Mazda has unveiled its 2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature top-tier trim level, which includes a turbocharged SKYACTIV-2.5T engine and new G-Vectoring Control Plus. As Mazda’s best-selling vehicle, with more than two-million units sold worldwide, the compact crossover takes its next step with this new CX-5 Signature model, which incorporates premium materials, such as Cocoa Brown NappaRead Full Story
BMW’s new top of the range, seventh generation, M Performance 3 Series—2020 BMW M340i and M340i xDrive sedans—will make its world debut at the 2018 Los Angeles International Auto Show November 30 to December 9 with the M340i xDrive model. The new BMW M Performance models feature an updated six-cylinder in-line gasoline engine, M PerformanceRead Full Story
A new £50-million (CAD$84-million-plus) McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) production facility has opened in Yorkshire, England. The MCTC aims to be a world-leader in innovating lightweight carbon fibre and composites that will work together with future powertrain development to save weight and produce greater energy efficiencies. Prototyping has already begun on innovating McLaren’s next generationRead Full Story
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2018 ABFM Show Prize Ticket Numbers: Win a Trip for 2 to Britain: Ticket No. 2174 Win a set of Tires (4) from Big-O Tires: Ticket No. 2254 Win a Trip for 2 to Victoria: Ticket No. 1000 Win an Autoglym Detailing Kit: Ticket No. 1742 Win a Shell $200 Gas Card: Ticket No. 347Read Full Story
Pure McLaren, an exclusive driving program of McLaren Automotive that gives both McLaren owners and prospective owners the chance to experience the performance of the cars in the controlled environment of a race track, will launch in North America this year. All Pure McLaren events offer not only the opportunity to enjoy the McLaren rangeRead Full Story
Sixty years later, one of these Austin Healey Sprites might well be seen among the more than 10 Sprites being celebrated as a Featured Marque on Saturday May 19, 2018, at the All British Classic Car show at VanDusen Garden, Vancouver, BC. To purchase advance tickets, visit eventbrite.
The Specialty Vehicle Association of BC (SVABC), the lobby group committed to preserving the collector car hobby and supporting B.C.’s car enthusiasts, is all revved up for a momentous year of Collector Car Appreciation Day celebrations in British Columbia. At the request of the SVABC, the Province of British Columbia has issued a Proclamation declaringRead Full Story
Paul Barlow (September 6, 1948 – April 3, 2018) It is with sadness that Patrick and Joan Stewart publish the following announcement about the passing of Paul Barlow. Paul was a long-time friend and attendee of the Vancouver All British Field Meet, which he faithfully and consistently attended for more than 15 years. An activeRead Full Story
Colette Coleman has been riding motorcycles for 25 years over four continents and she considers it the best form of transportation on which to explore the globe. In 1995, Coleman and her husband spent two years motorcycling overland from England to Australia, covering 15 countries and 40,000 kilometres. This adventure inspired her to write GreatRead Full Story
With a world premiere at the New York International Auto Show (March 30 to April 8, 2018), British car manufacturer MINI has demonstrated its appetite for purely electric driving with a new take on an icon. The classic Mini Electric combines the historic look of one of the world’s favourite small cars with groundbreaking driveRead Full Story
Jaguars, MGs Triumphs and hundreds of classic British cars are on display at VanDusen Botanical Garden during the Vancouver All British Field Meet.
The Rally Promoter Association of Canada (RPAC) has launched efforts to bring a round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) to Canada. “We started looking at this idea in 2011,” said founding director Keith Morison. “Recently things have started coming together and we think this is the right time to put a real effortRead Full Story
On May 19, 2018 at the All-British Field Meet (ABFM) in VanDusen Garden, Vancouver, the British Motorcycle Owners Club will feature “80 years of Triumph Twins.” However, all British motorcycles are welcome to join the Club display. In 1938, Triumph introduced a new model—the Speed Twin— that revolutionized the British motorcycle industry and influenced motorcycleRead Full Story
March 1 marks the kickoff of the 2018 Auto Dealers Against Distracted Driving campaign, a month-long initiative to spread awareness that there’s no such thing as safe multi-tasking while behind the wheel. Now in its fourth year, the campaign encourages Canadian auto dealership customers, staff and members of the community to make a formal commitmentRead Full Story
Celebrated Vancouver painter Michael Stockdale was commissioned by the Vancouver ABFM event organizers to paint this year’s official event poster. The artwork entitled Going to the Show measures 12″ x 16″ and uses acrylic paint on stretched canvas. It depicts an Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite being passed by a Jaguar XK120 with a LotusRead Full Story
Auction house Gooding & Company achieved sales of more than US$49-million at its 11th annual two-day Scottsdale Auctions January 19-20, 2018. President David Gooding and auctioneer Charlie Ross sold 110 of 129 lots for an 85 per cent sales rate, which resulted in a robust average price of $447,415 per car sold. An impressive 12Read Full Story
Maserati Canada delivered 1,246 vehicles in 2017, achieving an all-time sales record as a top sales-change leader from 2016 to 2017, with a more than 80 per cent increase compared year over year. It is upon that success that Maserati brought its full 2018 all-wheel- drive (AWD) line-up to the Montréal Auto Show, held JanuaryRead Full Story
