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  • Exemption From Vehicle Tax & MOT Tests

    • Published: 22 January 2025
    Exemption From Vehicle Tax & MOT Tests Don’t forget that all vehicles over 40 years old are now exempt from vehicle road tax and an MOT test as long as the vehicle's paperwork has been changed to reflect its 'Historic Vehicle' status. In addition, vehicles that have had minor changes or 'modified' during any restoration, will not be required to undergo the proposed annual roadworthiness test due to be announced for 2025 that exempt cars over 40 years old. Classic car owners have been conce...
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  • Can I Put Black and Silver Number Plates on my car?

    • Published: 22 January 2025
    Can I Put Black and Silver Number Plates on my car? The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency explained in 2015 that vehicles manufactured more than 40 years ago were eligible to display the traditional black and silver number plates, but on 1st January 2021, the rules were changed and only vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1980 are eligible to display the black and silver number plates irrespective of being 40 years old and recorded on the DVLA’s Historic Tax Class.   Number Plate Supplier...
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  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLASSIC CHROME!!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLASSIC CHROME!!

    CELEBRATING 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS - 18th OCT 1989 - 18th OCT 2024

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLASSIC CHROME!! On the 18th October this year, we will are celebrating 35 YEARS of buying & selling Classic & Sports Cars from our showrooms in Mortlake! This is a phenomenal achievement for any business, and all credit has to go to some of our wonderful and very loyal employees over the years, some of whom are still with us after more than 25 years!  ...
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  • Simon Cowell reunited with his Triumph TR6 he bought from us in March 1994.

    Simon Cowell reunited with his Triumph TR6 he bought from us in March 1994.

    Being shown on Britains Got Talent on Sunday 19th May 2024

    Simon Cowell reunited with his Triumph TR6 which we sold to him back in 1994 on the latest Britains Got Talent show. A magician on the 'Britain's Got Talent' show, set to air on Sunday 19th May 2024, left Simon Cowell gobsmacked when he reunited the star with the exact sports car he purchased from us three decades ago The media mogul is then taken outside the London Palladium theatre where he is reunited with the TR6 which is awaiting him on the red carpet. Simon is visibly stunned, and so del...
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  • The Rise and Fall of the Iconic Big Healeys

    The Rise and Fall of the Iconic Big Healeys

    Interesting video on the birth of the Austin Healey

    Interesting video on the birth of the Austin Healey. https://youtu.be/ApTlXuq7ZCc?si=8wWdhPG2tWoLNIPp
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  • FIND THE CHEAPEST PETROL STATIONS IN YOUR AREA

    FIND THE CHEAPEST PETROL STATIONS IN YOUR AREA

    An Interactive Tool to find the cheapest petrol stations

    With the current cost of living crisis affecting us all, the impact will be disproportionately felt by those who are already struggling to make ends meet. As a result, GoCompare have developed an interactive 'fuel prices tool' to help drivers find some of the cheapest places to fill up nearby.https://www.gocompare.com/motoring/guides/petrol-prices/ As my Mother always told me, "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"! Photograph: Credit SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY &nb...
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  • Classic Cars vs the Environment

    Classic Cars vs the Environment

    • Published: 28 March 2023
    Classic Cars vs the Environment: The Debate over Carbon Footprint  Since petrol-powered vehicles hit the roads, there has been an ongoing debate over the impact of our travels on the environment and climate. We’ll discuss the carbon footprint of classic cars and compare it to the environmental impact of technology within more modern vehicles. We’ll also offer recent data about the real impact of building a modern gas or electric car versus the driving habits of the classic car owner....
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  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLASSIC CHROME

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLASSIC CHROME

    33 YEARS OLD TODAY!!

    • Published: 18 October 2022
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  • Funeral of her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II - Monday 19th September 2022

    Funeral of her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II - Monday 19th September 2022

    • Published: 15 September 2022
    As a mark of respect, we will be joining the country, and people around-the-world, in honouring Her Majesty after 70 years of exemplary service to the nation and the Commonwealth and our business will therefore be closed on Monday 19th September 2022 for the state funeral.
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  • Hagerty publishes 2022 UK Bull Market list of 10 classics poised to rise in value!

    Hagerty publishes 2022 UK Bull Market list of 10 classics poised to rise in value!

    • Published: 14 December 2021
    Now in its second year, the annual compilation identifies classic and modern-classic cars which offer a pleasurable driving experience while also predicting which makes and models may appreciate in value. To compile the report, the Hagerty valuation team analysed value changes from the Hagerty Price Guide coupled with sales results and data, looking for indicators to suggest a car is rising in value and increasingly in demand amongst car enthusiasts. Here are the ten cars they came up with&hel...
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  • Fuelling the Future: E10 Fuel Changes

    Fuelling the Future: E10 Fuel Changes

    • Published: 4 November 2021
    Fuelling the Future: E10 Fuel Changes What are the changes? From 1st September 2021, all 95-octane petrol on sale will be E10 grade, meaning that there will be up to 10% ethanol present in the fuel. As ethanol is renewable, produced from crops rather than oil, it is seen as a greener alternative to more traditional fuels. Why does it matter? For most modern cars, typically manufactured after 2000, the introduction of E10 isn’t an issue. However, the R...
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  • The Electrification of Classic Cars

    The Electrification of Classic Cars

    • Published: 4 November 2021
    The Electrification of Classic Cars The Electrification of Classic Cars- Is it the Future? In August a report by Systra, of one of the world’s leading consultants in the public transportation and mobility arena, highlighted two contrasting views which became apparent from their research into the effect of behavioural change as a result of COVID-19. The report titled “Climate change still high on the agenda” found that 73% of respondents believe ...
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  • ULTRA LOW EMISSION ZONE - LONDON

    ULTRA LOW EMISSION ZONE - LONDON

    • Published: 4 November 2021
    Ultra-Low Emission Zone  On 25th October, London introduced the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expanding from central London up to the North Circular and South Circular Roads. Most vehicles driving in the ULEZ must meet tight emission standards or pay the daily charge. It is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is in a bid to make London air cleaner for 3.8 million residents contributing to achieving the lower emission targets.  What cars are compliant: ...
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  • HAPPY 32nd BIRTHDAY!

    HAPPY 32nd BIRTHDAY!

    • Published: 18 October 2021
    HAPPY 32ND BIRTHDAY CLASSIC CHROME A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!   Thank you to Keith & Boris for your many years of service and also to Robert from the early days of Classic Chrome in Mortlake and Salisbury Place!   Garry ...
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  • Aston Martin unveils life-size iconic Corgi DB5 as it launches No Time To Die campaign

    Aston Martin unveils life-size iconic Corgi DB5 as it launches No Time To Die campaign

    • Published: 1 September 2021
    Full-size replica of smash-hit 1965 toy goes on public display Battersea Power Station provides backdrop to exclusive screening of TV spot Aston Martin is making 25 Goldfinger continuation cars Aston Martin launched its No Time To Die campaign yesterday (Aug 31) with an exclusive screening of its James Bond-related TV spot. The 25th Bond movie, which opens in the UK on September 30, features four Aston Martins from past, present and future – the first time four different ...
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  • Remembering the 60th anniversary of the E-type launch

    Remembering the 60th anniversary of the E-type launch

    Fashionably late in Geneva

    Fashionably late in Geneva   Remembering the 60th anniversary of the E-type launch. By Ian Cushway, 7th May 2021   Picture the scene. The date? March 16, 1961. The place, a restaurant close to the Parc des Eaux Vives with the shimmering Lake Geneva nearby creating a perfect backdrop. Overflowing flutes of fizzing champagne majestically circulating around the 200 grey suited executives, the sickly scent of Faberge Brut hanging in the cool Swiss air. Well, in truth being March t...
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  • LIMPING CAT: DYING XJ220 SPOTTED

    LIMPING CAT: DYING XJ220 SPOTTED

    Dusty supercar with little more than 500 miles on the clock snapped lying unloved in Middle East

    XJ220 number 132 now...If ever the phrase 'some viewers may find the following scenes disturbing' could apply in motoring journalism, it is now. This forlorn-looking Jaguar XJ220 has been spotted looking rather wretched but with just 900km on the clock in Qatar by UAE-based motoring blog crankandpiston.com. There are a lot of blanks in this story, but it seems that the car was originally sold by a Jaguar dealer in Dubai and was last spotted six years ago in Beirut looking shiny, handsome and w...
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  • D-TYPES AT GOODWOOD

    D-TYPES AT GOODWOOD

    Birthday bash for D-Type 60th inspires Jag-only grid for Revival race

    Just yesterday we were enjoying a view of Goodwood from a Rover SD1 touring car; today there's confirmation that the Jaguar D-Type's 60th anniversary has inspired a 30-car grid of the type for a special race at September's Revival. D-Types were regular competitors in period at Goodwood, as the evocative LAT shot of Ron Flockhart leading Desmond Titterington in 1956 demonstrates. This year the D-Types will race in the Lavant Cup and Goodwood is promising short- and long-nose cars from owners acr...
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  • Ferrari 250 GTO fetches world record price!

    Ferrari 250 GTO fetches world record price!

    FERRARI 250 GTO ACHIEVES $38,115,000 (ÂŁ22,843,633)

    A New World Auction Record At Bonhams Quail Lodge SaleThe Maranello Rosso Collection of Ten realizes a combined total of $65,945,000 (£39,522,440) 14 Aug 2014, Quail Lodge AuctionThe Ex-Jo Schlesser/Henri Oreiller, Paolo Colombo, Ernesto Prinoth, Fabrizio Violati1962-63 FERRARI 250 GTO BERLINETTAChassis no. 3851GTEngine no. 3851GT Carmel, California – Thursday, 14 August 2014 – The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta has become the most valuable car in history to be sold at aucti...
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