Classic Cars Archives - Page 17 of 56

76 Plate Registration Rip Off

by James Ruppert | Aug 25, 2026 | Articles, Buying Cars, Car Culture, Car History, car manufacturers, Celebrities, Classic Cars | 0 |

There are lies, damned lies and registration statistics. For the moment though the motor trade is dancing gaily around the showroom potted plants in anticipation of the big pay days they will be getting on September 1st.

ISSAC HAYES GOLD PLATED CADILLAC PART OF NEW TOP TRUMPS LIMITED EDITION LUXURY CARS PACK

by James Ruppert | Aug 11, 2026 | Articles, Celebrities, Classic Cars, Games, Top trumps | 0 |

When Top Trumps first hit British playgrounds in the late 1970s, cars were among the subjects that helped establish the game, with players comparing horsepower, speed and performance to see who was holding the ultimate trump card.

How Knight Rider’s KITT Predicted the Future of Automobiles by Kiran Parmar

by James Ruppert | Aug 9, 2026 | Articles, Celebrities, Classic Cars, Films, Television, TV | 0 |

Knight Rider, unlike the typical cop show from the 80s, the partner of the main star was in fact a car. Not just any car, a fully autonomous car with decision making capability, intelligence, speech, gadgets, offensive and defensive measures and unmatched speed compared to any other road car.

Nissan Micra 1988 Classic Car

by James Ruppert | Aug 8, 2026 | Articles, Brown Car Guy, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars | 0 |

1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic Review: The Tiny Time Capsule That Reminds You Old Really Is Gold...

How Trade Management Solutions Help Classic Car Imports Cross Borders?

by James Ruppert | Aug 7, 2026 | Articles, Car Culture, Classic Cars | 0 |

Ever tried to bring a classic car across an international border, only to discover the paperwork alone could stall the whole process for weeks? Or watched a fellow collector get hit with an unexpected tariff bill because a single form was filled out incorrectly?

Ed Sheeran ‘wrecks’ his Aston Martin and gets fined

by James Ruppert | Aug 6, 2026 | Articles, Celebrities, Classic Cars, electric cars, insurance | 0 |

Sheeran explained that he believed the workshop’s insurance covered the vehicle while it was being restored and that the car had not been driven for several years.

Jaguar is Dead Long Live the Range Rover GT

by James Ruppert | Jul 30, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Bangers and Classics, Car History, car manufacturers, Classic Cars, electric cars, Engineering, Jaguar, New Model, News, Politics, reliability | 0 |

Despite the Muddy wrap, we can all see that it is yet another lump of an EV, before they have even revealed that the Range Rover GT is actually a full on electricity car.

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk II at 45

by James Ruppert | Jun 3, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Bangerpedia, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars | 0 |

Launched on 26 August 1981 as an all new, front wheel drive range of passenger cars.
Become Britain’s second-best selling car (behind the Ford Escort) in 1984 and 1985
Vauxhall sold 807,624 units of the Cavalier Mk II between 1981 and 1988.

Crime of the Century

by James Ruppert | Jun 1, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Car Culture, car manufacturers, Classic Cars, Emissions, Engineering, Net Zero, Politics, road tax | 0 |

The most depressing aspect of all that is the people we thought it was possible to rely on, have let us down. Starting with the car manufacturers who have been in the thrall of the mainly European rule makers since forever.