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  Seasick Steve’s VW Camper makes nearly £30k at auction 15 Jan 2015 (News)
  car that attracted strong bidding was Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen’s 2000 Tatuus Formula Renault, which fetched £10,350. Raikkonen won seven out ten events in the Formula Renault UK championship with the car. Other highlights included a 1991 Ferrari Testarossa that sold
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  Motorists stand to save £10 a month as the cost of fuel plummets 17 Dec 2014 (News)
  Drivers of petrol cars will save around £10 on a tank of fuel, following the latest round of fuel price cuts.
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  Paris Motor Show 2014: Vauxhall confirm specs for new Corsa 2 Oct 2014 (News)
  £3000 less the the previous model. The car goes on sale on Wednesday, 8 October, with the first deliveries expected in January. The new Corsa is available to 'just' nine trim levels (previously ten): Life, Sting, Sting R, Design, SRi, Excite, SE, SRi VX Line and Limited edition. So drivers
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  1968 Hepworth/Ferguson makes southern debut at Pistons & Props 1 Sep 2014 (News)
  . Built by British racing driver, the late David Hepworth in 1968, this Formula 5000 four-wheel drive car was the first car to break the 30-second barrier at Shelsley Walsh in 1971. Hepworth International, run by David’s son Stephen, will also bring the original Cooper/Chevrolet hillclimb car
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  Silverstone prepares for classic spectacular 16 Jul 2014 (News)
  the full Silverstone circuit. Car clubs will be playing a major role at the Silverstone Classic, with more than 9000 vehicles expected to take part. Clubs confirmed as attending include the Ford AVO Owners’ Club, Jaguar Drivers’ Club, Triumph Sport Six Club and the Porsche Club GB
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  1954 Ferrari 375 Sells for £10.7 Million at Bonhams Festival of Speed Auction 28 Jun 2014 (News)
  and Goodwood racing car historian Doug Nye, said: “This Sale has offered a phenomenal range of really special and important cars with their various classes. Above all, each of the prime cars offered has links with some of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Names like Jim Clark, Graham Hill, John
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  Ex-24 Hour Cobra tops the lots at Artcurial's Le Mans sale 7 May 2014 (News)
  history. Around 450 cars and over 1000 drivers will compete in this year's event - many of whom will have come from the UK, counting a significant proportion of the 10,000 classic cars that grace the circuit's many parking areas. This will be the seventh Le Mans Classic Artcurial
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  Silverstone Classic to host largest ever F1 parade 1 May 2014 (News)
  the parade is good news. He is one of Britain’s best-loved motor sport personalities, and is widely regarded as ‘the greatest driver never to win the World Championship’ though he enjoyed many F1 victories for Cooper, Lotus, Maserati, Mercedes and Vanwall.  Sir Stirling said
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  Low-mileage cars lead the way at Anglia 9 Apr 2014 (News)
  that you'd not normally see in the classic auction reports... The 1987 Volvo 340GL with just 132 miles on the clock, which had generated huge pre-sale publicity for Anglia Car Auctions, sold for a guide book-busting £5250. The time-capsule car, which was bought new by an elderly driver
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  Mercedes-Benz hosts massive 120-year birthday display: Techno-Classica 2014 31 Mar 2014 (News)
  . The company also ensured a selection of star drivers were also on hand - and they included Klaus Ludwig, Steve Parrish, Björn Waldegaard, and Karl Wendlinger. Michael Bock, Head of Mercedes-Benz Classic said: 'Techno Classica, as one of the most important venues for historical automotive
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  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from HJClassics 22 Dec 2013 (News)
  to think it's simpler than that - you can drive a classic, and visit new and exciting places in it. Try that in a house or a pile of gold... And in the real world, more of you have been chosing classics than ever before, either adding one to your existing daily driver, or taking on one to perform
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  Preview: Bonhams classic car auction, Paris, 6 February 29 Oct 2013 (News)
  competition Barchetta (below) is chassis no 880003 driven in the 1947-1949 seasons as a factory entry in many events including the 1947 Pau GP, GP de Belgique, the 1948 Spa 24 hour, Paris 12 hour and the 1949 Le Mans 24 hour, entered with such great drivers as P. Etancelin, M. Trintignant, A. Veuillet and C
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  Latest Ford offers from UK Car Discount 18 Sep 2013 (News)
  and pollen filter, 6 speaker radio/CD/MP3 player with USB and AUX inputs, front electric windows with one touch control on drivers side, electrically operated and heated door mirrors, body coloured rear spoiler, front and rear bumpers and tailgate handle, body colour door mirrors and Ford MyKey
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  Vauxhall backs legends at the Revival 29 Aug 2013 (News)
  in the Revival’s Earls Court Motor Show, where a heritage-meets-modern display is set to wow show-goers and illustrate the depth of the company’s 110-year manufacturing history in the UK. More cars from its heritage collection will be used to taxi drivers and VIP guests around the site throughout the event
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  Bonhams shatters auction records at Goodwood 12 Jul 2013 (News)
  .' Doug Nye, racing historian, said: 'If he were here today Fangio would shake his head and smile his slow smile. He was a humble man, originally a mechanic from a potato town in Argentina – and he never forgot his roots. As a driver, he was simply a genius. As a man he had no enemies. He
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  John Lennon's first car - a Ferrari 330GT - to sell at Goodwood 10 May 2013 (News)
  the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 in which five-times Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio won two grands prix on his way to his second World Drivers' Championship. Among other cars on offer are the 1955 Maserati 300S Sports-Racing Spider that finished third in the 1955 Sebring 12-Hours (estimate
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  Rare Bentley 'Embiricos' returns to Crewe 16 Aug 2012 (News)
  September. The name comes from André Embiricos, a wealthy Greek racing driver who lived in Paris. Bentley's Paris agent put him in touch with Georges Paulin, a designer working for the coachbuilders Pourtout Carrossier. Under Paulin’s guidance, Pourtout produced an aerodynamic
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  Rare 1961 Oselli Mini 'Barn Find' Headlines Classic Car Auction 10 Aug 2012 (News)
  acquired in 1987 as a swap for ‘a very nice Ford Cortina’, and then comprehensively restored. Well known to Bentley Drivers Club members, and the winner of a number of concours’ trophies over the years, it carries an estimate of £18,000 - £22,000
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  Geneva Motor Show: Four new Up concepts from Volkswagen 6 Mar 2012 (News)
  Volkswagen which has the rear seats removed to create a 1400-litre load capacity and a payload of 426kg. There's a bulkhead behind the driver with a Plexiglas top half while the rear and side windows are body-coloured, so businesses can easily brand the van. It also gets a raised ride height and underbody
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  BMW Re-Offers M Car Circuit Driving Experience 12 Jan 2012 (News)
  race car. Additionally MSV will continue to offer M3 Master, an exclusive M3-only experience at Bedford Autodrome, Brands Hatch and Oulton Park allowing drivers even more time behind the wheel.  The BMW M3 Coupé will also continue to feature in MSV's adrenaline-fuelled PalmerSport