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Advertising posters have been in existence since the late 1800’s and the dawn of motoring. They have been used by brands and race organisers to sell products and events for this entire time. We love posters at Historic Car Art and over the years we have been curating and selling from one of the largest collections of original race posters in the UK.A poster brings pleasure in many ways. Firstly visual – the artwork, the graphic design, the typog…

Historic Car Art returns to Race Retro for the 13th year in a row. Showcasing work from the best British automotive artists, original paintings are exhibited alongside contemporary artwork on composite aluminium panels and more traditional format limited edition prints and sculpture.[Sneak Preview of new Frederic Dams image – visit the stand to see the full artwork…]The work of John Ketchell and Frederic Dams are not to be missed. Both will hav…

Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400 much to the delight of the assembled crowd! Ten years later the circuit hosted the RAC Tourist Trophy; this was to become Goodwood’s most famous race attracting big name drivers and manufacturers to the Sussex circuit.Another crowd favourite, the Whit-Monday meeting, was held every yea…

Motorsport Artwork to celebrate 1966.50 years ago  motorsport had been around for almost 70 years, admittedly not as we know it today!From the early dawn race cars had advanced to a stage that in 1966 cars would reach speeds of over 200mph in the Le Mans 24 hours race. The safety of the cars was yet to make such advances, and although they were greatly improved from the early days, the driver’s safety was very much an afterthought.The biggest …