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Flâneur is all Wight for motoring books

A NEW automotive bookshop has opened on the Isle of Wight. Called Flâneur (above), it features a huge range of new and collectible motoring books, focusing on the 1960s to the 1990s.

Proprietor Warren Whyte formerly worked for a Ford garage as well as Mercedes-Benz, and also runs the Car Marketing Archive – a Twitter feed for automotive advertising through the years. If you’d like to visit, head to Avenue Road, Freshwater, where Flâneur is open on Tuesdays and Fridays. Follow the store on Twitter or Facebook to find out more – its handle is @flaneurUK.

Falken in race to pick up second film award

TYRE brand Falken has been nominated for a gong at the International Motor Film Awards 2022. After winning Best Event Film last year, the brand hopes its recently released short, A Declaration of Love, celebrating fans of the Nürburgring, will be in line for the top honours.

It joins a line-up of nominees that includes the most recent Bond movie, No Time To Die, and Michael Bay’s Ambulance. The awards ceremony will take place on 21 September in London.

Suffolk classics on show in September

HEAD over to Glemham Hall in Suffolk on 4 September for Classics at Glemham, a popular classic car show with more than 1,000 vehicles expected. In addition to the classics, you’ll find car club stands, military vehicles, commercial vehicles and motorcycles on display, along with the usual assortment of live music, food and trade stands plus an autojumble.

The 2022 show supports St Elizabeth Hospice with its profits. Tickets for a visitor cost just £6 but must be booked in advance at classicsglemham.co.uk.