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  Bruce McLaren tribute set for Silverstone Classic 20 Jun 2017 (News)
  Mans, two Can-Am titles, and four Grands Prix before he was killed when testing a sports car at Goodwood in 1970. He was 32 years old. Today, the McLaren race team has won 20 F1 World Championships – 12 for drivers, eight for constructors – and 182 Grands Prix. McLaren cars has also
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  Competition-inspired Mercedes 300SLS heads to auction 24 May 2017 (News)
  A competition-inspired 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SLS Competition Roadster will be auctioned by Bonhams at its Chantilly sale on 10 September. The car, inspired by legendary American driver Paul O’Shea, is expected to fetch between €1.5m and €2.5m
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  Celebrations set to mark 50th anniversary of the Rover V8 11 May 2017 (News)
  some rare and wonderful cars next year, and hosting a huge display of Rovers from early bicycles right up to 2005.’ Formed to coordinate activities of the major Rover owners' clubs, the Joint Rover clubs comprises The Rover Sports Register, The Rover P4 Drivers Guild, The Rover P5
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  Prototype Ferrari 275 GTB/4 heads to auction 4 May 2017 (News)
  to the current vendor, who used it sparingly for a variety of events. As Jean Pierre Beltoise, a racing driver and journalist for l’Auto Journal wrote when he tested the car in 1967, ‘It is, first and foremost, a serious and comfortable gran turismo, but it retains the lineage of a race car
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  March 2017 recall round-up: Broken Vauxhall steering racks, Jaguar fuel leaks and Lambo fires 15 Mar 2017 (News)
  It’s been a busy few weeks for car recalls, with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) issuing national alerts for 10 cars.  The recalls affect some of the UK’s best-selling cars and include the Jaguar XE, Renault Clio and Vauxhall Corsa
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  Entries wanted for Meguiar's club showcase 27 Sep 2016 (News)
  but they are not vehicles that are ornaments, polished rather than driven. In 2015, two of our finalists used their cars as daily drivers and even drove their cars to the NEC to go on the stand.' Previous
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  Ex-Kenny Baker Rolls-Royce heads to auction 15 Sep 2016 (News)
  , at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre. Baker bought his 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche FHC on 6 June, 2002, and used it as his daily driver for four years. At 3ft 8in tall, Baker was one of the smallest actors in showbiz – and the irony that he drove such a massive car was not lost on him
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  Classics from the 1926 British GP on show at Windsor concours 18 May 2016 (News)
  - like that of the Delage, which had to make frequent stops to avoid causing serious burns to the drivers’ feet. The event will also be gathering
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  Jaguar C-type set for Monaco auction 11 May 2016 (News)
  a racing heritage that includes drivers George Duller, Vivian Selby and Lyndon Ducket. It is estimated to fetch up to £1.2m. A 1991-1992 Benetton-Ford B191/191B Formula 1 car driven by world champions Michael Schumacher and Nelson Piquet is also for sale, worth up to £221,000
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  Historics Auction Preview: Brooklands 11th June 2016 29 Apr 2016 (News)
  a ’55 for Sue Martin of ASM Upholstery in current episodes of ‘Misfit Garage’ at 9.00pm on Mondays on Discovery. This particular example has the marginally more desirable 239ci V8, has been used as a daily driver in the UK for 10 years, has a current MoT and is offered at No Reserve
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  TV's Fuzz Townshend needs your help! 30 Mar 2016 (News)
  motoring memories into a single fragrance, just what would it smell like? Well that’s exactly what TV's Fuzz Townshend and insurer Carole Nash are trying to find out. Working with fragrance experts AromaCo, Fuzz and Carole Nash are looking to the nation’s drivers to tell them
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  Mercedes-Benz Model K goes under the hammer 4 Mar 2016 (News)
  to the supercharged cars for demanding drivers. Mercedes had unveiled two supercharged production models at the 1921 Berlin Show, and had campaigned a supercharged racing car in the 1922 Targa Florio Race in Sicily, all of them designed by the studio of chief designer Paul Daimler
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  Geneva Motor Show 2016: Ford gives Kuga midlife updates 1 Mar 2016 (News)
  the current 2.0-litre diesels and 1.5-litre EcoBoost petrol engines.  The interior switchgear has been revised too, with larger buttons and dials to make it easier to use on the move. There's also a new Sync 3 infotainment system, with improved voice control that will let the driver find
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  A Grand Monday: Cherished 1998 Rover 800, £899 2 Feb 2016 (News)
  with three sets of tailored Rover interior overmats, including carpets for summer, rubber for winter. The spec is impressive too, with driver and passenger airbags, air conditioning, a radio and cassette player with a multi-changer CD. There’s remote central locking, heated rear windscreen
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  Can Am celebrations set for Silverstone Classic 21 Dec 2015 (News)
  among the notable constructors to take part in the championship, drivers including Jackie Stewart, John Surtees, Bruce McLaren, Peter Revson, George Follmer, Jacky Ickx, Jackie Oliver, Denny Hulme, Mark Donohue and Alan Jones. The inclusion of these incredible sports cars will be a major
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  Volkswagen unveils all-new Tiguan 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  a caravan friendly 2500kg and feature a range of tech, with online notifications that will warn the driver about traffic delays, parking space availability and road works. Safety equipment will also be better, with automatic city braking, pedestrian monitoring, lane assist and post-collision braking
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  Americans invade next Anglia sale 12 May 2015 (News)
  £19,000), it was prepared for racing driver Neil ‘Soapy’ Castles to demonstrate at NASCAR events. It has Edelbrock race heads fuelled by Stromberg carbs. There’s a roll cage and safety hubs, and it’s been converted to hydraulic brakes. Eligible for both Spedeworth's
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  Retro classics head for Snetterton 22 Apr 2015 (News)
  the second round of the Time Attack Championship. Time Attack is a circuit-based time trial championship for standard and modified road cars, with drivers competing to post the best time of the day. New for 2015 will be the addition of a class for Classic and Retro Time Attack cars. Track time
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  Geneva Motor Show 2015: All-new Volkswagen Touran gets its debut 3 Mar 2015 (News)
  in Volkswagen’s infotainment is offered too, including a touchscreen which mirrors certain apps from the driver's phone screen while on the move. Practicality has been improved over
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  Sainsbury’s cuts fuel prices to under £1 per litre 25 Feb 2015 (News)
  to offer petrol bellow £1 per litre on a long term basis. Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said: “An astonishing 70p in every pound we spend at the pumps is now destined for government. These numbers will reinforce in many drivers’ minds the idea