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Lovely Looking MGB GT Seen While Out Shopping !
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One one of the hottest weekend in the UK's history, one of our dogs the Standard Schnauzer went to the groomers for a trim to make him feel cooler. So to kill an hour I popped into the local Sainsbury's supermarket to top up on the barbeque items for Saturday night plus some wine and beer for our friends. Being lunchtime, I'd just bought a sneaky sandwich and was eating in the car with the air-con on when I spotted a gorgeous white MGB GT, sitting nose in with just it's tail peeping out down the other end of the car park. You know yourself, being a fellow classic car enthusiast, that you've built up this magical six sense to just knowing there's a classic car near to you and the brain goes into overload trying to find it. I can't explain it, but you do ! So out came my old mobile phone, or Handy for our German readers, with it's quaint 1980's style blury camera, producing photos akin to something you'd have to collect from Boots after waiting a week to have the film developed. So I apologise for the picture quality ! So just as I was…
Nifty Fifties Display a Blast From the Past for Beaulieu’s International Autojumble – September 10th & 11th 2022
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Beaulieu will be celebrating a golden era of motoring with a brand new Nifty Fifties display, as part of International Autojumble, returning on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September for a packed weekend of buying, selling and automotive enjoyment. Following in the tyre-tracks of the nostalgia-fuelled Forgotten Favourites display at last year’s show, Nifty Fifties will bring together classic vehicles dating from 1950 to 1959, with a crowd-pleasing line-up from this much-loved era. The display will be just one of the features of the event, eagerly anticipated by thousands of motoring enthusiasts. All 1950s motors are invited to take their places in the show, from popular British saloons and sports cars such as Standards, Wolseleys and Austin-Healeys, to chrome-laded American classics such as Chevrolets and Cadillacs, European favourites such as Porsches, Citroens and Volkswagens, and even eye-catching bubble cars. If your pride and joy was built during that decade, book your place in the line-up now. To apply to join the Nifty Fifties display with your 1950s car, visit https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/international-autojumble/nifty-fifties/ Places are limited and show entry is free for vehicles that are accepted. Successful owners will receive a pair of weekend entry wristbands for International Autojumble. Returning to the Beaulieu parkland…
Alfa Romeo Celebrated its 112th Anniversary With Fans From Around the World on June 22nd, 2022
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24 June marked the anniversary of the brand's foundation: a day for all the clubs to celebrate their passion for Alfa Romeo. The Arese Museum celebrated this major occasion with a weekend of special events for its tribe. Alfa Romeo is paying a genuine tribute to its Clubs around the world with a permanent display inside the Museum and another in the outdoor area. On Sunday, 26 June, the Giulia’s 60th birthday was celebrated with a flashmob of vintage saloons and a backstage conference. The full schedule for the weekend of celebrations (24 to 26 June) at the Alfa Romeo Museum can be viewed at http://www.museoalfaromeo.com/ For the Alfisti, 24 June is a special date. It marks the foundation of Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili in Milan in 1910, a company that would soon become Alfa Romeo and would go on to win the hearts of many generations of motorists. This year there will be no shortage of celebrations to mark the occasion. From Friday 24 to Sunday 26 June, the Alfa Romeo Museum helding a weekend of events for the brand’s tribe. Everything is ready to welcome Alfisti enthusiasts, who come together in Arese every year from all round the…
Historics May 2022 Auction Storms to £5 Million with a 75% Sale Rate
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HISTORICS STORMS TO £5 MILLION WITH 75% SALE RATE The May sale at Ascot of 200 immensely-varied classics spanning over a century showed buoyancy across all sectors of the market. An eclectic line-up of 200 fine and varied classics consigned to sale in the expansive grounds of Ascot Racecourse proved a hit with the 800+ that attended Historics major sale on Saturday 21st May, joined by a strong contingent of phone and online bidders. By the close of proceedings, 75% of the entry had passed to new owners, with a gross sale of £5 million. But the story is also about the robust nature of the market, with strong sales recorded across all categories. 800 attendees on sale day with a further 600+ across the three viewing days Strong online bidder registration with significant overseas interest Total lots: 200 after withdrawals Sale Rate: 75%, excluding additional provisional sales being negotiated post sale Total gross sale: £5.0m 50+ lots offered without reserve One of the biggest and most varied consignments Historics has offered, from a trio of magnificent Edwardian cars to a significant collection of modern classics and all in between Oldest entry: 1907 Renault 20/30 Tourer by Mitchel - £72,800 Youngest…