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The Sun Shines on the Duckhams Village Green at MGLive!
Many thousands of enthusiastic fans of MG descended upon Silverstone race circuit on the first weekend of June for another summer spectacular celebrating all things MG. MGLive! Is the result of a phenomenal achievement over many years by the MG Car Club and this year they gained even more support fr
DUCKHAMS AT THE LE MANS 24 HOURS
The world’s biggest and most spectacular motor race is a little over a month away. The event this year will be held over the weekend of 15-17th June 2018 on the legendary Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans in Western France. It is an event that, for nearly a century, has attracted the best drivers and
DUCKHAMS DEBUT AT THE RECORD BREAKING PRACTICAL CLASSICS CLASSIC CAR AND RESTORATION SHOW
It’s all very nice wandering around show halls packed with shiny classic cars, chrome gleaming and engines so spotless you could eat your proverbial dinner off them, but the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show with Discovery is a welcome anti-dote to that. The event not only celebrat
Duckhams Sponsored Rally Ace Makes Welsh Rally GB debut
Duckhams supported rally driver, Louise Cook made her debut on the British round of the World Rally Championship earlier in October; Wales Rally GB. The event is notorious for some of the trickiest rally conditions anywhere in the World, with the inconsistent grip levels and ever-changing conditions
ZDDP – What Does It All Mean?
As one of the biggest and most mis-understood buzzwords regarding oils in classic cars, ZDDP(or Zinc DialkylDithiophophate, to give it’s full chemical name) has been surrounded by a lot of mythology and mis-information. At Duckhams we have optimised our ZDDP content for historic vehicles, but what d
Duckhams receives overwhelming support for relaunch at NEC Classic Motorshow
Classic car enthusiasts from all over the UK and beyond gathered at Birmingham’s NEC to celebrate another fantastic year for the classic car world. The event, now in its 33rd year attracted huge crowds once again who poured over the 2,500 vehicles on display. In addition to the stunning exhibits, th
Check out Duckhams Oils in our handy Restoration Guide
Duckhams have partnered with Kelsey Media, to support a bookazine to be distributed as a supplement with all of the publisher’s motoring titles including Classic Car Mart and Classics Monthly. The handy A5 guide, helps enthusiasts through all aspects of classic car restoration, from choosing the rig
Duckhams Triumph in Round Britain Charity Challenge
The challenge was simple but daunting. Two drivers, in one classic Triumph sports car, driving 2,000 miles around Britain in 48 hours, non-stop. Duckhams were very proud to be supporting an entry into the biennial Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability Run and the Rover V8 powered Triumph TR8 relied
AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATE 50 YEARS SINCE FORMULA 5000
Autosport International, takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on the 10-13th January 2019 and is regarded as the world’s biggest pre-season motor show. The forthcoming event will play host to the half centenary anniversary celebration of Formula 5000. The series, whose name is derived from the cars’ engi
Louise Cook on the WRC Rally RACC Catalunya, Rally of Spain
The Rally of Spain is the penultimate round of the WRC and the World Rally Championship’s only registered female driver from the 109 driver entrants, Louise Cook, was still in with a shout of claiming the WRC3 Championship, the 2 wheel drive support class of the WRC. Louise, needing to win both of t
NEC Classic Motor Show 2018 launch for classic gear oils, fuel treatment and 10w – 40 classic engine oil
Duckhams, the iconic British oil brand, has introduced three classic car gear oils to their range. 80W–90 GL-4 is formulated to assist smooth gear selection and 85W-140 GL-5 offers high performance protection for all differentials, including true hypoid gear sets. Both contain sulphur and phosphorus
Duckhams and Practical Classics Team’s Live Riley RM Rebuild 2018
At the NEC Classic Motor Show, the Discovery Live Stage was hosted by Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead from the TV show “Wheeler Dealers”. The main feature however was the live rebuild of a 1951 Riley RMA, carried out by the workshop and technical team from Practical Classics Magazine. The challenge was