Calcott Motor Car Company – Coventry -1886 – 1926
Once again, a Pre-War Cars newsletter, published in December, is the inspiration for this article. In its pages, I saw a Calcott car for sale. I was unfamiliar with that
British Motor Museum – Collections Centre Open Evening – Report
On Tuesday evening 10th January, CSI sent two team members to cover the British Motor Museum’s Collection Open Evening. Unforeseen circumstances almost meant that they didn’t get to the event
1953 Healey Abbott
Here is a little, post-Christmas 2022, light reading for classic car enthusiasts in general and Healey enthusiasts in particular – Click on this image to be taken to a ‘Cars
Steve Thomton’s “Hot Rod” Austin Healey 3000
Recently (6 Dec. 2022) a friend sent me a link to an article first published in 2013 and reproduced in the December 2022 Classic Motorsport Magazine Newsletter. I am reproducing it
Healeys at the Classic Motor Show NEC Birmingham 2022
This is a special report created for the benefit of Healey enthusiasts who subscribe to CSI. On Friday 11th November, I had the privilege of attending the annual Classic Motor
Classic Motor Show NEC Birmingham 2022 – Report – Part Two
Welcome to the second report on the Classic Motor Show held at the NEC Birmingham in November 2022. The first report covered, mostly, mainstream, cars, this report covers the more
Classic Motor Show NEC Birmingham 2022 – Report – Part One
Another great Classic Motor Show at the NEC, Birmingham. Every year I think that there can’t be any more cars on display that I haven’t seen before but each year
Chrysler in England
Introduction Being interested in automotive history is like having a “gift that keeps on giving” some new information turns up on a regular basis. Of course, the information isn’t new
MGB 60th Anniversary at the British Motor Museum Gaydon
I had the privilege of attending the MGB’s 60th Anniversary event held at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire, on Sunday 25th September 2022. There was a distinct autumnal chill
Classic Car Auctions Concours in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support 2022
Two members of the Car Scene International team attended this, what we hope will be, inaugural event, on Thursday evening 22nd September 2022. They both enjoyed drooling over the fantastic
Gaydon Gathering September 2022
I had the privilege of attending the September Gaydon Gathering and was blown away by the wide range of interesting and even rare cars on display. Whoever it was who
Retro Warwick Classic Car & Motorbike Show 2022
This summer there has been great concern in the U.K. and Europe in general, about the extremely hot conditions and the effect that is having on water supply. That’s the