Vauxhall has consigned nine cars into Manor Park Classic’s inaugural auction event on April 27. Vauxhall said the move was part of its plans to ‘right-size’ its collection in anticipation of moving to a new public-facing facility currently under construction.

David Brown Automotive is set to start delivering its new performance focussed Mini Remastered at the end of this month after developing the car with classic car specialists Oselli.

The organisers of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California, say they’re confident that the 2021 event will take place this August as planned

Singer Vehicle Design’s founder, Rob Dickinson, shook down the company’s first DLS-spec customer car last week at its Bicester Heritage HQ in the UK. The test took place as the first DLS models are due to ship to customers in the coming months.

The inaugural Auto Royale Concours d’Elegance celebrates several landmark Jaguar anniversaries with its headline William Lyons/Jaguar XK class.
The display will feature 12 important classic Jaguars that will grace the lawns of Waddesdon Manor after spending decades away from the shores of Britain.

Shell Brands International will sell off 49 lots of recreated Shell Lorry Bill posters to raise valuable funds for the National Motor Museum. The sale of the iconic Art Deco artwork will help the museum weather the rigours of the coronavirus pandemic.

The annual London Concours will include an Iconic British Designs class to complement seven other displays dedicated to rare and significant models. The premier event will take place on June 8-10 for its fifth instalment this year.

The Blackhawk Collection has confirmed the sale of its Bugatti Royale Berline de Voyage to an anonymous buyer. It’s likely to have broken the all-time record price for a pre-war car.

Seminal figures of the LA hot rod scene assembled at Bruce Meyer’s garage to celebrate the 99th birthday of Alex Xydias, founder of the famous So-Cal Speed Shop. Xydias is also a WWII veteran, founder of SEMA, Dry Lakes Hall of Famer and winner of the Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award.

Donald Campbell was the only man in history to simultaneously hold land and water speed records. He was tragically killed in 1967 while attempting a water speed record attempt and the RAF paid their respects on Campbell’s 100th birthday with a flyover of Coniston Water where he was killed.