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I'm busy with a full on restoration on a 1927 Fiat 509 Spider cabriolet. How many 509 Spider cabriolet were produced in their day? I've noticed that there's not a lot of these cars around anymore. What...
Do you know the value of my Volvo 740 GLE Auto? It's done 46,000 miles and was registered on 1 January 1988.
On the review of the Volkswagen Polo MkII, it says that the car has a '9 point death rate'. Would you be able to explain what this means and, if possible, where I can found out more about the safety of...
I've just bought a 1964 Karmann Ghia. fitted in 1996 with Talisman 3 immobiliser. The immobiliser works most efficiently, but I only have one key to deactivate it and fear that should it fail, I couldn't...
When the Ford Focus Millennium was made, did Ford have a number in front of the gearstick? My Focus has 0127 on the gearstick, does this mean anything?
We have a J registration Metro in our garage at home. It has about 20,000 miles on the clock, but hasn't been moved for eight years. Would an enthusiasts club would be interested in it?
I've owned a Ford Capri Injection for 23 years. In October 2015, I delivered my car to a local restoration bodyshop in order to have a bare metal respray carried out. The proprietor notified me that he...
I have a 1969 Volkswagen Type 2 campervan. It starts as sweet as a nut when it's cold, but once it's warm it struggles to tick over. Once running, it's fine. Any ideas what the problem is?
My son has a Renault Avantime in RHD. Apparently you are more likely to see Lord Lucan than one of these. Is it worth storing in case it becomes a more valuable classic?
How many Renault Avantime survived?
 

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