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  Focus On: Volks Autos 4 Dec 2019 (News)
  After being open for 10 years, we decided to reach out to Lynsey Rowley, director of Volks Autos and Wife to David Rowley, owner of Auto Volks. With the industry having a history of being male-dominated, Lynsey hopes that her insight into running a garage
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  1986 BMW E28 M5 in Barons Classic Car Auction on 16th July 15 Jul 2019 (News)
  to  Barons website here . The very rare 1986 BMW E28 M5 was originally built as a hgh spec Press Car. It is finished in a special Blue/Black Metallic and has been taken back to as close to showroom condition as possible, including the interior leather. The a/c was even rebuilt to run on later
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  Police using double-decker buses to catch motorists who text 27 Sep 2018 (News)
  issued. There were also 14 cautions, with £2760 in fines raised. South Wales Police said they will be running the operation again over the next two months to catch drivers before Christmas. It has been illegal to use a mobile phone, or similar device, while the engine of a vehicle
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  1972 Toyota Crown Custom returned to the road 20 Feb 2017 (News)
  worthy of a royal. Always dry-stored when not in use, it rarely ventured far from the family farm in nearby Dunsfold and was rarely pushed beyond a leisurely 30mph. Indeed, Mr. Cole kept the dealership’s running-in sticker in the rear window as a visible excuse for driving slowly. Mr. Cole
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  Rare 1960s Costin-Nathan race car heads to auction 1 Jun 2016 (News)
  coupled to a Hewland Mk5 transmission. The driver was to be Chris Meek and the car was further modified with a hard-top to allow it to run as a GT. A large folder
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 406 Coupe V6 £450 13 Jul 2015 (News)
  and comes with plenty of service history, including a cambelt change at 141k. Its most recent service was in March, 2015. We’re told it runs and drives very well and is in good condition, but the lacquer has peeled on the bonnet and roof. Oh, and did we mention the engine? It’s
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  Geneva Motor Show 2015: SEAT Leon ST Cupra makes an appearance 3 Mar 2015 (News)
  Renaultsport-trumping run around the Nurburgring, which adds bigger brakes, 19-inch alloy wheels and coloured side skirts, all for about two grand.  The basic Cupra package with 265PS (just called ‘Cupra’, as opposed to ‘Cupra 280’) is also available as an ST
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  Comment: Do we really need winter tyres? 28 Nov 2014 (News)
  expensive to choose them either. Your car would be alternating two sets of tyres until they need replacing, so over 60,000 miles or so, the car might well have used the same number of tyres it would have used if it was only running on standard tyres. And, if your company leases your car, a winter
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  A Grand Monday: Citroen Visa Leader 14 Apr 2014 (News)
  of a find. The seller states, ' As Visas go (not that there are many), this has got to be one of the best left. Although low mileage cars have their benefits, I’ve got to say it is running a lot better with a few more thousand on the clock than it was a year ago. It is evident that this car has
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  Comment: Diesel company cars here to stay 6 Jan 2014 (News)
  are over. Diesel engines might be guilty of falling short of official figures, but by their nature will always be more economical to run than petrol. For company car drivers, the 3% supplement on company car tax that has been levied on most diesel cars over the last 12 years is scheduled to come
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 26 22 Jun 2013 (News)
  posted 6:08, Gerry Crown posted 5:22, and Peter Lovett’s Porsche smoothed out the corners to post 5:30, nobody getting near the time of the hairy Holden Ute. John Layzell’s VW Beetle developed a pistol-cracking backfire on the over-run into corners and set 6:14, and John Rich
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 17 14 Jun 2013 (News)
  today. The Rover 100 of Tony Smyth was in trouble again, having found an overnight workshop willing to make a brand new king-pin to get Car 75 running again – all suggestion of payment refused – the crew set out today with high hopes their troubles are over and the car will make it to Paris
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day one 28 May 2013 (News)
  , the teams found themselves and their cars were thoroughly tested from the outset. The first challenge of the day came in the shape of a 50m stretch of floodwater in a run-down village. It claimed two victims - the Dutch crew of Willem and Ellen Vermeulen in their Jaguar Mk1 3.4 needed a push through
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  RM Auctions breaks records at Amelia Island sale 12 Mar 2013 (News)
  RM Auctions broke records at its 2013 Amelia Island auction. The 9 March Florida sale, which is run during one of the world's most prestigious concours events, saw a 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe sell for an amazing $4,510,000 (£3,037,850), which wasn't
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  Race Circuit Marshalling is Good For Your CV 2 Mar 2012 (News)
  , such as Castle Combe near Chippenham. Adrian Fawdington, Chairman of the Castle Combe Racing Club, which runs the car race meetings at Castle Combe explained, "Marshalling is one of the most exciting voluntary occupations, especially for young people who are out of work or cash strapped
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  The perfect Christmas present for 11-17 year olds 8 Dec 2010 (News)
    Still searching out those last-minute gifts for tricky-to-please teenagers?  A voucher for the successful SEAT Young Driver training programme could be just the thing. Established just over a year ago SEAT Young Driver, sponsored by Admiral Multicar, has already run
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  £50 BMW at Auction Today 7 May 2004 (News)
  It had 93,000 on the clock and it didn’t run too well, but the alloys alone on this 87D 318i had to be worth more than £50. A relatively clean 101k mile 92K Peugeot 405 1.6GR was £40 and a dog of a 124k mile 92K Rover 414 SLI with body damage but an MOT until October sold
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  A Grand Monday: Nissan Micra Wave 29 Jul 2019 (News)
  . With just 54,000 miles on the clock, the chain-driven 1.0-litre engine is barely run-in and shouldn’t give any hassle, while the vendor has also shown us the interior, which looks to be in excellent order.  A Micra Wave for the price of a microwave? It’d be rude
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  New TVR Griffith on show at NEC classic 4 Oct 2017 (News)
  are now all accounted for, orders for the Griffith Model Year 01 can now be placed - production will run straight into these after the first 500.’
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  1960 Morris Minor to Undertake 2,000 Mile Round Britain Marathon in Aid of Marie Curie 20 Nov 2015 (News)
  , Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales and Jersey, stopping off at individual branches of the MMOC for separate fundraising events. It is anticipated that the run will start on 16 th September 2016 and take a total time of about a month. There is a provisional calendar, but dates may