Retro Warwick 2021 – Photos
Congratulations to the organisers for putting on yet another wonderful Retro Warwick Classic Car and Bike Show. This, despite restrictions on the space available to display cars in and around […]
Coventry MotoFest 2021 – Photos
To celebrate Coventry’s “City of Culture – 2021” status, MotoFest was spread over four weekends from 24th July to 8th August. I visited on 7th August, lured by the expectation […]
British Motor Museum – ‘Gaydon Gathering’ – July 2021
Introduction In 2020 the British Motor Museum announced that it planned to host a series of monthly evening gatherings aimed at motoring enthusiasts. The first event of 2021 was held […]
A Cornish Healey Odyssey
Since becoming involved with the Warwickshire County Record Office’s Healey Motor Company Archive project, in 2016, I have become immersed in the fascinating story of how Cornishman, Donald Healey founded […]
American Auto Show at Hatton Country World 2021
I hadn’t attended this event for a couple of years, so, on the appropriate date of 4th July (American Independence Day) I travelled the few miles from my house to […]
Pied Piper Classic Car Show at Highnam Court 2021 – Photos
Despite the weather being more typical of late March than late June, I would think that the organisers would have been delighted by the magnificent turn out both of classic […]
Replica Classic Cars II – The “Continuation” Cars
When I was led to write the ‘Replica Classic Cars’ post, earlier this year, as a result of seeing an advertisement for a replica Austin Healey 3000, I couldn’t have […]
Restomods and Continuation Cars
My ‘Replica Classic Cars‘ post, published in March 2021, seems to have caught the imagination of CSI readers judging by the large number of “hits” it has received and continues […]
Rare and Unusual Cars seen by Car Scene International
The purpose of this webpage is to host photos of rare and or unusual cars encountered by the author and others on their travels. This is the car that caused […]
Healey: Cars for Speed & Glamour – Exhibition Report
Donald Healey founded his eponymous motor company in Warwick in 1945. This exhibition provides an opportunity to celebrate the great man and his cars. Monday 17 May 2021 – Exhibition […]