their Christmas party is bigger and better than ever and all Porsche enthusiasts and children are welcome, with over 3,000 cars expected to attend The majority of the action will be in the covered hangar which will be festively decorated and contain a fantastic display of classic, contemporary and racing Porsches, a Christmas market with over 100 vendors and of course, Santa, Carol singers and other Christmas and children’s entertainment. If you wish to display your Porsche, please indicate so as part of your booking and ensure all vehicle details are entered. Display vehicles must be in place between 8.30am-5pm and cannot be moved. Only Porsches owned by Club members will be selected to be a part of displays. The event opens at 9.00am and costs £12.00/person for Porsche Club GB members and £16.00/person for non-club members. The address is Bicester Heritage, A4421, Launton, Bicester OX26 5HA
Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show 2022 Latest News
Posted By: Simon Sage | Posted On: 24th October 2022
‘OLD OUT YA HAND! AUTO ALEX AND JONNY SMITH JOIN MIKE BREWER ON DISCOVERY+ LIVE STAGE AT NEC CLASSIC Wheeler Dealers Mike Brewer is joined by Alex Kersten and Jonny Smith to host the discovery+ Live Stage. Stage features interviews, car cavalcades, topical motoring panels, Q&A sessions and a live restoration. The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with discovery+, is held from 11-13 November 2022 at Birmingham’s NEC. Tickets now on sale via advanced online booking This year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with discovery+, welcomes some new faces to the discovery+ Live Stage with ‘Auto Alex’ Kersten and The Late Brake Show’s Jonny Smith joining Wheeler Dealers’ Mike Brewer. Best known for presenting Car Throttle and his hilarious impressions of his ‘TV Dad’ Mike Brewer, journalist Alex Kersten can now be seen on YouTube. Launched last October, his ‘Auto Alex’ channel showcases his passion for buying ‘modern classics’ and the cheapest cars Alex can find! Alex said: “I’m so excited to be joining Mike on stage at the show. As well as presenting, I’m also going to be bringing along my infamous Mazda MX-5, which has appeared in so many of my videos, so people can see just what…
Citroën BX celebrates its 40th birthday
Posted By: Simon Sage | Posted On: 4th October 2022
Citroën celebrates 40th anniversary of BX, unveiled on 23 September 1982 under the Eiffel Tower. With more than 2.3 million models produced, BX was a major commercial success and contributed to Citroën's growth in the upper-middle-class segment between 1982 and 1994. History of Citroën BX to be celebrated at the Citroën Conservatory in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Citroën is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its iconic BX model, first launched on September 23 1982. First unveiled at a celebration at the Eiffel Tower, the BX went on sale a week later at the 69th Paris Motor Show and saw huge commercial success over the 12 years it was produced. To mark the occasion, the experts at the L'Aventure Citroën association are inviting enthusiasts to rediscover BX on Saturday 24 September at the Citroën Conservatory in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Launched in 1978 under the codename “XB”, the Citroën BX project set out to create a modern, unconventional vehicle with an emphasis on innovation. BX was to be a transverse-engine vehicle, lightweight to ensure good acceleration and low fuel consumption to help with cost savings. Like all top-of-the-range Citroën cars of this era, the 5-door hatchback BX was fitted with a hydropneumatic suspension system to ensure comfort…