The world of restoration and rebuilds is HUGE and there are many examples of aircraft and vehicles that have been beautifully restored to their former glory. I’ve included just a few to whet your appetite: Aviation There are broadly three approaches to restoring an aircraft, the first is a restoration to full air worthiness standard […]
Aviation The history of speed records is littered with many prominent attempts to drive faster, fly distances in shorter times and achieve a ‘first’ as either a driver or a flyer. The excitement and adrenalin rush achieved by these men and women, starting at the beginning of the last century, continues into the 21st Century, […]
Top items in the sale included a barn-find childs toy car which made £5,750 and a rare British insurance enamel sign which made £6,900 – top price in the sale. A delighted Adam Sykes, Head of H&H Classics Automobilia sales has just clocked up a new record for the company with the biggest sale ever […]
The Bristol Aeroplane Company, formed in 1910, at Filton, was originally known as the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company. As one of the first British aviation companies, over 70 years, the company designed and manufactured airframes and aircraft engines. During WW1, it manufactured the well known Bristol Fighter, followed, in the 1930s’ by the Bristol […]
Morris Garages had opened in 1913 and was building cars at Cowley, near Oxford. A young Cecil Kimber joined the company as Sales Manager in 1921. He took over as General Manager in 1924 and later formed the famous MG Car Company. Here began an exciting new venture into designing and building sports cars. The […]
Following the end of WW1, the development of passenger air travel and the use of light aircraft for pleasure flying marked the beginning of a desire for people to ‘take to the skies’. Air travel was in its infancy, and most passenger planes were versions of military ones, and the preserve of the rich. This […]
