Classic Car Hire started at about the same time in both the UK and the USA in the mid 1990s and has spread to most countries where people love to drive classic cars. In some parts of Europe, notably Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland classic cars are generally referred to as 'Oldtimers' rather than classics. 'Classics' is the term normally given to the cars from the fifties, sixties and seventies. There are also numerous companies renting out modern 'classic' and performance sports cars which in the USA are generally referred to as 'exotic' cars. You can hire anything from an AC Cobra to a Volkswagen, a 1916Crossley or 1929Studebaker right through to the latest 2010 model Bentley, Ferrari or Lamborghini.

NEWS APRIL 2016 - we understand that Black Top Candy's who were running Route 66 trips in classic American cars has now stopped trading and cancelled all trips that were planned for 2016. See www.BlackTopCandys.com for details.

Firstly if you are looking to rent a sports car in a particular country, or part of a country, or just planning a trip somewhere, then select the Countries button above, choose the Country that interests you and then click on the Company in the right area of the map.

Secondly, if you are looking to hire a specific make and model of car, complete with car insurance, click on the Marques/Makes button above and then select the appropriate Marque and then Model from those shown. You will be presented with a list of all available cars for hire, sorted by Country, showing their details, the company offering them for rental and their location.

Thirdly, if you are looking to hire a car from a specific year or decade, click on the Year of Manufacture button above and then enter the Earliest and Latest years in the boxes provided. You will be presented with a list of all available cars for hire from the relevant date, sorted by Country, showing their details, the company offering them for rental and their location. If you are looking for a specific year, then enter the same year in both the Earliest and Latest boxes. Get an online Auto Insurance Quote from top insurance companies in US.

These cars, whether classics or modern, are maintained to the manufacturer's standard, or sometimes even better, normally have full breakdown cover and many come with a boot load of www.onlinecarparts.co.uk to help the recovery companies fix them at the roadside.