The MG Car Club’s annual Silverstone meeting is almost upon us but there’s still time to buy tickets or sign up for the last couple of places on its now traditional opener – the Tour de Silverstone, on July 10.
Inclement weather failed to put off approximately 1000 visitors who turned up to devour a feast metallo Italiano at the Auto Italia show at Stanford Hall, on June 7.
Jetwashing the car late at night with the engine running I became aware of a crackling sound coming from under the bonnet. On opening it, a spectacular light show revealed itself with the large blue arcs of electricity being thrown from the ignition coil to any nearby metal component.
May’s Car of the Night award at the Ace Cafe went to Nick Whitaker’s pale yellow Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The 1924 car was originally a saloon but received its current elegant touring bodywork early in its life, courtesy of Gill of Paddington.
Proof that classic cars respond to being driven comes as four members of the Lancia Gamma Consortium recover after an epic return journey, via the Alps, to Turin and the Raduno Internazionale Torino (Mega Gamma International Meeting).
Jon and Mary Shirley’s 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B followed up its victory at last year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance by scooping a second Best of Show award at Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este, Italy in April.
