Classics Monthly Spring 2023

www.classicsworld.co.uk Classics Monthly, Kelsey Media, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL EDITORIAL Editor: Simon Goldsworthy Email: classics.ed@kelsey.co.uk Group Editor: Paul Wager Email: classics.ed@kelsey.co.uk Design: Focused On Design Ltd WITH THANKS THIS ISSUE TO Iain Ayre, Terry Burgess, Andrew Everett, Jack Grover, Rob Hawkins, Will Holman, Martyn Morgan-Jones, Andrew Roberts, Andy Starkey, Mike Taylor, Phil White, Alex Zeller ADVERTISEMENT SALES Talk Media Sales Managing Director: David Lerpiniere 01732 445325, david.lerpiniere@talkmediasales.co.uk Sales Manager Chris Jeffery: 01732 442144 chris@talk-media.uk AD PRODUCTION Tandem Media Production and Design Manager: Neil Hepden 01233 220245 Neil@tandemmedia.co.uk MANAGEMENT Chief Operating Officer: Phil Weeden Subscription Marketing Director: Gill Lambert Retail Director: Steve Brown Print Production Manager: Georgina Harris Print Production Controllers: Kelly Orriss and Hayley Brown Subscriptions Marketing Manager: Dave Sage Affiliate Marketing: Kate Chamberlain…

If you were presented with a car in similar condition to the one above, would you consider restoring it? And I should add that the rust you can see here is indicative of the general condition, but by no means the worst spot. You won’t find a trace of rust on the boot floor simply because there is no floor left in the boot – it has rotted away entirely and all you’ll see are your feet poking out from underneath what remains of the rear bumper. Surely this is fit only for the crusher? After all, it is ‘only’ a Triumph 2000 saloon, a lovely and highly useful model to be sure, but hardly a high value item. Certainly you could go out tomorrow and buy a lovely car…

GOT A STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL IT TO CLASSICS.ED@KELSEY.CO.UK OR POST IT TO CLASSICS MONTHLY NEWSDESK, KELSEY MEDIA, THE GRANARY, DOWNS COURT, YALDING HILL, YALDING ME18 6AL The MG and Triumph Spares Day brings together two marques that were formerly the most bitter of rivals, but whose rivalry has mellowed somewhat on the classic scene. And so it should have because the two really have more in common than they have that divides them, including this year both celebrating their centenaries. At Stoneleigh, there were some very interesting cars on display among all the parts and garage paraphernalia for sale. The first to catch our attention was the TR7 Tracer (above) of TR Drivers Club chairman Chris Turner. The only surviving Tracer from two built by Crayford as a proposed…

Aintree Circuit Club has announced the return of the Ormskirk Motorfest, the biggest event of its kind in the north, after an absence of three years. Motorfest 2023 will take place on Sunday 28th May (Spring Bank Holiday weekend) and will be organised in partnership with Ormskirk School and The Endeavour Learning Trust (ELT). The event will take on a slightly different format to previous editions. Instead of the previous closed road parades, there will be a Touring Assembly into Ormskirk through surrounding areas and a fantastic new venue at Ormskirk School. This will avoid the impact to traffic locally, yet still provide a wonderful opportunity to see the amazing vehicles and atmosphere that Motorfest has brought to thousands of visitors. Owners are invited to enter their vehicles online at…

Silverstone's auction at Race Retro created some truly astonishing world records in a sale that saw £6.6million traded across the auction floor. Most remarkable of all was lot 508, a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 that sold for a mind-boggling £596,250. The previous world record figure paid for a Ford Sierra Cosworth at auction was £132,750 last year. The winning bid for this car was 30 times its original 1987 showroom price of £19,950, and over four times the previous record. Other record breakers were HRH the Duke Edinburgh's Land Rover 110 which sold for £123,750, the 1966 Lotus Elan S3 Drophead Coupé used in TV's The Avengers that made £164,250, the ex-Jochen Rindt Lotus Elan S4 FHC which sold for £65,250, a 2000 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec Tommykaira R-S which…

HERO-ERA have announced their youth-focused Rally for the Ages, which is designed to encourage younger people into historic rallying as an extension of their youth policy. The oneday rally will run from Bicester Heritage on 3rd June and in line with HERO-ERA’s policy of encouraging the young and the newbies into the sport, crews with a combined age of less than 70 years at the time of the rally will be eligible for a full refund of the entry fee. HERO- ERA’s Arrive and Drive fleet of classic rally cars is available to hire for the totally carbon neutral event (all emissions on all HERO-ERA events are offset through the NET-HERO carbon offset programme). Details are on the website, with full rally regulations and entry having opened on 1st March.…