Sir Stirling Moss will join esteemed company by being honoured with a blue plaque at one of the oldest motor sport venues on the planet: the Shelsley Walsh hillclimb.

The Great British Car Journey recently opened its doors at a former wire factory in Ambergate, Derbyshire. This new automotive attraction is dedicated to celebrating British classics from the early 20th century up to the 2000s. Visitors can even get a chance to Drive Dad’s Car while at the venue, with prices starting from £49.

As we reach six months into 2021, Hagerty has taken a look back at a year that has heralded some exciting and surprising auction results so far. Homolgation cars, pre-war classics and 1980s and ’90s sports cars look to show no signs of stopping their climb in value.

Pininfarina has offered 16 special cars from its history to the MAUTO museum in Turin in celebration of design house’s 90th anniversary. The exhibition is occurring one year late because of the pandemic, and will run until September 12, 2021.

Leading figures of the classic car industry have united to form the Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance, in an attempt to assure the future of the sector against an unprecedented number of outside threats.

A Hispano-Suiza H6B and Shadow DN4 CanAm car starred at the 26th iteration of the prestigious Amelia Island Concours this year, both taking top honours. The event got underway in May 2021, after being postponed from its original March slot because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Morgan Motor Company has opened its new interactive museum, The Archive Room, at its historic Malvern, UK factory

Hagerty Analysis: The £10m sale of the Leonard Collection in an online auction examined by John Mayhead, editor of the UK Hagerty Price Guide

Two new Porsche Luftgekuhlt exhibits at the Petersen Automotive Museum, LA, focus on RUF and on the 956 and 962

For the first time ever, a race-winning Lewis Hamilton Grand Prix car will be auctioned via RM Sotheby’s at this year’s British Grand Prix. The 2010 McLaren MP4-25A will be driven around the iconic Silverstone circuit while the auction takes place, before F1’s first trial of Sprint Qualifying on July 17 this year.