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  Report: Peking to Paris, day four 1 Jun 2013 (News)
  suffered a broken half-shaft in the axle, requiring a truck, while the big Mercury Park Ward was side-lined with gearbox and axle problems, collecting maximum penalties. The Bentley of car 11 stopped early into the Time Trial with a blown clutch but fortunately had a spare. The big La France stopped a few
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  Seven-in-10 drivers want motorway speed limits lowered in wet weather 30 Jul 2021 (News)
  for the conditions were respectively the cause of some 259 and 242 motorway collisions in 2018. The RAC says France is currently the only European country to reduce speed limits during inclement weather, with the 130km/h (80mph) limit reduced to 110km/h (68mph
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  Car sales plunge as fuel economy test deadline hits hard 4 Oct 2018 (News)
  Germany, Italy, France and Spain saw drops in new car registrations of up to 30.5 per cent in September. “The introduction of WLTP has been affecting private sales, mainly because of short term supply challenges, as well as fleet sales, due to its impact on company car tax and Vehicle Excise
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  Happy Birthday: M25 2 Nov 2016 (News)
  of family holidays as an older boy, crossing the Dartford Bridge for the first time en route to driving holidays across France in my dad’s Ford Sierra
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  Five Grand Friday: Chrysler 300C 21 Aug 2015 (News)
  either. Still, we did get to see a lot of the South of France. It finally did come to the UK at the end of 2005 and was certainly a car that garnered plenty of attention. The imposing looks, dominated by that large grille which certain people decided to put a Bentley badge on (avoid those
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  Report: Techno-Classica Essen 2013 17 Apr 2013 (News)
  900T16S Cabriolet for €21,500 was typical. But there were some bargains also for those who fancied something different - a Qvale Mangusta for €29,000, or immaculate Citroen CX Safari, fresh from France, for €6000. Agreat classic-shaped workhorse for those who need
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  Electric Toyota to Tackle Pike's Peak Hillclimb 9 Jun 2012 (News)
  France in May 2012 to verify car and powertrain performance. Ludwig Zeller, General Manager Electric & Electronics: “Pikes Peak is a great showcase for TMG’s electric powertrain technology. We already proved at the Nürburgring that TMG is leading the way in developing
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  Barons Jaguar Auction Set for 29th May 3 May 2012 (News)
  is left-hand-drive. It was repatriated to the UK in 1991, then comprehensively refurbished by leading XK specialist Guy Broad. It has since been used only sparingly on the roads in Britain and France. Estimate: £45,000-£55,000. A 1968 MkII 3.8 Sports Saloon in the sale
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  20th Anniversary of Mazda's Amazing 1991 Le Mans Victory 20 May 2011 (News)
  of this anniversary, and at the invitation of the event organisers, the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO), Mazda will demonstrate the winning Mazda 787B on the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France on Saturday, June 11, before the 2011 race begins. The 79th 24-Hours of Le Mans is scheduled to start at 15.00
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  1962 E-Type Roadster ex-Nina Aga Khan Up For Auction Today 22 Nov 2016 (News)
  and her cream E-Type with her. She could not settle nor shake off her depression and she returned to France where on 3rd July 1965, she committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. The cream E-Type Roadster disappeared and it was presumed lost for ever. However, by chance
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  New classic car festival to celebrate the... unexceptional 24 Apr 2014 (News)
  of unmitigated Gaul. It was the first Renault to sport the soon-to-be ubiquitous Renault-Peugeot-Volvo Douvrain V6. Strangely, there doesn’t seem to be a single 30TS remaining on UK roads and while a small population of the 145,000 built remain in its native France, northwest of the Pas-de- Calais
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  Jaguar E-Types to Race Again at Silverstone Classic 17 Mar 2012 (News)
  will be hosting the Jaguar E-type Challenge in 2012 with races in France and Germany in addition to those in the UK. As last year, the Silverstone Classic with its licence to start up to 58 cars is likely to witness the biggest grid of the season.  A Guinness World Record
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  BTCC Croft Just One Week Away 11 Jun 2011 (News)
  , France’s Yvan Muller, Italy’s Fabrizio Giovanardi and Yorkshire’s very own James Thompson. Plato, always popular with the Croft crowds thanks to his Newcastle roots, is fifth in the table and sixth Andrew Jordan in his Pirtek Racing Vectra – the 22-year-old has won in many different categories
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  New 1.6 and 2.0 Litre PSA/Ford Diesels 19 Feb 2003 (News)
  Citroën’s Trémery plant in the Lorraine region of eastern France. 159 million was spent to adapt the plant’s existing production line to handle the new engines, while improving workstation ergonomics.
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  Crews cross the finish line in this year's Peking to Paris rally 25 Jul 2016 (News)
  forward to a well-earned rest.’ By the time they reached the finish line, second place went to Ludovic Bois from France and Julia Colman from the UK in the 1969 Volvo Amazon, with Murray and Adam Jackson from Australia taking third place in their 1974 Mercedes 450 SLC. The Jackson crew
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  Brightwells to Hold Classic Car Auction in Leominster 8 Nov 2014 (News)
  . Here are just some of the entries: The 1960 Facel Vega HK500 in the main picture was one of the most expensive cars of its day and certainly France's finest. 360HP and 576Nm torque gave iut a 0-60 of 8.4 and a top speed of 145mph, despite its considerable weight. This is one of only 105 HK500s
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  James Hunt's Hesketh under the hammer in Monaco 4 Feb 2014 (News)
  Belgium James Hunt Hesketh Racing T-car 23.6.1974 GP Netherlands   Hesketh Racing T-car 7.7.1974 GP France James Hunt Hesketh Racing T-car
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  Foreign entries rev up for Croft Nostalgia Weekend 1 Aug 2011 (News)
  and lifestyle themed from the Forties through to the Seventies that attracts large numbers of public dressed in period style – has also drawn competitors from as far afield as Belgium, Finland, France, Germany and Sweden.   But they will have to beat a number of local racers all eager
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  IAM Finds Something Fishy About UK MoT Tests 6 May 2008 (News)
  for the first roadworthiness test, the failure rate is lower than in the UK (21.6 per cent), eg France 5.61 per cent, Switzerland 17.5 per cent and Norway 19.9 per cent. However, the failure rate in Spain is higher than the UK, at 32 per cent. In countries that also test
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  Big Week For Classic Auctions 6 Apr 2003 (News)
  de France 1967 Porsche 910; a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder; a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4; a 1960 Mercedes 300SL roadster; a 1965 Bizzarrini 5300GT S1; a 1970 Lamborghini Miura S; a 1999 Proteus recreated 1956 Mercedes 300SLR complete with body jigs; a super sweet 1963 Simca Abarth 1300GT coupe; a 1949 chrome