How Porsche’s synthetic eFuel could save classic cars in the electric future Let’s face it, electrification and electric vehicles (EV) are the future whether us petrolheads like it or not. The rapid rise of EVs, combined with countless worldwide pledges to cut out internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles within 20 years, as well as […]
From Sunday car meets to race weekends – our top five events for 2022 2022 is looking up for the automotive events industry. Having had so many cancelled and postponed, we’re looking forward to getting back to an exciting calendar of automotive-themed activities up and down the UK. Here’s a selection of must-attend events, […]
The importance of apprenticeships in the classic car industry Throughout the past 18 months, peoples’ careers across industries have shifted hugely. Be it widespread furloughs, entire sectors shutting down or priorities changing — many decided to retrain altogether. Here we’ll look at those who made the choice to ‘go back to school’ as classic […]
Naughty or nice? Our Christmas wish list in life-size car form As Christmas approaches and piggy banks are cracked open to buy presents for all the good children, we decided to take a look at some grown-up toys that have made our Christmas wish list this year. Gone are the days of the Scalextric […]
We’ve nearly made it to the end of 2021, but how does the year ahead look for classic cars? Although the year is not up just yet, we have seen the classic car industry evolve, adapt and most importantly, thrive in 2021. We thought it would be a good time to talk about what […]
Will the ULEZ expansion cause a resurgence of classic cars on London’s roads? In an effort to cut back on the country’s greenhouse gas emissions 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels, the UK government has put certain practices in place to help reach this goal. One of which is the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission […]
Is it all doom and gloom for classic car owners as we see the introduction of E10 fuel in the UK? As many car owners in the UK would have heard or read about, the UK government has announced the introduction of E10-grade fuel starting this month. It comes into effect in the hopes […]
How Covid has created a wave of career changes It’s been a year of ups and downs, particularly in the job market. Many of us have had to reflect on a tumultuous year and swallow perhaps a few hard pills, what with furlough and unfortunately many businesses having to let go members of staff. […]
Watt is it about car electrification and how do we recruit for the job in hand? In last month’s blog we discussed who will be the next generation of classic car mechanics and the importance of apprenticeships in this specialist field. Something else we touched upon is how the popularity of electrification across the motor industry […]
Are we losing the mastery behind classic car restoration before our very eyes? Something we touched on in one of our previous blogs is how quickly the automotive industry is changing in order to keep up with customer demands. Ten years ago restomods were barely on the scene, neither was the conversation around the […]