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NOW SOLD : well known Alvis Firebird Special fitted with a Speed 25 3572cc engine - Fast road car capable of passing any...
18/06/2024

NOW SOLD : well known Alvis Firebird Special fitted with a Speed 25 3572cc engine - Fast road car capable of passing anything - with huge torque and plenty of reserve speed shall we say... SEE our current cars for sale : https://www.charlesleith.com/cars-for-sale Charles Leith 07973 731508 or email [email protected]

20/04/2024

Esso Super Supreme Petrol is now transitioning to 5% ethanol content nationwide having mostly been 100% ethanol free in most areas apart from the south west…if you Google this question:-

“How much ethanol is in Esso's E5 fuel? We currently supply an ethanol-free Synergy Supreme * 99 unleaded in some parts of the UK. From September 2023 our Synergy Supreme * 99 will transition to contain up to a maximum of 5% ethanol at all Esso pumps irrespective of which part of the country they are located”…

PLEASE NOTE : Event now cancelled due to flooding and closed roads. The show will be back next year in 2025. The Reis RA...
29/01/2024

PLEASE NOTE : Event now cancelled due to flooding and closed roads. The show will be back next year in 2025.

The Reis RACE RETRO SHOW will take place from 23-25 February 2024 at Warwickshire’s Stoneleigh Park. The show will once again bring together the best of the historic motorsport scene including iconic cars, legends from racing and rallying, industry experts, motorsport clubs, and everything you need for the coming season.
There will also be a one-day sale of competition and classic cars by Iconic Auctioneers, book signings, licence medical testing, HERO-ERA Retro Tour, and rally driver and navigator training.
Race Retro brings together thousands of fans, drivers, preparers, traders and enthusiasts to enjoy a weekend of everything you need to prepare for the motorsport season ahead.
Covering disciplines including formula and circuit racing, rallying, hill climbs, touring cars, single seater and one marque series, GT cars and more. The event also features a fantastic showcase of iconic cars across the halls, alongside traders who can supply all your motorsport needs from medicals, to clothes and parts, and a live stage hosting legends of the track. There is even an additional hall and indoor Autojumble.
Renowned for our exhilarating outdoor action, Rallying with Group B delivers two Live Rally Stages with over 140 ex-works and WRC cars showing us what they're made of. There is also the opportunity for you to take a passenger ride in one of these fantastic cars.
If you want to celebrate the history of motorsport, you've come to the right place!
Tickets are now on sale for the show, held from 23-25 February 2024 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, with free parking for all visitors. For the latest updates and ticket information, visit

Race Retro, the historic motorsport show, brings together thousands of motorsport fans, drivers, preparers, traders and enthusiasts to enjoy a weekend of everything you need to preparing for the motorsport season ahead.

The Campaign aims to recommission the legendary Sunbeam 1000hp ‘Slug’ land speed vehicle with the ambition of returning ...
29/01/2024

The Campaign aims to recommission the legendary Sunbeam 1000hp ‘Slug’ land speed vehicle with the ambition of returning to Daytona Beach for the 100 year anniversary of Sir Henry Segrave’s 203.792 mph World Land Speed record on 29 March 2027.

Sunbeam 1000hp The restoration project commenced on 29 March 2023. Over the next few years there will be events and opportunities both at the National Motor Museum, at events, and online to get involved, including talks and workshops focusing on the Sunbeam and its history. There will also be educational opportunities for schools, colleges and universities to get involved with STEM workshops and activities.

Be a part of something extraordinary – support the Slug! Donate to the National Motor Museum Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign.

Find out more about the history of the Sunbeam 1000hp, read their 1000hp-Sunbeam fact sheet, view their Vehicle Collections entry, keep up to date with the Sunbeam 1000hp restoration by subscribing to their newsletter, or read the National Motor Museum workshop blog including their archive blogs detailing previous restoration activity. Also, view their Sunbeam 1000hp video playlist on the National Motor Museum YouTube channel.

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has started the year with news that it has reached the £50,000 mark with its Sunbeam 1000hp restoration campaign.

Staff at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest have appealed for help in trying to identify any workers who helped built Sir Henry Segrave’s Land Speed Record- breaking 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp.

National Motor Museum mechanics have discovered time capsule finds during the start of the restoration of Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp.

The historic finds were made while the workshop team removed its two colossal V12 aero engines, workings and body panels for the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign – which aims to raise £300k to restore ‘The Slug’ and take it back to Daytona Beach in Florida for the 100th anniversary of its record-breaking run in 2027.

A 1920s wooden handle screwdriver, which was used by one of the original mechanics before Major Henry Segrave broke the 200mph barrier, had been dropped into the filler neck of its engine oil tank while he checked the levels – and stayed inside for almost a century.

Meanwhile, a preserved shilling with a 1921 stamp was found in solidified oil on top of the rear spring suspension, when bodywork was taken off to expose the chassis.

An adjustable spanner from the time of its landmark run was also uncovered, after being similarly ‘glued’ to the chassis with vegetable-based Castrol R oil.

National Motor Museum Senior Engineer Ian Stanfield explained: “It’s the first 200mph screwdriver, which couldn’t have been taken out of the oil tank because it was buried under the engine. We cleaned out the tank where the oil had solidified, using hot water and detergent, and after shaking the tank the vintage screwdriver eventually tipped out.”

Ian Stanfield - with the screwdriver - added: “After the LSR breaking run, the oil would have stuck like glue on top of the chassis which is where we made the other discoveries.

“It is like a time capsule which is all part of the incredible history of Sunbeam 1000hp. It has only ever been driven for 50 miles to break the world record and these are the style of tools which would have been used by the mechanics when they built it.”

The National Motor Museum’s specialist workshop team has needed to make its own bespoke tools to fit the iconic record breaker, in order to dismantle it.

Visitors to Beaulieu can see the exposed chassis on show in the National Motor Museum, until Sunbeam 1000hp is taken to motoring events at the end of the summer.

The National Motor Museum's Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign was launched with Hampshire-based Brookspeed Automotive in March 2023. To help raise the profile of the vehicle’s centenary celebrations and fundraising campaign – through individual donations and corporate sponsorship – there are plans to take it to Europe and on tour to motoring museums across America. Opportunities will also be offered for schools, colleges and universities to get involved with STEM workshops and activities.

The Sunbeam’s two 22.5 litre engines, which each produced 435bhp, have not run for over half a century after corrosion attacked internal workings. With painstaking rebuilding, using specialist knowledge and bespoke parts, National Motor Museum engineers will recapture the sounds, sights and smells of this ground-breaking machine and help to preserve it for future generations.

Designed and built solely to break the 200mph barrier, this immensely powerful machine was once the fastest car in the world. For footage of the Sunbeam’s record-breaking runs, go to Beaulieu’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/MotorMuseum

Funds are now needed to turn back the clock and complete the full restoration project. Donations for the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign can be made online. Sponsors and corporate donors who would like to be associated with the campaign are urged to get in touch by emailing [email protected].

29/01/2024

Beaulieu Spring Autojumble this year is on the 18th / 19th May 2024; This event includes admission to all the Beaulieu attractions - including The National Motor Museum. Automart, Dealermart and the attraction areas will open at 8.30am each day. The one-stop-shop for all your classic motoring needs, whether you are seeking an elusive part for your historic vehicle project, or simply in need of a terrific motoring-themed day out.

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