Classic car electric conversion is on the rise – we visit one specialist to find out why


Is converting a classic car to electric power sacrilege or do we need to get with the programme? We visit Electrogenic to understand the appeal.

Me and My Motor: Le Mans winner Richard Attwood


Richard Attwood may be a pensioner, but beneath the genial exterior lurks a man who wrestled the Porsche 917 to victory at Le Mans in 1970.
The top car maker pranks for April Fools' Day 2019

The motoring world's April Fools Day pranks 2019


April Fools Day is like Marmite: you either love it or you hate it. There's still enough interest for car makers and other motoring world.

Me and My Motor: Nick Freeman


There's a reason Nick Freeman — motoring lawyer to the stars and better known as “Mr Loophole” — loves cars: he’s travel sick in pretty...
Me and My Motor: Norman Baker, former MP

Me and My Motor: Norman Baker, former MP


Norman Baker was dubbed “the most annoying man in parliament” by David Cameron, acquiring a reputation as a relentless questioner of the prime...
Interview with David Richards, chairman of Prodrive

Me and My Motor: David Richards


David Richards has been a world rally champion, principal of two Formula One teams and chairman of Aston Martin...
Driving Rich List 2017: Triumph chief powers into second place but Ecclestone stays top

Driving Rich List 2017: Triumph chief powers ahead


The owner of Triumph motorcycles turbocharged his wealth last year and moved up into second place in the list of motoring's wealthiest...
Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson, The Kaiser Chiefs’ singer on his love of riotous revs

Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson


Ricky Wilson, lead singer with Kaiser Chiefs, is no fan of name-dropping, but can’t resist mentioning he’s “sort of” become mates with the...
Me and My Motor: Tony Robinson, actor and TV presenter

Me and My Motor: Tony Robinson


Tony Robinson knew the days of his beloved Ford Sierra RS Cosworth were numbered when he found it parked on bricks in Bristol...
Me and My Motor: Freddie Hunt, son of James, is a chip off the old block

Me and My Motor: Freddie Hunt, son of James, is a chip...


Freddie Hunt has always lived life in the fast lane — ever since he crashed his nanny’s Austin Metro into a skip. “The keys were in the ignition...
Me and My Motor: Movie stuntman Vic Armstrong on Indiana Jones, Bond and the Ford Anglia

Me and My Motor: Movie stuntman Vic Armstrong on Indiana...


Ever wondered what Harrison Ford is like behind the wheel, if Pierce Brosnan really could handle his Bond cars or whether Tom Cruise is that athletic?...

Me and my classic motor: 1971 Triumph Herald


Which classic car should a Liberal Democrat MP drive? Something frugal that supports their environmental credentials?
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News: Thousands of classic cars destroyed in 2009 vehicle...


Hundreds of early Minis, MGB GT sports cars and Porsches were among the thousands of classic cars that were sent to the crusher under the government’s...