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  Rare and Beautiful Bentley Coupe in 26th October Auction 22 Oct 2010 (News)
  Continental 2 Door Coupe by Mulliner is one of just eight examples built in right hand drive configuration, and one of only 11 built in total. The car has been in the care of just 3 owners from new and has an extensive history file - which includes a pre-purchase report prepared for a certain Mr Kingsley
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  A New Car for £10 a Week 24 Apr 2009 (News)
  Ahead of the slow-to-be-finalised final details of the scrappage scheme, Kia Motors (UK) Ltd has put together a tempting offer for those thinking of making the most of it. For the equivalent of £10 a week, customers can drive away a new Kia Picanto from their Kia retailer
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  Enhanced Spec Nissans From £7,995 16 Apr 2008 (News)
  1.2-litre petrol engine. It’s just as economical as the 65 PS unit, delivering 47.9 mpg (manual) and 42.8 mpg (automatic) combined, yet the manual model gets to 60mph in a more sprightly 13.2 secs for a more dynamic drive in the cut and thrust of city traffic. There’s a unique
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  Best Movie Car Action Ever 1 Jun 2003 (News)
  on the front of the car and took us on an astonishing, death-defying drive through the streets of a beautifully filmed 70s Paris with a brutal soundtrack courtesy of the engine, exhaust and tyres. Richard Symons, a documentary film maker (The Cobra Ferrari Wars) with more than a passing interest
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  New Geodesy Picks Up Mobile Speed Scameras 23 Jul 2002 (News)
  contribution to road safety (as well as preserving motorists’ driving licences) by forewarning of accident blackspots where fixed cameras are located. GEODESY aids road safety by alerting users to up-coming speed cameras by an audible alarm plus flashing lights, thereby preventing spontaneous braking
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 11-4-2015 11 Apr 2015 (News)
  to: letters@honestjohn.co.uk   Please try to keep them as short as possible.   A Legend in her own lifetime I am a 78-year old woman currently driving a 1992 Honda Legend that has done 107,000 miles. The car just passed its latest MoT, but my garage warns that since
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes-Benz 280TE 3 Jun 2019 (News)
  -Volvo a Volvo. For build quality it could out-Rolls a Rolls-Royce and for prestige it could outmanoeuvre pretty much anything. It was a car with no social class - sturdy, beautifully made and surprisingly agile to drive given its bulk.  Today, the W124 wagon has a decent collector following
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  A Grand Monday: Jaguar XJ40 3.6 Sovereign 17 Dec 2018 (News)
  solid, albeit with the usual boot lid rust. It's not a car you can jump in and drive - it's been stored in a garage for 15 years and has no online MoT history to back that up, but hopefully dry storage won't have caused it too much hardship. Early XJ40s are rare cars these days - and this is one
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  A Grand Monday: Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 LS 8 Oct 2018 (News)
  a bit sharper to drive. Buried in the classifieds this week is  a £595 example that definitely needs to find an enthusiast  to love and cherish it.  It’s not perfect – the black underseal on both sills
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  A Grand Monday: Renault 19 Cabriolet 17 Sep 2018 (News)
  Let's get one thing from clear from the outset - while this looks like a bright and usable car, it's not one you can jump in and drive straight away. It is, however, an rare example of a rapidly disappearing modern classic. So rare, in fact, that the Renault Owners' Club
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  Pair of Lancias head to auction 27 Apr 2018 (News)
  original, UK-supplied right-hand drive models built during 1954. The design combined both luxury and performance, and featured world's first series-production V6 engine. Restored in the 1990s and finished in Baby Blue (Azzuro Agnano-Celeste Aurelia) with Oatmeal upholstered interior with Tan leather
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  Mercedes-Benz recalls 400,000 cars over airbag fault 17 Oct 2017 (News)
  and July 2017. Mercedes-Benz said its cars were safe to drive under normal conditions, but if the airbag warning light appears on the dash customers are urged to contact a roadside assistance service or their nearest retailer. The problem has been attributed to a broken steering column spring
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2017: Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet revised for 2018 12 Sep 2017 (News)
  than £100,000. The old 4.7-litre V8 from the S 500 is gone and has been replaced by the S 560, which uses a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 with 469PS. This has 700Nm of torque and can get from 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds if you go for the all-wheel drive, 4Matic Coupe. AMG versions
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2017: Volkswagen ID Buzz to go into production 11 Sep 2017 (News)
  – which aren’t exactly family-friendly. So we imagine the production car will use darker colours and typical Volkswagen materials. Other concept car details like 22-inch wheels and a steering wheel that retracts into the dashboard when autonomous driving is engaged are unlikely to make
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  Ferrari Enzo is top lot at RM Sotheby’s London sale 8 Sep 2017 (News)
  driver John Fitzpatrick. Offered for sale for the first time since 1972, this Conda Green right-hand-drive 911 E was in original condition and was driven onto the block by none other than John Fitzpatrick himself. The car sold for an above-estimate £126,500
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  Diesel car sales plummet, while petrol and hybrids are on the up 7 Sep 2017 (News)
  of diesel cars, with buyers fearing possible tax increases and charges for driving in cities. In fact, year-to-date, more alternatively-fuelled vehicles have been registered (71,497) than in the whole of 2016 (53,891) -  accounting for a 5.2 per cent share of the market. Demand for petrol
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  Exhibition to mark 50 years of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale 5 Sep 2017 (News)
  It’s one of the most beautiful (and most expensive) Alfa Romeos ever made. And now the Italian car maker is celebrating the 50 th birthday of its legendary 33 Stradale. But don’t get any ideas about putting one on the drive way. The car, which
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  Stunning Alfa concept car takes top spot at Salon Prive concours 4 Sep 2017 (News)
  of Italian descent include the last-ever UK-delivered, right-hand-drive 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 ‘Daytona’ Spider, one of 122 that originally left the Maranello factory in that specification. Remaining with its current owner for over 30 years, it took home the people’s choice award
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  Future classics set for crusher after car makers launch scrappage schemes 22 Aug 2017 (News)
  plans for a diesel scrappage scheme are still ongoing – with a further review promised later in the year. The drive to get polluting diesel cars off the road is being driven by increasing concerns about the UK’s poor air quality. Critics argue that scrappage schemes are also
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  Aston Martin V8 restoration project at auction 18 Aug 2017 (News)
  – most of them with automatic transmission. This right-hand drive example has spent the past nine years stored in a garage. It has been lightly recommissioned under its current owner, but will need serious work before it is roadworthy. The car is accompanied by its original driver’s