Our Review Of The Classic Motor Show 2025

Time moves so fast, and our end-of-year visit to the Classic Motor Show was upon us again. We attended on Friday, 7th November. Here is our Classic Motor Show 2025 review.

So, what was Classic Motor Show 2025 like? What were our observations? It never ceases to amaze me how big this show is. Several halls were full of everything: cars for sale, memorabilia, auctions, companies and traders selling their products and items, car clubs, food stalls, demonstrations, chats with knowledgeable people, and much more. This classic car show really is an event not to be missed if you’re into your cars or classic cars.

Such a vast variety of things to do and see

There’s absolutely loads on display and to do at the Classic Motor Show. This ranged from classic car clubs, to cars for sale, car, bike and memorabilia auction, to car-related products, tools, and memorabilia for sale of every possible item you can imagine for cars.

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Cars for Sale

There are a lot of eye-catching cars for sale, but the prices, I think, are just too high for many of these classic cars. Let’s be honest, many of these classic cars and older cars take a lot of maintenance. They cannot be kept out in the rain and poor weather, and they are more unreliable than the modern-day car. So, if you’re going to spend £30,000 on a classic car, why wouldn’t you buy a BMW i8 or a more modern Porsche 911 or something similar? Anyway, here are a few cars for sale that caught my attention:

Unusual colour Aston Martin

I’m not sure if this is a DB5 or DB6, I’m not really bothered. I’m not sure of the colour, but I think if is very rare colour and super cool.

Exquisite Jaguar XK120 Roadster

I love these cars. So cool, beautiful design.

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Iconic Auctioneers

It was absolutely bonkers the amount of cars that Iconic Auctioneers had for sale. I’ve never seen a display as big at this Classic Motor Show. I was reliably informed there were 360 cars for sale and 260 motorbikes. It took me a good two hours to walk around just that aspect of the show.

You can see our top 10 cars and a little bit more about them here. Here are a few pictures of cars that caught my eye are below. If you’re interested in all of the prices for the cars and what they sold for, then you can see the auction results here.

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Car Clubs

Owning a few different car makes, I’ve never really been into joining car clubs, mainly because I don’t have a lot of spare time. They’re certainly very useful if you want help sourcing parts and meeting up with other like-minded, passionate people about that car make.

I’m considering joining the Lancia car club (above), which is £55 per year, since I currently own two Lancias. There are so many car clubs on display. Many of the cars are not of interest to me personally. Given that I have a desire for the rare, the unique, and the beautiful, many of the Car clubs just don’t fit those criteria for me.

A few pictures from the car clubs (above and below).

People obviously are into many cars from a nostalgia perspective; perhaps it reminds them of family or their dad, or something of that nature. Certain cars like Vauxhall Chevettes, Ford Cortinas, and Hillman Imps, I just don’t get it. Not to cause any offence, but these cars were probably rubbish cars in their time; they are certainly even more rubbish now when compared to modern cars. Each to their own.

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The Craziest Car on Display

I thought this custom car that I saw on display on the National St. Association stand was bonkers. The car was called… Kinky Voodoo and we took a few photos. What to you think? I like it a lot.

• Based on a 1996 FX4 Taxi.
• Standard 2.7L Nissan diesel engine and running gear.
• Built by Paul Bacon
• Fully hand-sculpted one-off fibreglass body
• Asymmetric Design
• Wrap-around rear window
• Air suspension
• Fully enclosed wheels
• Remote suicide doors
• Remote controlled continental kit and retractable motorcycle ramp
• Electric bonnet lift {on actuator}
• Pop-up headlights
• Infinity running lights
• LED engine bay lights
• TV, Phone
• Fully Custom-matched 1981 Kawasaki Z1000 chopper.
• Bike name: Voodoo Chilled.

Bonkers.

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Buying and browsing the dealers hall

I took the opportunity to get some chrome work done on one of my cars, I bought a few items for my garage and I inquired about a car lift for my garage, so I can squeeze in 1 more car. I bought some tools and I also bought some products that allow me to fill up my old cars with E10 petrol, rather than needing super unleaded. This presents a financial saving, and is also more convenient.

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General View

To be fair, many of the cars aren’t of interest to me, but I still find it fascinating to wander, view, check out things, and just be in this car world. Each to their own.

All in all, this was a great show, and not one I’d want to miss. Did you attend? What were your favourite highlights?

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