Quentin Wilson to present The Classic Car Show on Channel 5

Channel 5 is to broadcast new series The Classic Car Show from February.

The 13-episode series, which is to look at the phenomenon of the classic car, will be fronted by founding Top Gear presenter Quentin Wilson and former model and racing driver Jodie Kidd.

Celebrity contributors - including the likes of Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, David Gandy, Tinie Tempah and drivers Bruno Senna and Sir Stirling Moss - will add their thoughts on prestigious historic cars.

Wilson and Kidd will travel around the world to explore events like the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang in California and the Mille Miglia rally in Italy, while one episode will see resident driver Bruno Senna race ten classics around the track at the legendary Brooklands circuit.

Wilson said: "I'm delighted that Channel 5 will be showing The Classic Car Show. The global growth in classic cars, not just in terms of auction prices of high-end Ferraris, but the sheer number of people who share the passion, has driven the creation of The Classic Car Show.

"No-one has done what we are doing ever before. We've got gorgeous cars, passionate stories, an extraordinary filming budget and endless enthusiasm. The Classic Car Show is an amazing, insightful series without a socket set in sight."

Kidd added: "Classic cars are beautiful, sexy and evocative; when you climb in and turn the key something magical happens. The Classic Car Show is a VIP, backstage pass to one of the most exciting and exhilarating forms of art that we have."