A short time ago the well-known and highly respected classic car insurers Lancaster Insurance, launched the 'Classic Rumble' challenge.

In short, the 'Classic Rumble' brought the two restoration experts, and TV personalties, Ant Anstead and Mike Brewer head-to-head in a competition to restore, or build, a car that will be auctioned through Silverstone Auctions at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show in November at the NEC.

The proceeds from the sale of the two cars will go to the Marie Crawford Boyd Foundation and Harrison's Fund.

I had the pleasure of spending an hour or so with Ant's car a couple of days ago shooting his PR shots for him.

Clearly, I'm hoping that the sale of both cars at the auction raises a huge amount of money for both of the charities - I obviously hope Ant triumphs in the 'Classic Rumble'!

A small selection below.... (click on a thumbnail for a larger view)

The 2017 Concours of Elegance took place at Hampton Court over the weekend of 1st to 3rd of September and I paid a visit for the first time to this prestigious event.

The Concours of Elegance began back in 2012 at Windsor Castle, before moving to St James’s Palace in 2013 - Hampton Court Palace first held the event in 2014 and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh hosted the gathering in 2015 - last year the Concours returned to Windsor Castle.

The Concours of Elegance brings together a selection of 60 of the rarest cars from around the globe – some of which had never been seen in the UK before.

A small selection of my images from this fantastic event, if you havn't been before, mkae sure it's on your 'to-do' list next year.