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  Hidden Heroes: Ford Escort RS2000 16v 7 Jun 2019 (News)
  sports seats and white dials hinting at the fact this was much more than just a normal Escort.  Yet from the outside, the RS2000 wasn’t as brash or in-yer-face as fast Fords of old. At the time of its launch, Britain was in the middle of a car crime epidemic, and hot Escorts and Astras
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  Up to £5,870 Off Under Vauxhall's Scrappage Scheme 9 May 2009 (News)
  the regular £2,000 scrappage discount . Best of all, for those buyers who take up the scrappage scheme, Vauxhall retailers will be happy to handle all the paperwork for them, including the arrangements for their old car to be scrapped. ‘There’s never been a better
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  Audi TT for £11,900 at Auction Today 25 Sep 2002 (News)
  As we get closer to the end of the month, fleets and dealer chains feel a more pressing need to turn cars into money in order to balance the books. So there were plenty of good buys at auction today. The 99S (98 build) Audi TT 180 in the photo was a LHD with 40,661 kilometres
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  Very Successful Classic Auction Today 3 Dec 2001 (News)
  . Yet the car-park was crowded and bidding was very strong indeed, particularly for a retirement-project 1934 Morris 10/6 Special. It's hard to imagine anyone relishing the thought of embarking on the lengthy restoration of a rare but fairly mundane old car in the middle of winter. Yet bidding
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  Historic competition Camaro set for Race Retro sale 16 Jan 2017 (News)
  , or perhaps the HSCC Historic Touring Car Championship. BSCC fans have a unique opportunity here to own a really special car.’ The Camaro is supplied with a pair of steel doors, old FIA papers, magazines and a wonderful history file. To find out more about the car and Silverstone Auction’s
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  Glass's Appeals For Scrappage Scheme to Continue 4 Aug 2009 (News)
  to be extended, and the definition of what constitutes a 10-year-old car to be broadened to cover those vehicles registered on or before 28 February 2000 (V-plate). The company says there is a strong case for the Scheme to apply to vehicles that have no MOT, provided they meet the age
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  Government urged to scrap the MoT 25 Jul 2018 (News)
  to have it than not,” said RAC roads policy spokesman Nicholas Lyes. The MoT was introduced in 1960 and is mandatory for all modern cars that are over three years old. In 2017 there were over 30 million MoTs carried out in the UK, with 10 million vehicles failing; however, Alex
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  Sir Jack Brabham dies aged 88 21 May 2014 (News)
  , when he won his third and final Formula 1 World Driver's Championship, it was in a car he designed and built himself. He started racing at 22-years old, and following a thoroughly successful career down under, Brabham made the trip to the UK in 1955 to take part in front line
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  Ask HJ: What’s trending October 2012? 25 Oct 2012 (News)
  Signum? Car is 5 years old and has done 80,000 miles.” To which HJ replies succinctly “About time. Change belt, tensioner, all small pulleys and waterpump.” If you’re worried about your cam belt and service schedule then there’s no harm in speaking
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  MINI Celebrates 50 Years of Production 9 May 2009 (News)
  Fifty years ago today, the first Mini rolled off the production line at Cowley, now called Plant Oxford. For the first time in half a century that very car is returning to its birthplace for a celebration of 50 years of production. The Mini Minor, finished in Old English White
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  Cooper S Just £9,700 at Auction Today 29 Jun 2005 (News)
  This 36k mile unwarranted 02 reg Cooper S with leather sold for £9,700 in the Black Horse section today. And it wasn’t a one-off. A 14k warranted ex-lease 02 reg example with the big twin sunroof sold for £10,300. Both 3 years old, of course, but it seems that insurance premiums
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  Eighties supercars in demand at auction 13 Mar 2015 (News)
  1980 SC 3.0 Coupe cost another German bidder £22,000 to secure it. Compared to these prices, a one family owned from new 13-year-old Porsche Boxster 2.7 with 107,000 miles on the clock looked a snip at just £4620
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  £70 K reg Cavalier at Auction Today 1 Oct 2003 (News)
  on Monday 6th October. And there will also be a Classic Car auction at Blackbushe on Monday 6th October, featuring a 1926 Delage DI Vanden Plas tourer and a 1926 Talbot 17/75 DUS sports tourer amongst many other desirable old motors www.classic
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  Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 set for Autosport auction 4 Jan 2019 (News)
  the lawns of a country house at a Classic Concours d'Elegance.’ The car is supplied with a host of photographs recording the works carried out by Premier Panels Skills, along with substantial invoices, countless magazines articles, old FIVA rally card, photo albums and a UK V5c. The car is also
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  Questions raised over classic car safety 23 Jan 2015 (News)
  The conviction of a London-based minicab driver in January 2015 – found guilty of causing death by careless driving when he crashed into a 1963 MGB roadster – put the subject of classic car safety in the headlines. And a spokesman for the AA has since suggested that owners
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  Spotted in the classifieds: Odd ones out 19 Sep 2011 (News)
  leave it up to you to decide whether or not the asking price of £4,995 is worth it for a 30 year old car... 2000 Kia Pride You’ve heard people explain that Kia
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 21 Sep 2017 (News)
  of high-back booster seats from Halfords when you trade-in a booster cushion. Any used cushion booster seat, from any retailer and in any state of use is eligible - just take your old booster cushion with you when you collect your new high-back booster from store. The discount is applied in basket
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  A Grand Monday: Volvo 240 GLT 20 Oct 2014 (News)
  on the driver’s seat but the black door pockets are unbroken… which is pretty rare for one of these old buses. As well as leather interior, the car boasts electric windows, electric mirrors, power steering, central locking, heated seats (both working) and a set of original Volvo 15-inch Omega alloy
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  Chevrolet signs up to Motor Codes 11 Jul 2010 (News)
  . The innovative deal offers buyers of all new Chevrolets a five-year warranty, five-years free servicing, five years roadside assistance, five years of free annual vehicle health checks and free MoT test cover until the car is five years old. For a garage you can trust, use the Garage Finder
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  High Milers Still Auction Bargains 12 Jan 2001 (News)
  you consider that most of these cars will have done their mileage at 80mph on the motorway and hardly had time to get cold, these high mileage engines could well be in better condition than a 20,000 miler in a six year old that spent most of its life doing short runs from cold. Exceptions