Paul Jolly

Historics held their first major sale at Farnborough International, scoring a robust £3 million sale with 67% of entries passing to new owners. This was the first major classic car auction at the vast under-cover Exhibition & Conference Centre – better known to motoring enthusiasts a...

Since the 1970s I have been a regular road user, visiting family in the Carlisle region of Cumbria, a 380-mile journey on the M5 to Birmingham then M6 all the way north. I used to comfortably enjoy this daytime drive with just one fuel and comfort stop at around half the distance. My cruising speeds...

It is understandable to think that Grand Prix racing originated in the UK. But Grand Prix racing pre-dates WW1 and was largely a Europe-wide affair with circuits in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and others. The most significant era was the 1930s and under Hitler’s direction, with conside...

Local classic vehicle enthusiasts will be in seventh heaven next month when the annual Historic Vehicle Gathering returns to the scenic deer-filled parkland of Powderham Castle in Kenton on the 13th and 14th of July. This really is a fabulous venue close by the River Exe with much more than just cla...

Buyers of certain used cars should be aware of a seemingly irrelevant detail which has serious implications. Part of my work involves vehicle search consultancy and not just classic cars but regular daily driver modern vehicles. I am often asked to find suitable makes and models within a given budge...

Powderham Castle and its glorious parkland setting saw the 49th Historic Vehicle Gathering on the 13th/14th of July. It is the largest single event in the West Country of its type featuring over 1000 diverse and varied vehicles plus stall holders. The Crash Box and Classic Car Club is to be commende...

It’s that time of year again and hot on the heels of the fabulous Powderham Castle event last month, here is another corker. Classic vehicle enthusiasts from the Teignbridge and Torquay area will be treated to an eclectic display of over 200 classic cars and motorcycles when the annual Exmouth...

Forty-four years separate these photos of the same man with his same car, albeit now bearing a private registration plate. What is so remarkable is how well they have both aged, given the years that have passed. West Country man Richard bought his Rover 3.5 (P5) from my old firm Hurst Park Automobil...

Not so much a case of ‘My Dad had one of those’ but more like, ‘Crikey, I had one of those’! And so it was, and in just the same colour as this fabulous exhibit at the local Classic Car show. My first ever new car, and there have only been three of them in total, such is my d...

It’s that time of year again when the classic car and historic racing world close the doors on the modern world and revel in racing as it used to be. We are talking about none other than Goodwood Revival, Europe’s most authentic and ‘must do’ classic and race car event. Racin...