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  David Brown Speedback GT on show at Retro Classics 11 Mar 2015 (News)
  The David Brown Speedback will be on show at one of the year’s biggest German classic car events later this month. The GT will be on the company’s stand at Retro Classics in Stuttgart, which takes place from 26-29 March. The Speedback GT is a mix of the latest in modern
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014: Alfa Romeo celebrates racing success 25 Jun 2014 (News)
  Quadrifoglio Verde models will make their UK debuts. The real highlights will be the old cars, though. The 1933 Gran Premio Tipo B P3 is the oldest car set to appear from Alfa Romeo. It’s powered by a straight eight made up of two four cylinder engine blocks and, despite its age
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  Vauxhall offers MOT insurance 19 Oct 2012 (News)
  Vauxhall’s new MOT insurance covers owners of older Vauxhalls for bills of up to £750 if their car fails its MOT test . The package costs £75, £85 or £95 for one
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  What happens to the Olympic fleet? 22 Aug 2012 (News)
  So the Olympics are over. TV is back to normal and London is back to its old self, with most of the Olympic lanes gone. But what of all the BMWs and MINIs seen wrapped in 2012 vinyl that populated them over the Games? It’s
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  Porsche Classics at Goodwood 18 Sep 2010 (News)
  , which remains untouched by modern motor sports, are not the only spectacular feature: visitors also dress up in period clothing to immerse themselves in another world and bring the old times to life. In 2009, over 136,000 visitors marvelled at around 530 classic racing cars from all over
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  Corvette Makes £25,400 at Auction Today 25 Nov 2002 (News)
  . And the other front-runner, an 11 month old 16k mile 2001/51 reg BMW X5 4.4i Sport auto bid to a provisional £40,250. A few dealers got out of big cars they’d had on their hands for too long. A 5k mile 2001/51 reg Jaguar XJ8 3.2 Executive sold for £23,750; a 35k mile 2001Y BMW
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  100 years of small Fords 17 Jun 2011 (News)
  equipment and the wafer thin doors! It’s a charming thing, really, and a car that was tremendously popular throughout its lifetime. Regarded by many as a mere tool, most have succumbed to the ravages of rust, neglect or old age, which is a shame. Before the Escort the best thing a small family
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  Peugeot 205GTI Dimma barnfind uncovered 8 May 2015 (News)
  . Sold by Sandal Motors when new, the first owner requested the Dimma body upgrades from collection. Following careful running-in, the Turbo Technics kit was fitted by Rally Equip. At six years old, the car had a respray from blue to its present shade. A year later, the car was put into storage
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  2,000 Mile Crossfire Just £16,200 at Auction Today 23 Sep 2005 (News)
  Some cars were still big money today, but this 2,248 mile 04 reg Crossfire manual, just 14 months old, was a fair buy at £16,200. A 59k mile 2002/51 BMW X5 3.0i auto with leather but not a Sport was sensible at £18,000. Low provisional bids included
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  Classic advert: Polski Fiat 125P 17 Nov 2014 (News)
  the exact same models that had been sold in Britain since 1975, then proudly bearing the name Polski Fiat – as featured in this brochure from the late ’70s. Why Polski Fiat? Because the company was Polish and its cars were based around the old Fiat 125, thanks to an agreement signed
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  Silverstone to host huge MG celebration 23 Jan 2014 (News)
  members and celebrate the hard work they put in. 'As well as a full weekend of racing on the Grand Prix circuit, we want to create one of the largest displays of MGs ever seen. With over 90 years and 10 decades of cars to choose from I am confident we can create a fun day out for MG enthusiasts old
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  Chevrolet Camaros On Display at Silverstone BTCC 18 Aug 2010 (News)
  . With a slightly more sedate road-tuned 165bhp under the bonnet, albeit still with a 5.7-litre V8, the car echoes the look of ‘old’ Bumblebee in the movie – the car that morphed into the beefy new model as part of the movie’s storyline. The three cars will be the focal point
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  Prices Still Strong at Auction Today 7 Oct 2005 (News)
  If you like the 2003/53 Jag XJ 3.5V8 in the photo you’ll get another chance at it in Top Car on Monday. The high mileage (65k) car bid to £21,200 today but should come for around £22,000, which is a fair price to get into a two-year-old latest shape XJ V8. A 71k mile
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  Are future classics a thing of the past? 15 Jun 2016 (News)
  to talk to computerised diagnostics will make it uneconomically viable to repair long before any well-maintained ‘old’ car ever would have been. After all, it is cars like my Rover 820e that are the ones that survived. Often low mileage, frequently beige, and invariably well looked
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  £94 million being lost due to road tax evasion 21 Nov 2019 (News)
  An estimated £94 million is being lost due to VED road tax avoidance, according to a new report by the Department for Transport (DfT).  There are an estimated 634,000 untaxed cars and vans in the UK, a figure that equates to 1.6 per cent
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  Pedestrians aged 18 to 24 most likely to be distracted by phones 2 Nov 2015 (News)
  , more than 85,000 pedestrians lost their lives on European roads between 2003 and 2013. And car crashes are the leading cause of death in 18 to 24-year-olds. More than half of those surveyed admitted to using their device when crossing the road, even when there is no recognised crossing. But it's
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  MR2 Just £7,400 at Auction 25 Feb 2004 (News)
  Ghia at £4,900, a 93k mile 98S Peugeot 806 7-seater at £4,000; a 50k mile 97P Mazda MX6 auto at £3,750 and an 80k 98R Mondeo 2.0LX estate at just £1,450. A pair of Picasso HDI 90s made an interesting comparison. The three and a bit year old 2000X with 49k miles sold
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  SAAB 99 in Friday’s 'Flipping Bangers' 25 Jun 2019 (News)
  series all about is finding an unloved old car, bringing it back to life, and attempting to double the investment. Previous episode covered transformations of classics from the Reliant Kitten to the BMW Z3, covering Morris Minors, VW Beetles, Renault 5s, MG Maestros and Skoda Estelles on the way
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  Suzuki SJ Gets the Treatment in 'Flipping Bangers' 14 May 2019 (News)
  A lichen coated Suzuki SJ gets hauled out of a scrapyard to be fixed and flipped by Will Trickett and Gus Gregory in Friday’s episode of Flipping Bangers on BLAZE at 9.00pm. To make a living from buying, sorting and selling old and unloved cars, Will and Gus have to reckon
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 26 22 Jun 2013 (News)
  Kiev to L'viv The town of L'viv might not be very well known to UK our readers, but this old city in Western Ukraine certainly knows how to throw a good welcome. The teams drove through the streets tonight to find a large arch had been built across one street, two streets closed