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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 7 months ago

We recently took a look behind the scenes of the classic car sales business with a visit to the Classic Motor Hub in England’s Cotswolds. The Hub offers a variety of services for the classic car enthusiast, but r […]

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 7 months ago

Until last year, I had never heard of the Meadows Frisky before seeing them at the NEC Classic Motor Show, and then a few weeks ago at this year’s show, I had a chat with John Meadows – grandson of the founder of […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Behind the Scenes at The Classic Motor Hub 6 years, 7 months ago

@zack, I have to say I’m not on board with the S2000 either, but I’m not going to argue with Martin Chisholm!
I’m afraid even us analogue types need a foot in the digital world these days, not least to spread […]

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

Regular ViaRETRO readers will already be familiar with The Classic Motor Hub – or The Hub, as it’s often referred to by everyone there – from our reports from some of their excellent Coffee and Classics m […]

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

Readers familiar with our weekly Prime Find feature will know that our regular format is to discuss an individual car that we’ve found while scouring the classic classifieds, with perhaps some added background a […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, End of Season TLC for NullZwei 6 years, 8 months ago

I bet that round trip to Luxembourg was great fun – reminded me of my own trip to Munich last year. I think we all sometimes underestimate what our classics are capable of, and your ’02 is clearly very capable!

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

This time last year I attended the Historics of Brooklands November auction, which yielded a fairly mixed set of results, so I thought it might be interesting to go again one year later, and see what, if anything, […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Something for (Almost) Everyone at the NEC Classic 6 years, 8 months ago

I have to say that the yellow Renault 17 – which has had a turbo added to it – does indeed look terrific, one of the show’s pleasant surprises for me.

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

Since the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show show is so huge, Dave Leadbetter and I thought we’d pool our photographs to try to give you a more general overview of the sheer size and variety of the exhibits a […]

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

An E9 Bargain, or a potential money pit?

The cars we usually feature in our Prime Find section tend to be on the more affordable side – with the odd exception such as Reg Dwight’s old Ferrari Daytona. By […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The NEC Classic Dazzles Again 6 years, 8 months ago

@dave – re the Austin Victoria, the internet can be a wonderful thing.
As for the “left-field selection”, I thought it would make a change from the usual suspects that usually grab my attention, glad you approve!

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Surprise and Delight at the Maine Classic Car Museum 6 years, 8 months ago

@dave – now there’s a connection I hadn’t made, not least because I have managed never to watch Grease (and intend to keep it that way), although I have had the misfortune of hearing far too many of that movie’s songs…

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The NEC Classic Dazzles Again 6 years, 8 months ago

@yrhmblhst, yes, I really liked that “Manta A Estate” – the colour is OK too but of course, as you and I well know, most classics look better in yellow and I think this car would have looked great in a strong […]

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show is one of the largest shows of its kind. Spread over seven halls at the enormous National Exhibition Centre roughly half-way between Birmingham and Coventry – two c […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Surprise and Delight at the Maine Classic Car Museum 6 years, 8 months ago

@yrhmblhst – thought you might know the Packard! And no, not kidding about the Nigerian restoration – I queried it too, but that was exactly what the man said…

The Baby Lago that I’ve seen before looked like […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Surprise and Delight at the Maine Classic Car Museum 6 years, 8 months ago

@zack, yes, I was delighted to accidentally find this wonderful museum in passing!
I’m always happy to be educated , so thank you for pointing out the Willys Jeep.
Re the Avanti – the 1200 sold figure comes […]

Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: French Flier 6 years, 8 months ago

Sold on Sunday for £13,163 – pretty reasonable in my view (though it’s not clear from their website whether this includes commissions or not). I was able to check the car out at the NEC and to my inexpert eyes, […]

Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago

A couple of months back I wrote about the unexpected pleasure of finding an excellent classic car show while on holiday in Nova Scotia – on the first day, no less. I hadn’t expected to experience another just a fe […]