Classic car insurance 'essential for vintage motor fans'

Drivers who take out classic car cover will be helping to protect this section of the industry, judging by an expert's comments.

Speaking before the Classic Motor Show - which will be staged at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre between November 13th and 15th - organiser Andy Rouse explained that the presence of such vehicles is in decline.

He suggested that the government's scrappage initiative meant that many vehicles on the scrapheap "might actually be worth more than the scrappage value offered - and not just in monetary value".

Additionally, Mr Rouse asserted that such motors are not the cause of environmental problems because owners rarely drive them.

Rather, classic cars are "absolutely cherished by their owners and kept in tip-top condition".

Lovers of vintage automobiles may be interested in a new book by Peter Collins and Ed McDonough called Ferrari 312P & 312PB.

It records the history of the Italian motor giants and their production of three-litre racing engines.

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