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Includes a visit to Thruxton for a race meeting of the Classic Saloon Car Club, Simon Taylor is at Alexandra Palace for the London Classic Motor Show and a classic car auction in Hampshire and Dave Beckett reports on the restoration of a 1933 Aston Martin Le Mans which will be followed through the series.
Sarah Matravers is at Santa pod for the largest VW event in Europe – Bugjam, Simon Taylor is at Sion Park in Brentford for the London to Brighton Classic Car Run and Dave Beckett is at Glorious Goodwood. Also includes a comparison between a 1956 VW Beetle and the current (1999) version.
Dave Beckett speaks to owners of an MG Midget, Ford Cortina Mk2, 1951 Ford Prefect and a Triumph 2000 Mk1 and shows that owning a classic car needn't be expensive. Simon Taylor and Sarah Matravers drive a Citroen Traction Avant and a DS.
Includes a feature on the Tour of Cornwall, one of the 8 rounds of the Historic Rally Championship for cars built before 1975, Simon Taylor visits John Surtees to view some of his classic car and motorbike collection. Dave Beckett speaks to Alan Reed and Martin Cawte who run 'MG Barn' a garage specialising in MGs, and heads off to Silverstone for the MG Car Club Day.
Simon Taylor is at The Hurlingham Club in London at a gathering of over 50 of the worlds rarest and most cherished cars. There's a visit to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. Sarah Matravers is at The National Mini Cooper Day at Curborough Sprint Circuit and John Cooper talks about the Mini.
Sarah Matravers visits Keswick Motor Museum which houses several famous vehicles, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the A-Team van and the DeLorean from Back To The Future. Simon Taylor is at the Beaulieu AutoJumble. There is a feature on the Austin J Forty pedal car, and we see the completed Aston Martin Le Mans. Finally, there's a countdown of the top 10 cars of the 20th century, as voted by readers of Classic and Sportscar Magazine.
