September 19, 2023

Behind The Scenes

This morning, the lucky winner of our 1958 Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite was found in our live draw from The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. Live

Read More ยป

History In Pictures

Our 1976 TVR 2500M was won very recently through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. The lucky winner of this beautiful classic car will get lots of

Read More ยป

Behind The Scenes

This morning, the lucky winner of our 1958 Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite was found in our live draw from The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars.

Live draws are always exciting and this one was no different. The photos below will give you a small glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes when we find the winner of another classic car.

Stirling & Susie Moss

In March this year, Lady Susie Moss sadly passed away. This was just three years after the death of her late husband, Sir Stirling Moss.

Goodwood Road Racing Club booklet paid tribute to the couple by saying:

“It is with great sadness that we heard of Lady Susi Moss’s passing on 18 March 2023, just three years after we lost Sir Stirling. We will remember them as a fantastic team who put a smile on so many faces here at Goodwood and around the world.”

History In Pictures

Our 1976 TVR 2500M was won very recently through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

The lucky winner of this beautiful classic car will get lots of information in the history file that comes with the car. Part of that file includes a photo album containing photos of the car going through various stages of its restoration earlier in its life.

No matter how detailed a car’s history is, seeing pictures of it being worked on makes its story even more exciting and interesting.

More Headliner Progress

Brian has continued his work on the headliner of our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. After fitting the plastic trims to cover the roof hinges, the front edge of the roof inner pad was fitted to the frame.

Webbing straps were then stapled to the roof bars and the position of the rear window was marked out. The window frame was then glued to the headliner.

Motoring Hall Of Fame

The Motoring Hall of Fame (MHoF) has added four more automotive powerhouses to its small and highly exclusive club. At a ceremony held at this year’s British Motor Show, Dr. Andy Palmer, Linda Jackson, Steve Nash and Vera Park were formally inducted as Motoring Hall of Famers for life.

Motoring Hall Of Famer – Dr. Andy Palmer

Working in the automotive industry for more than 40 years, Dr. Andy Palmer has held multiple senior and influential positions such as COO of Nissan and CEO of Aston Martin Lagonda. Among his long list of accomplishments within the industry, he is also a licensed race car driver and even advises the UK Government on export matters.

Dr. Palmer said โ€œโ€Iโ€™m humbled and honoured to be inducted into The Motoring Hall of Fame this year, and to be recognised at last monthโ€™s British Motor Show induction ceremony in this way,โ€

Hall of Fame '23 inductee Dr Andy Palmer

Motoring Hall Of Famer – Linda Jackson

Linda Jackson has worked in the automotive industry since 1977 when she held a temporary position as an accounting clerk at Jaguar. After her time at Jaguar, she moved on to multiple positions for various well-known car brands including British Leyland, and Austin Rover. She became CEO of Citroen before finally being appointed as CEO of Peugeot in 2021.

Speaking about her induction, Linda said “Thank you to the Hall of Fame and show organisers for this wonderful accolade”

Motoring Hall of Fame '23 inductee Linda Jackson

Motoring Hall Of Famer – Steve Nash

As CEO of the Institute of the Motoring Industry, Steve Nash has been in the motor industry his entire working life. A large part of his career was spent at BMW UK where he worked from 1986 all the way through until 2012. In his current role, he is working on his mission to raise awareness of the importance of professional standards across the sector, not only within the industry but also in government, consumer organisations, and other relevant stakeholders.

A very surprised Steve Nash said, “The British Motor Show is the biggest event of its kind in the UK, so to be presented with this accolade at the show amongst so many industry colleagues and genuine automotive enthusiasts was a real privilege.”

Motoring Hall of Fame '23 inductee Steve Nash

Motoring Hall Of Famer – Vera Park

Vera Park is currently the Lead Exterior Designer at Jaguar Land Rover. In this role, she plays a huge part in how Jaguars and Land Rovers will look in the future. She has also worked at Infiniti, Nissan and Renault before her appointment at JLR.

Vera said “Many thanks to the organisers of The Hall of Fame and The British Motor Show. Also, my congratulations to Andy, Linda and Steve. It really is a huge honour for me, as a car designer, to join such admirable automotive industry people in The Motoring Hall of Fame.โ€


Motoring Hall Of Fame

Since 2010, there have been 39 inductees into the Motoring Hall of Fame. They are:

Mary Barra
Albert Biermann
Martin Brundle 
Ian Callum CBE 
Eui-sun Chung 
Michael Cole  
Luca De Meo 
Lord Edmiston
Henrik Fisker 
Giorgetto Giugiaro
Tom Hartley 
Paddy Hopkirk MBE
Peter Horbury
Linda Jackson
Hiroyoshi Kato
Woo-choong Kim
Michael Leiters
Bob Lutz
Ikuo Maeda
Nick Mason CBE
Lord Monatgu of Beaulieu
Sir Stirling Moss OBE (Inductee No.1)
Prof. Gordon Murray CBE
Elon Musk
Shiro Nakamura
Steve Nash
Dr Andy Palmer
Vera Jiyeong Park
Guy Pigounakis
Marek Reichman
Peter Schreyer
Osamu Suzuki
Ratan Tata
Carlos Tavares
Le Thi Thu Thuy
Takeshi Uchiyamada
Matthew Weaver
Janet Wilkinson MBE
Kazunori Yamauchi