AC Max

23/04/2026

a scenic borders backdrop…

20/04/2026

📅 Sunday 26th April 2026
⭐️ Please Share far and wide ⭐️

🚘 2026 at South Meadows Coast & Country Park🏍️

⏰ 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

🎟️ FREE ENTRY 🎟️

After another fantastic turnout last year we are delighted Peter Mailer event organiser and his team have chosen South Meadows’s for his Classic Car Show which he says will be even bigger and better!

🚘 Classic Cars
🏍️ Motorcycles
🚚 Retro trucks and vans
💰 Charity fundraising
🍔 On-site catering Kiln & Tide Kitchen
🛍️ Trade stands

🍺 New for 2026
We’re delighted to welcome Cheviot Brewery with their mobile bar, serving locally brewed cask ales 🍻

🎺 Live Music
Enjoy the fantastic sounds of The Tweed River Jazz Band bringing traditional jazz to the heart of the show 🎶

🏆 Prize-giving ceremony – with awards for Best in Show, Best Restoration, and Judges’ Favourite.

🥁🥁🥁🥁 Judge 🥁🥁🥁🥁
Sarah Crabtree – “Crabbers” – of Bangers & Cash and Evoke Classics fame

A huge thank you to all exhibitors and visitors who continue to make this event such a success — and of course to Peter Mailer, Event Organiser — we can’t wait to do it all again!

For all event information, contact:
🧍‍♂️ Peter Mailer
📧 [email protected]
📍 Facebook: Show Cheviot Classics

For touring pitch bookings at South Meadows Coast and Country Park contact:

📞 01668213326
🌐 www.southmeadows.co.uk
📧 [email protected]
📍 South Meadows, Belford, Northumberland, NE70 7DP

See you there! 🚗✨




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13/03/2026

Same spot in Pila, captured in July 2024 and again in February 2026. Almost two years apart.

09/03/2026

25 years ago, Jaguar unveiled its new X-TYPE at the Geneva Motor Show. Its remit was clear: to beat the class-leading BMW 3-series at its own game. In the March issue, Paul Walton pits the X-TYPE 2.1 Sport against the BMW 318i to find out whether it succeeded.

Have you ever owned an X-TYPE? Do you think Jaguar's downward expansion was the right plan at the time? Tell us your X-TYPE memories in the comments.

15/02/2026

Team AC Max hits the Italian alps (Aosta, Pila📍⛷️)

09/02/2026

06/02/2026

We've seen a lot of confusion and misinformation about UK car tax over the last few days, particularly in Jaguar X-TYPE groups after a newspaper article printed at the weekend. And we felt it was time we cleared it up for the Jaguar community.

The article in question was looking at how values of post 2006 cars with high emissions - including X-TYPEs - were lower than those of 2005 and earlier cars, because of tbe crippling VED costs of cards in the then-new bands L and M. Because the cars affected by this jump are now reaching 20 years old, writers feel it's a subject worth exploring in print as many are achieving modern classic status.

This tax band jump is why I bought a 2004 XJ6 as a daily driver, rather than an X358 or XF for instance. I - and everybody whose highest-band emission cars were registered between March 2001 and 23 March 2006 - currently pay £430 per year for the privilege of using my car on the road. Those with cars registered after 23 March 2006 face a bill of £735 to do the same thing.

While both figures are set to increase in April, the banding for each car will stay the same. It's likely that the bands will rise by the RPI, which is currently 2.9%. This would mean owners of cars registered between March 2001 and March 2006 are likely to pay £445 from April, while owners of cars registered from March 2006 are likely to be told to stump up around £760. Obviously, less polluting models in lower bands pay less but the principle applies there too..

Owners of cars registered between 1986 and March 2001 currently pay £360, which is likely to rise to £370. If your car is over 40 years old and registered historic, your VED bill is £0.

In summary: if you are paying £430 for a year's tax at present, please do not be fooled by attention-grabbing headlines or clickbait features into thinking you will have to pay over £700 to tax the same car next year. Whatever price you are currently paying, you're unlikely to see a rise of more than £25.

02/01/2026

End of another year for Team AC Max and it’s been a good one! Plenty of car shows, meets and miles driven. Next year is already shaping up to be even bigger, starting with a winter road trip across to the Italian Alps in February for a ski trip in Aosta, then in July we’re back on another Rust 2 Rome trip, taking on the French alps again for what’s sure to be another unforgettable summer road trip in our mighty Jag. Roll on the new year.

19/11/2025

British saloons battle! The early 2000s saw Jaguar and MG compete with retro-inspired sports saloons in the X-Type and ZT respectively. Which of these modern classics from legendary British brands would YOU pick? Comment with your vote!

17/09/2025

https://youtu.be/qHrx5hvT-Xo?si=ZR4n_MS3NLGOtIDw

The Jaguar Breakfast Club heads north to the Lake District and the Lakeland Motor Museum.See a lovely range of Jaguars, inside the museum and a local attract...