Classic cars 'getting younger'

People heading to the Classic Motor Show at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre in November may find some of the autos on display are younger than they might have been expecting.

Organisers explained they are embracing vehicles from the late sixties through to the eighties, as well as more traditional historic vehicles.

They felt this was a good move as older models are becoming increasingly expensive and moving out of the price range of some collectors.

It was also suggested vehicles from this sort of era could start to disappear as a result of the government's scrappage scheme.

Show manager Andy Rouse announced he was not a fan of the cash for bangers initiative.

He stated: "I think most enthusiasts ... would far rather see a 30-year-old car have some sympathetic modification work done, thereby giving it a whole new lease of life."

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