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  Classic Auctions in Surrey on 2nd and 15th June 1 Jun 2010 (News)
  In the early 1990's, following the cars offering at auction, we know that chassis number FS3621 was rebodied to sport Birkin style Vanden Plas team car coachwork and fitted with a John Bentley supercharger to complete the car, now re-acquainted with the original license plate of GK 8063.
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  Motability Bargains at Auction Today 22 Jul 2005 (News)
  Entries by lot number (with estimates) include:- 61 1973 ALFA ROMEO 2000 GTV£3500 - 4500 33 1990 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER 2.0£4000 - 5000 9 1979 ALFA ROMEO 2000 SPIDER VELOCE£2000 - 3000 42 1932 AMILCAR M3 TWO SEAT CONVERTIBLE WITH DICKEY£7500 - 8500 67 1930 ARMSTRONG-SIDDELEY LONG 20 SALOON£11000 - 13000 73 1936 ARMSTRONG-SIDDELEY 20 SPORTS SALOON£15000 - 17000 68W 1967 ASTON MARTIN DB6£18000 - 22000 60 1928 AUSTIN SEVEN MULLINER FABRIC SALOON£4000 - 5000 25 1955 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100£15000 - 17000 48 1954 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100£14000 - 16000 57 1960 AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 MKI£15000 - 16000 22 1954 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100£21000 - 23000 74 1936 BENTLEY 4.25 LITRE SPORTS SALOON£19000 - 22000 58 1989 BENTLEY MULSANNE S£9000 - 10000 23 1986 BENTLEY TURBO R£9500 - 10500 35 1966 BRABHAM BT11A SINGLE SEAT RACECAR£100000 - 125000 32 1921 CALTHORPE 10 HP MINOR£7000 - 8000 11 1931 CHRYSLER CD STRAIGHT EIGHT COUPE£18000 - 20000 21 1928 CITROEN B14 TWO SEAT OPEN TOURER£6500 - 7500 12 1925 CITROEN C3 5CV TREFLE£2500 - 3500 45 1956 COOPER TYPE 41 FORMULA 2£45000 - 50000 39 1969 DAIMLER SOVEREIGN£2500 - 3500 81 1989 DAIMLER DOUBLE SIXNO RESERVE 28 1970 DATSUN 1600 ROADSTER£2500 - 3500 49 1970 FERRARI DINO 246 GT£42000 - 45000 43 1970 FERRARI 365 GT 2+2£20000 - 22000 5 1971 FIAT 500L£2000 - 3000 72 1966 FIAT 850 COUPE£1500 - 2500 69 1992 HONDA BEAT CONVERTIBLE£3000 - 4000 7 1967 JAGUAR E-TYPE 4.2 2+2 COUPE£6500 - 7500 40 1956 JAGUAR XK140 FIXED HEAD COUPENO RESERVE 53 1964 JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 LIGHTWEIGHT LE MANS REPLICA£58000 - 65000 50 1986 JAGUAR XJS 5.3 CABRIOLET£4500 - 5500 66 1964 JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 FIXED HEAD COUPE£25000 - 28000 64 1987/99 JAGUAR XJSS£6000 - 7000 15 1983 JAGUAR XJ12 HE£2500 - 3500 18 1986 JAGUAR XJSC 5.3 LITRE£4500 - 5500 54 1969 JAGUAR E-TYPE 4.2 2+2 COUPE£6500 - 7500 55 1968 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.8 LITRE£1000 - 2000 80 1967 JENSEN INTERCEPTOR£10000 - 12000 59 1934 LAGONDA M45 LE MANS TEAM CAR£280000 - 350000 19 1973 LOTUS ELAN +2 S130 COUPE£3500 - 4500 34 1988 MASERATI 222 E£4000 - 5000 8 1967 MASERATI MISTRAL COUPE£8000 - 10000 38 1984 MERCEDES-BENZ 500 SL£4000 - 5000 1 1984 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SLNO RESERVE 52 1952 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 B CABRIOLET£25000 - 28000 51 1977 MERCEDES-BENZ 350 SL£5500 - 6500 13 1992 MERCEDES-BENZ 500 SEC£5000 - 6000 46 1972 MERCEDES-BENZ 350 SL£3500 - 4500 10 1952 MERCEDES-BENZ 170 V SALOON£2500 - 3500 29 1961 MG A 1600 COUPE£6000 - 7000 62 1954 MG TF 1250£11000 - 13000 47 1974 MG B GT£2000 - 3000 24 1934 MG PA£11000 - 13000 6 1962 MG MIDGET£5000 - 6000 14 1960 MG A 1600 ROADSTER£4500 - 5500 70 1979 MG B GT£1500 - 2500 77 1978 MG B GT£2500 - 3500 78 1979 MG MIDGET£2500 - 3500 37 1955 MORGAN PLUS 4 DROPHEAD COUPE£12000 - 13000 27 1931 MORRIS MINOR CONVERTIBLE£3000 - 4000 56 1927 MORRIS COWLEY TOURER£5000 - 6000 36 1925 MORRIS COWLEY BULLNOSE TOURER£9000 - 10000 30 1930 MORRIS COWLEY SALOON£6500 - 7500 41 1924 PEUGEOT 172BC CHARETTE NORMANDE WOODY£7500 - 8500 3 1983 PORSCHE 924 LUX£1000 - 2000 76 1985 PORSCHE 944 LUX£1000 - 1500 79 1985 PORSCHE 928 S2£2500 - 3500 16 1932 RILEY 9 TOURER£6000 - 7000 65 1927 ROLLS-ROYCE 20 HP LIMOUSINE£24000 - 27000 31 1984 ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE CONVERTIBLE£37000 - 40000 71 1976 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW I£2500-3500 44 1924 SINGER 10 FOUR SEAT TOURER£7000 - 8000 63 1933 SUNBEAM 25HP CHARLESWORTH TOURER£18000 - 22000 17 1932 SUNBEAM SPEED 20£9000 - 10000 20 1960 SUNBEAM ALPINE£2500 - 3500 75 1965 SUNBEAM ALPINE SERIES 4 AUTOMATIC£3500 - 4500 4 1954 TRIUMPH TR2£9000 - 11000 2 1983 TVR TASMIN£2000 - 3000 26 1967 VOLVO P1800S£6000 – 7000 Latest information on the H&H sale at www.classic-auctions.com As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit

  Auction Price Rises Reflecting Short Supply 12 Jan 2011 (News)
    (As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘pc’ means provisional, but close. ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. ‘MNW’ means unknown mileage.
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  MOTORPOINT STAR DEALS OF THE WEEK 25-9 to 2-10 26 Sep 2008 (News)
  Only 14,071 miles at £6,999 – a saving of £10,651* This model comes with ABS, Alloy Wheels, Air Conditioning, CD Player, Central Locking, Cruise Control, Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Metallic Paint and Power Steering. 39.2 MPG (combined) Estate Cars VW Passat 1.9 S TDI 5-dr Manual. 57 Reg. Only 11,452 miles at £10,699 – a saving of £6,636 on new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Central Locking, CD Player, Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Metallic Paint and Power Steering. 48.7 MPG (combined) Mercedes-Benz C180K Classic SE 5-dr Auto. 07 Reg.
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  04 Bentley Bid to £72,500 At Top Car Today 22 Jan 2007 (News)
  Here’s the list. Top Cars first. Part exchanges second. As usual, ‘s’ means ‘sold’, ‘p’ means ‘provisional’, ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. Top Cars Bentley Continental GT Coupe, 04 reg, 20k miles £72,500p BMW 320CD 2.0d Sport coupe, 2005/54, 18k miles £15,800p BMW 325CI Sport coupe auto, 03 reg, 69k miles £12,500s BMW 530dSport Touring auto, satnav, 2003/53, 78k miles £12,700p BMW 730d L auto, lthr, 2005/55, 16k miles £34,750s BMW 735i L auto, lthr, 2003/53, 74k miles £16,200p BMW 745i SE auto, lthr, satnav, 02 reg, 84k miles £14,800p Jaguar XJ 3.5V8 SE, 03 reg, 59k miles £15,400p Mercedes SLK 200k auto, 03 reg, 68k miles £10,300p Mercedes CLK 240 Eleg convertible, 03 reg, 36k miles £18,300p Mercedes E320CDI Avantgarde, 03 reg, 46k miles £16,300p Mercedes CLS 320CDI 7-spd auto, 2005/55, 11k miles £32,000p Mercedes S500 auto, 2003/53, 26k miles £20,400p Mercedes SL500 auto fake AMG, 02 reg, 38k miles £29,000p Mercedes SL500 auto, 02 reg, 57k miles £29,800p Porsche 911 996 convertible, 2001X, 40k miles £28,100s Range Rover Sport 4.2V8 s/c, 05 reg, 28k miles £35,350p VW Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI, 2003/53, 38k miles £22,250p VW Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI, 2003/53, 35k miles £25,500s VW Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI, 04 reg, 41k miles £26,750s Part-Exchanges BMW 316i 1.9SE, 2000W, 117k miles £3,200p BMW 320dSE Touring (150), 02 reg 96k miles £6,300s BMW 745i L, auto, lthr, 2002/52, 99k miles £14,950s Citroen C3 1.4SX, 02 reg, 94k miles £2,650s Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.9D, 2000W, 82k n/w £1,525s Ford Fiesta 1.1i 5-dr, 1994L, 170k miles n/w £225s Ford Fiesta 1.1i LX 3-dr, 1994L, 85k miles n/w £350s Ford Fiesta 1.2i LX 5-dr, 1997R, 67k miles n/w £900s Ford Escort 1.6iLX 16v, 1998R, 52k miles £875 Ford Mondeo 1.8LX estate, 1998R, 153k miles £325s Ford Galaxy 2.3 Zetec 7 seater, 2001/51, 87k miles £3,700s Honda Civic 1.6iLS 5-dr, 1996N, 103k miles n/w £675 KIA Sorento 2.5CRDI XS manual, 2004/54, 22k n/w £9,000p Jaguar XJ8 3.2 auto, 2000X, 67k miles £6,150p Mercedes E320 V6 Avantgarde auto, 1997R, 110k miles £2,900p Nissan Micra 1.0i 16v Shape 3-dr, 1996N, 83k n/w £300s Nissan Serena 2.0iSGX MPV, 1994L, 68k miles £850s Peugeot 306 1.9 D Turbo, 1997P, 160k miles n/w £725s Rover 111i Kensington (damaged), 1995N, 58k miles £10s Toyota Corolla 1.6CD 5-dr, 1997R, 165k miles n/w £875s Toyota Avensis 1.8GS Liftback, 1999S, 60k miles £1,600s Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 Envoy 3-dr, 1999T, 73k miles n/w £1,050s Vauxhall Astra 1.4 Hi-Torq L 5-dr, 1997P, 98k miles n/w £625s VW Passat TDI 110 auto, 1997R, 90k miles £2,150s Volvo 440 1.6Li, 1992K. 92k miles £100s Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in January Monday 22nd January 10.00am start Wednesday 24th January 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Black Horse, Lex, General Section, Jardine p/x, Inchcape p/x, Sytner p/x, Snows Group p/x, Trident Honda p/x.
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  £4,550 at auction today 10 Nov 2006 (News)
  So, while the 525iSE and the Carisma were cheap, not much else was. Here’s the list. ‘s’ means sold. ‘n/w’ means unwarranted mileage. ‘p’ means top provisional bid. ‘n/s’ means not sold, ‘D/R’ means damaged and repaired. Audi A3 2.0FSI Sport, leather, 03 reg, 31k miles £10,500s BMW 318iSE, 1997P, 96k miles n/w £1,000s BMW 320CI 2.2 coupe, 02 reg, 89k miles n/w £8,525s BMW 528i SE auto, 1998R, 103k miles n/w £4,550s BMW 525i SE manual, 2001/51, 95k miles £2,300s BMW 535i Sport auto, 2000W, 64k miles £8,300s Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 5-dr, 1999V, 84k miles £2,250s LandRover Freelander Kalahari 1.8, 2003/53, 67k miles £6,500s LandRover Disco 3 TDV6 auto, 2004/54, 113k miles £20,200s Lexus IS200 Sport, 2003/53, 65k miles £8,000s Mazda MX-3 1.8 V6, 1993L, 93k miles n/w £700s Mercedes E240 A/G auto, 1999T, 72k miles n/w £3,650s Mercedes E320CDI A/G auto, 02 reg, 79k miles £9,525s MINI Cooper, all black, 03 reg, 32k miles £7,750s Mitsubishi Carisma 1.9 D-ID Mirage, 02 reg, 72k miles £2,250s Nissan Almera 1.5S 3-dr, 2003/53, 43k miles n/w £2,800s Peugeot Partner Combi 1.9D, 2003/53, 34k miles £4,225s Peugeot 406 3.0V6 auto Coupe, lthr, 2001/51, 56k miles n/w £4,600 Toyota Yaris 1.0GS, PAS, 1999V, 81k miles £1,525s Vauxhall Vectra 1.8LS, 2000W, 76k miles £1,350s Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in November Monday 13th November 10.00am start TOP CAR , Porsche Retail p/x, Black Horse, Fleet & Finance, Franchised Dealer, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Reg Vardy p/x, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x, Lex.
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  This Week’s Top Car Auctions 11 Jun 2006 (News)
  Entries include: 2005/55 X5 Audi TT Quattro 240PS Sport, Misano Red, 10k miles 05 reg Mercedes SL500, Brilliant Silver, 2k miles 05 reg Jaguar X-Type 2.0D Sport, Quartz, 9k miles 05 reg Jaguar S-Type 2.7 V6d Sport auto, Ultraviolet, 10k miles 05 reg BMW 525d M Sport auto, Silver Grey, 18k miles 05 reg Mercedes S280, Obsidian Black, 21k miles 2004/54 Lexus SC430, Platinum Ice, 21k miles 04 reg Jaguar S-Type 4.2R, Ultraviolet, 21k miles 04 reg BMW 330Ci coupe auto, Titanium Silver, 27k miles 04 reg BMW 760Li, Black Sapphire, 52k miles 2003/53 BMW545iSE, Olivin, 30k miles 03 reg Jaguar XJR, Anthracite, 34k miles 02 reg BMW M3 Coupe, Estoril Blue, 45k miles Y reg Mercedes CL600 coupe, Obsidian Black, 42k miles For more info phone Sebastian on 0115 987 3311 or visit

  P/X and Finance Bargains at Auction 15 May 2006 (News)
  While a red 29k miles 52 reg MINI One made a MAXi price of £7,350. Here’s the longer list. As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid. n/s means not sold. Audi A3 1.8T Sport, 2000X, 59k mile £6,400s Audi A3 2.0 TDI Sport, 04 reg, 34k mile £13,200p Audi S3 225 quattro, 02 reg, 52k miles £10,750p Audi TT 225 quattro 6-spd, 2001/51, 47k miles £12,000s Audi TT 180 quattro 6-spd, 2003/53, 33k miles £14,400s Audi TT 3.2 quattro 6-spd, 04 reg, 11k miles £18,100s BMW 318 2.0 CI, 02 reg, 50k miles £10,300s BMW 323iSE E46, 1999T, 87k miles £4,300p BMW 530i SE manual, 02 reg, 86k miles £5,850p BMW 540i 4.4 auto, 1998R, 86k miles £5,400s BMW X5 3.0d Sport satnav, 2002.52, 75k £21,000s Ford Puma 1.7, 1999T, 70k miles £2,550s Ford Puma 1.7, 1999V, 88k miles £2,525p Ford Mondeo 1.8LX, 1996N, 105k miles £150s Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI Zetec, 03 reg, 37k miles £5,300p Hyundai 2.0SE coupe auto, 2001X, 31k miles £4,200s Lotus Elise 1.8 IIIS Roadster, 1999T, 26k miles £9,300s Mazda Demio 1.3, 1999T, 62k miles £1,450s Mazda MX5 1.8S, 2000W, 37k miles £6,850s Mercedes C220 CDI A/G estate, 03 reg, 110k miles £7,750p Mercedes CLK 320 Elegance conv, 2001X, 35k miles £14,500s Mercedes CLK 270 CDI A/G coupe, 03 reg, 89k miles £14,000p MGTF 135, 02 reg, 21k miles £6,600s MINI One, red, alloys, 2003/52, 28k miles £7,350s Peugeot 106 GTi 16v, 1998S, 72k miles £2,300s Porsche 911 996 3.6 Targa, 02 reg, 36k miles £33,100s Rover 214Si 5-dr, 1995N, 117k miles £140s SEAT Cordoba 1.6S, 1999V, 49k miles £1,075s Skoda Octavia 2.0SLXi estate, 2000W, 47k miles £2,575p Skoda Octavia 1.6 Ambiente, Y reg, 46k miles £2,100s Toyota Carina E 1.6 Kudos, 1994M, 63k miles £650s Toyota LandCruiser LC4 D-4D, 03 reg, 11k miles £20,500s Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Actic, 1997R, 101k miles £550s Vauxhall Signum 2.2 Elegance, 03 reg, 11k miles £7,100p Vauxhall Omega 2.6 CDX auto, 2002/52, 54k miles £4,925s Wednesday 17th May 10.00am start Ford Open Ex-Rental 150 Car Sale , Fleet & Finance, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Franchised Dealer, Citroen UK, Hitachi Finance, Leaseplan, Renault Financial Services, Black Horse, General section, Jardine p/x, Inchcape p/x, Sytner p/x, Trident Honda p/x, Land Rover Financial Services 50 car sale .
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  Auction Bargains Harder To Find Today 17 Feb 2006 (News)
  Audis, on the other hand, are still making mad money with no less than £20,700 paid for a 5,277 mile 2005/55 A3 S-Line Sportback TDI 140 DSG. While the wrong engine (2.5 petrol) killed an 05 Nissan X-Trail Sport that sold for £12,450. Check the list below for more ups, downs and sometimes astonishing contrasts.
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  Motor museum to celebrate 60 years of the Mini 8 Jan 2019 (News)
  Visitors to both events will also be able to explore over 300 of the Museum’s historic British vehicles which date from the 1900’s to the present day. Camping will also be available for the weekend. Please note that Annual Passes are not valid on Sunday, August 4. For more information visit: britishmotormuseum.co.uk .
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  “World’s Finest” RHD 1989 Porsche Speedster in Historics 24th November Classic Car Auction 20 Nov 2018 (News)
  Lot 236 is a RHD 1998 Porsche 911/930 Carrera cabrio 3.2 with 126,137 miles recorded, estimated at £28,000 to £33,000. Lot 241 is a RHD 1992 Porsche 944 Turbo S cabrio (one of 100 RHDs built) with 123,700 miles recorded, estimated at £20,000 to £26,000. Lot 245 is a RHD 1994 Porsche 911/993 Carrera 2 manual cabrio with 113,000 miles recorded estimated at £29,000 to £36,000.
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  Beaulieu's veteran bus celebrates 40th anniverssary 3 Jul 2018 (News)
  .  This was not the only time Beaulieu’s bus featured in a film, having also appeared in 1975’s Love Among the Ruins, a period TV drama starring Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier and set in Edwardian times. The build of the Veteran bus was commissioned by Edward, Lord Montagu (pictured above), in 1973 to transport visitors between the newly-opened National Motor Museum and Palace House, his home which he opened to the public.
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  First production Lotus Elite to auctioned at NEC show 26 Oct 2016 (News)
  The very first production Lotus Elite, bought new by jazz legend Chris Barber, and recently restored for Channel 4’s For the Love of Cars, is heading for sale. The Elite will be part of Silverstone Auctions Classic Motor Show Sale on 12 November at the NEC, Birmingham. The ‘For the Love of Cars’ production team will be attending the auction to film the sale as it unfolds, with the episode due to be broadcast shortly after on Channel 4.
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  Tiny 1970s British electric vehicle smashes world speed record 19 Jul 2016 (News)
  To put that in perspective, it outpaces modern supercars like the Lamborghini Aventador, McLaren's 650S, a Porsche 911 Turbo S, Nissan GT-R and even Tesla's incredibly capable P90D electric car. Driven by motoring journalist and television presenter Jonny Smith, the car beat the previous world record, which stood at 10.25 seconds.
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  Honest John's Deals of the month - May 22 May 2015 (News)
  Click here Thursday 14 May £60 M&S voucher when you take out car insurance with Age UK . The deal is for new customers only and runs until 18 May.

  Bryan Johnson to Race Mini Cooper at Croft 28 Jul 2014 (News)
  .”   Brian has appeared as the ‘Star in a Reasonably Priced Car’ several times on BBC Top Gear’ and heldf the fastest time for most of 2013. James May even went to visit him at his home in Florida, swapping drives of a Tesla Model S with Bryan's 1929 4.5 litre Bentley. Bryan also competed in the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona – finishing an eminently respectable 12 th  in the Daytona Prototype class in a Riley-BMW – and Silverstone Classic Celebrity Challenge.
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  Remember when 1 August meant just one thing? 1 Aug 2013 (News)
  The trade no longer enjoyed the massive August rush, and persuaded the government to change the system in anticipation of the current system (AA51 ABC), due to arrive in 2001. The last S-, T-, V-, W-, X- and Y-registration cars lasted just six months on the market, as the date changed move to twice yearly - April and September. And with it, the magic really disappeared. These days, you don't get the same build-up in the weeks leading up to plate change - and it just sort of happens.
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  Friday concept: Audi Quattro Spyder 7 Jun 2013 (News)
  In terms of engineering, the Quattro Spyder was relatively straightforward. Power was by the Audi 100's new 2.8-litre V6, and the transmission was a modified version of the quattro's all-wheel drive layout, meaning it would be unique on the market at the time for being a mid-engined 4x4. As for the body and chassis, it was a tubular steel affair, clad in aluminium panels, predicting Audi's subsequent obsession with the lightweight material.
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  Audi Quattro Spyder 7 Jun 2013 (News)
  In terms of engineering, the Quattro Spyder was relatively straightforward. Power was by the Audi 100's new 2.8-litre V6, and the transmission was a modified version of the quattro's all-wheel drive layout, meaning it would be unique on the market at the time for being a mid-engined 4x4. As for the body and chassis, it was a tubular steel affair, clad in aluminium panels, predicting Audi's subsequent obsession with the lightweight material.
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  61-plate: The background info 22 Aug 2011 (News)
  See the table below for the time periods and locations represented by current number plates: Year March - August September - February 2001/2002 Y 51 2002/2003 02 52 2003/2004 03 53 2004/2005 04 54 2005/2006 05 55 2006/2007 06 56 2007/2008 07 57 2008/2009 08 58 2009/2010 09 59 2010/2011 10 60 2011/2012 11 61 2020/2021 20 70 Locations (identified by the first letter of a current number plate) are listed below: Letter Location A Anglia B Birmingham C Wales D Deeside E Essex F East Midlands G Kent/ Sussex H Hampshire/ Dorset K Luton/ Northampton L London M Manchester/ Liverpool N The North O Oxford P Lancashire/ Cumbria R Reading S Scotland V Worcestershire W Western England Y Yorkshire