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What is Reinstatement Cover? Avoid the risk of expensive parts and labour writing-off your car

Whether you undertake most of the work yourself on your classic vehicle or send it to a specialist, you’ll be aware of the rising costs of replacement parts and labour. This is particularly pertinent if you happen to own a very limited, rare or even unique model. Or, indeed,...

MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 6)

MG TD – The right car, a year too late The MG TD arrived after an extended period of procrastination caused by the politics of the Nuffield Group, so it was already starting to look out of date on the day it was launched. It was obvious by 1950...

MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 5)

MG TD – Production! At last. Once the first prototype TD had been produced, the specification was frozen quite quickly because MG were anxious to get the car into production. Many inside the company already considered it to be late because of Nuffield’s indecision and consequent delays. The scuttle...

MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 4)

MG TD – Octagonal Thinking As we saw at the end of part 3, MG had an open invitation to create a running mock-up of their idea of what a new Midget for the 1950s should be, but first they had to work out what they thought that was....

New exclusive partnership with the Austin Healey Club

We are delighted to announce a new, exclusive partnership with the Austin Healey Club where we are providing a new scheme ‘Austin Healey Club Insurance’ to members. Members of the Austin Healey Club will now be able to benefit from:* Exclusive rates for members Additional discounts based on length...

New exclusive partnership with the Vintage Sports-Car Club

We are delighted to announce a new, exclusive partnership with Club of the Year – the Vintage Sports-Car Club. Launching today (1st May 2025) we are providing a new scheme ‘Vintage Sports-Car Club Insurance’ to members. Designed by Enthusiasts, for Enthusiasts At the heart of the scheme is a...

Jaguar Type 00 makes its UK public debut with a glitzy launch at JLR Classic

Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you, they say. Well, the spring sunshine certainly shone on the JLR Classic Works, as the Type 00 concept car made its UK debut, with Jaguar hoping that the shadows of last year’s furore were well...

MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 3)

Having successfully achieved a significant rise in production volume with the 1945 MG TC, MG’s managers realised there was only one way forward as they sped toward the 1950s and that was further expansion. The Nuffield Organization agreed, in theory, but were less than keen to divert their limited...

Drive It Day 2025

We love Drive it Day (and Ride it Day)! There is no better way to kick-start the historic vehicle season for another year. This year the event is even more special as it is 125 years since the 1,000 Mile Trial, the event that the national awareness day commemorates....

Have your say and shape the future of historic vehicles

  Our partners, The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has launched its major five-year research to the entire road transport heritage community, and needs your help! Please participate in the crucial National Historic Vehicle Survey and keep transport heritage on our roads. Why the survey is vital… The Federation...