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  Historic racers wow Race Retro crowds 22 Feb 2015 (News)
  . The list of cars theory were driving was just as impressive, ranging from Tony Worswick’s Ferrari 308 GTB and Mick Strafford’s Firenza V8 to the Lancia Delta S4, Peugeot 205 T16 and Ford RS2000.  
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  1927 Bentley and 1972 Ferrari each make £212,800 at H&H Chateau Impney sale. 5 Dec 2014 (News)
  1960 Triumph TR3a on wires sold for £17,920 inc, which compares with the £26,320 reached by a restored 1958 TR3a on wires with a hardtop at Brightwells. H&H’s restored 1962 TR4 with Ford 5-speed gearbox sold for £17,360, whereas on Saturday Historics sold an average 1962 TR4
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  Reminder: H&H Chateau Impney Classic Car Auction Wednesday 3rd December 2 Dec 2014 (News)
  . A restored 1960 Triumph TR3a on wires is estimated at £18,000 - £20,000. Yet a restored 1958 TR3a on wires with a hardtop made £23,500 + commission at Brightwells. Talking TRs, H&H has a restored 1962 TR5 with Ford 5-speed gearbox estimated at £17,000 - £20,000, whereas
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  Reminder: H&H Chateau Impney Classic Car Auction Wednesday 3rd December 1 Dec 2014 (News)
  . A restored 1960 Triumph TR3a on wires is estimated at £18,000 - £20,000. Yet a restored 1958 TR3a on wires with a hardtop made £23,500 + commission at Brightwells. Talking TRs, H&H has a restored 1962 TR4 with Ford 5-speed gearbox estimated at £17,000 - £20,000, whereas
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  Warranty Direct highlights potential for expensive labour costs 21 May 2014 (News)
  . Ford £77.87 £146.83 88.6%  
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  Channel Tunnel: Happy 20th birthday 8 May 2014 (News)
  subsequent years. Time to set the scene. In 1994 the Vauxhall Omega was the brand new kid on the block, and Citroen Xantia and Ford Mondeo last year’s old news. The thrifty or sadistic fleet managers could even still buy a new Maestro (much to future Rover CEO Bernd Pischetsreider's dismay). Air
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  Techno-Classica 2014 event report 31 Mar 2014 (News)
  -car strong display that included delights as diverse as the original BMW-Dixi, BMW M1, and the new i8 hybrid supercar. Ford's Coupe and Cabiolet display served up some unusual items, such as an odd hump-backed Fiesta, while Maserati's centenary was marked extensively - not only in the Zagato
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  SEAT launches new Leon Cupra 8 Jan 2014 (News)
  there will also be a Cupra version of the Leon ST, a model that will rival the Ford Focus Estate ST. SEAT's new Leon has already been praised for its impressive handling and the Cupra builds on that with a mechanical front axle differential lock, a progressive steering system that sharpens turn-in plus
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  Comment: Diesel company cars here to stay 6 Jan 2014 (News)
  with vehicle manufacturers in the UK, Volkswagen has said it has not seen any evidence of a switch from diesel to petrol among fleets. Ford, which has won plaudits for its 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine, would only confirm a greater interest in the technology and increased sales at the expense
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  Report: RM classic car auction, Michigan, 27 July 29 Jul 2013 (News)
  at $126,500, exceeding pre-sale expectations; and a range of classic American convertibles from a 1939 Ford DeLuxe Convertible ($140,250) to a 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible ($148,500) which each realized strong prices at the summer sale. 'We were very happy with the results of this year’s sale
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  Sir Stirling Moss stars at Shelsley Walsh 29 Jul 2013 (News)
  competing over the weekend. Pleasing the crowds was Jason Blott with his Ford Zephyr Utility (below) which left a stream of smoke from its tyres away from the start line on each of its demonstration runs. Another feature of the weekend was a large showing of MGs, ranging from the iconic 'B
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  Aston Martin and Mercedes-AMG join forces 25 Jul 2013 (News)
  a larger technical partner. Given AMG's's excellence in this department, and with the back-up of the might of Mercedes-Benz, it would seem that Aston Martin now has the resources to move on from its current power units, which are very loosely based on Ford technology. Not only that, but given AMG's V8
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  Manheim Separates Makes in 800 Car Auction 28 Jun 2013 (News)
  To make life easier for buyers on the auction floor, Manheim is separating car makes into four different streams in its 800 car Lex-Autolease sales. At its latest 'mega sale' of more than 800 vehicles at Manheim, Colchester, Ford, Vauxhall, Audi and VW each had
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 29 26 Jun 2013 (News)
  today and the final days before we enter Paris are a nerve-jangling affair, we all are glad of some competition and driving great roads but equally our hearts are set on driving into Place Vendome mid-day on Saturday. Someone who hit trouble early on was the Ford Model A of Rod Wade in car 19 – he
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 28 24 Jun 2013 (News)
  on the heels of the Chrysler on 30:26:56. Bill Cleyndert in the Ford Model A Special took a tumble down the leader board for the European Trophy today when a rear wheel collapsed with broken spokes during hard cornering on the circuit test, the final test of the day. The car is now fourth
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 26 22 Jun 2013 (News)
  Mercedes Coupe, the V8 snaked around the course in 5:47. So, in the European Trophy-stakes, the heat is on, with the V8 Ford Coupe outgunning the rest of the pack of Vintageants with a solid performance, and the Holden pick-up truck surprising everyone with a time that has out-gunned all the regular
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 17 14 Jun 2013 (News)
  , the Model T Ford of Nicky Bailey, continues to trundle along, but the driver reckons it's down on performance… he blames a batch of poor petrol. You can pick up 80 octane here, and whatever it says on the outside of the pump is no sure way of knowing what comes out of the pipe. 'We are not pulling
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 15 11 Jun 2013 (News)
  to help the fallen. Tonight the crowds flocked around the silver Model A Ford special as Bill Cleyndert and Mark van Hees set about carrying out their spanner-checks and adjusting the tappets. Mani Dubs and Robi Huber, the crew of car 23, the Rockne saloon, had to fight for space to check out
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 11 8 Jun 2013 (News)
  , the 1913 Model T Ford, had one disaster after another yet still the crew keep turning up for dinner. Nicky Bailey said: 'We have broken the back axle, and an oil leak is making the fan-belt slip, so we have no cooling and no battery-charge…. yep, push-starts in the sand. Climbing the Mountain of Doom
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 10 6 Jun 2013 (News)
  time of 9 minutes 56 seconds, the only car to get under the 11 minute barrier, the Citroen posting 11.23. Peter Lovett’s Porsche did it in 11.28. Best of the Vintageants on the hill was the Ford Model A Special, nice and light and a simple engine that works well at low revs was the ideal