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  BCA Blackbushe Auction Programme to mid-June 13 Jun 2005 (News)
  13th June: Top Car, Porsche Retail Group, Black Horse Finance, plus car fleet, finance and p/x: Motability, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Franchised dealer, West London Nissan, Inchcape No reserve, Reg Vardy, Hartwell, Pendragon.
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  Buyers Market For New and Used Cars 25 Oct 2007 (News)
  Enticing deals on new cars inevitably affect the saleability and, therefore, prices of equivalent nearly-new models. This situation has been made worse by the influx of cars that are being pre-registered by dealers as ‘demonstrators’ before being moved to the used car forecourt within a matter of months.
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  MoT Files: 10 postcodes where your car is most likely to fail 18 Feb 2019 (News)
  There's a huge number of factors influencing your car's likelihood of passing its MoT test - including where you live. The latest Government data reveals the areas with the lowest pass rates in the UK - we reveal the top 10. >>> Top 10 postcodes with the highest MoT pass rates
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  Honest John Awards 2015: The Winners 19 May 2015 (News)
  Every May we count up all the page views and find out which cars have been the most popular with HonestJohn.co.uk readers over the past year. With the exception of a couple of categories – best Real MPG performer and most highly rated car – the prizes are based on the cars our readers have been the most interested in - so YOU have helped pick these winners.
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  Fiesta 1.4 Zetec with a/c Just £7,000 OTR 16 Dec 2004 (News)
  www.new-car-discount.com has New Fiesta Zetec A/Con 1.4 3dr available at just £7,000 on the road including 6 months road tax. Cars have to be registered before year end to take advantage of this great offer.
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  Electric car uptake presents 'challenge' for UK power network 16 Jan 2020 (News)
  This will give the network more potential to meet spikes in demand, while also utilising vehicle-to-grid technology. This allows electric cars to act as storage devices, pumping electricity back into the network when appropriate. As part of this, the report also suggests that electric car drivers should be offered smart energy tariffs, rewarding them for charging their cars at off-peak times, reducing pressure on the National Grid.
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  53 Outrageously ordinary cars set for Festival of the Unexceptional 20 Jun 2019 (News)
  As well as the 53 show cars, the public carpark is also expected to contain 500 unexceptional vehicles worthy of attention. As an extra treat, visitors can enjoy displays including rare commercial vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds, and two extra categories, one showing unexceptional cars from car manufacturer heritage fleets and another for cars celebrating a significant anniversary in 2019.
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  Fast Fords for sale at auction 14 Mar 2019 (News)
  This example has had a full nut and bolt restoration to mostly original specification. Only 2500 of these cars were produced for the UK market and it is thought that only 95 are still on the road. With 79,100 miles on the clock and fresh MOT from a Ford main dealer this car is estimated at £20,000 to £25,000.
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  Unique Ford Escort Mexico in Historics 7th July Classic Car Auction 28 Jun 2018 (News)
  The Ford Escort Mexico production car was developed from the Escort 1850GTs that dominated the 1970 World Cup Rally, finishing in Mexico City 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 8th. For such a long distance endurance event, the crossflow 'Kent' pushrod engine was considered far more reliable than the more powerful Lotus twin-cam so was bored out to 1,850cc and fitted to the rally cars.
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  World’s finest car set for Hampton Court Palace concours 23 Apr 2018 (News)
  When it was first sold to American owners, the car was repainted in a dark maroon colour and the rear of the car was renovated to sport an additional spare tyre instead of its distinctive ‘Boat Tail’. But its most recent owner has restored the car to its original spec – a job that wasn’t easy.
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  Churchill’s Daimler set for London show 6 Feb 2018 (News)
  The car has just been restored for £120,000. ‘This very special Daimler not only has enormous provenance in the classic car circles as the only surviving DB18 Drophead Coupe but is also a car which played a major role in shaping the history of this county and, indeed, the world – it ticks all the boxes,’ said Bas Bungish, Event Director.
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  Unique and Unusual Classic Cars at Auction Today 5 Apr 2017 (News)
  Brightwells Classic Car Auction at Bicester Heritage today features an eclectic collection of cars you don’t usually see at UK classic car auctions. Starting small, a tiny 1963 Glas Goggomobile TS250 coupe estimated at a considerable £19,000 - £22,000, but that’s what microcars can fetch these days.
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  Low-mileage Datsun comes out of hiding 16 Sep 2016 (News)
  It was used sparingly for just one year before a change in circumstances meant that the car was put into storage in 1995, showing just 8285 miles on the clock. It remained there for a 21 years, until being revealed again in May of this year. When the car was pulled out of storage, it underwent a thorough inspection by a marque specialist.
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  Visitors flock to Donington Historic Festival 9 May 2016 (News)
  Paddock visitors had an immense amount of metal to feast their eyes on, ranging from ERA R5D ‘Remus’, one of the iconic early Grand Prix cars taking part in the HGPCA’s Nuvolari trophy, to Rickard Rydell’s Volvo S40 from his 1998 BTCC Championship-winning season, which returned to racing for the first time in 18 years for the HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy.  Other festival highlights included lively demonstrations of historic Formula One cars and Group B rally cars, the car club displays in the infield, and dozens of competition cars taking to the streets of Castle Donington village for the now-traditional village parade.
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  103 classic cars for auction at CCA sale 3 Dec 2015 (News)
  You can view the full list of cars on offer or find out more about CCA’s Christmas Sale here http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/cca-december-2015-classic-car-sale/view_lots/pn/all . 
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  Report: Anglia classic car auction, King's Lynn, 25 January 30 Jan 2014 (News)
  Anglia's January classic car auction kicked off 2014 in fine sprits, with most cars beating their pre-sale estimates, and an 81% sale rate for a total of £890,930 on a 166-lot lineup. There were no big surprises with the prices, although thanks to a bumper crowd, serious bidding meant good-to-strong prices on the cars that did sell - with the projects and barn finds scoring particularly well.
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  Ex-works Ferrari 375 to head Bonhams' Goodwood sale 10 Jan 2014 (News)
    Philip Kantor, Bonhams head of motor cars for mainland Europe, said: 'We are honoured to have been chosen to sell this wonderful car, which represents a key early stage in the Ferrari racing legend. It is very rare indeed for a Ferrari team works car with continuous history and undisputed identity to come to the market for sale by public auction.
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  Hagerty Classic Car Insurance Announces 2012 Drive it Day 16 Feb 2012 (News)
  Hagerty International, the classic car and bike insurance specialist, will be hosting a classic car tour to celebrate Drive It Day, the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Club‟s annual classic car day.  As in previous years, Hagerty are inviting classic car owners to join them on a scenic tour on Sunday 22 nd April – the UK‟s annual Drive It Day established by the FBHVC.  The route will be approximately 82 miles and will take approximately 2 ½ hours.  Each entrant will receive a 'tulip' style road book detailing places of interest throughout the duration of the route, including Silverstone Circuit, Althorp House, Naseby (Civil War battle site), the Sir Frank Whittle Memorial at Lutterworth before the cross country route ends at Donington Park.    Hagerty has arranged exclusive Sunday access to the world famous Donington Grand Prix Collection at Donington Park which will be available at a special discounted price.    "Hagerty is always excited about Drive It Day and this year is no exception,‟ stated Angus Forsyth, Managing Director of Hagerty, "the teams at Silverstone Racing Club and Donington Park have shown themselves to also be great supporters of the day and our partnership with them this year will hopefully provide all participants with a memorable experience‟.  Christopher Tate, Managing Director of Donington Park Racing Ltd said „Classic cars and our Grand Prix Collection are the perfect match on national Drive It Day.
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  January new car market 6 Feb 2012 (News)
  The latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures show a stable start to 2012, with a 0.03% rise in new car registrations over 2011. Most importantly there was a 2.7% increase in private registrations over January 2011. Private registrations have been lagging recently, with the new car market most significantly boosted by fleet sales.
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  Larger Engined Cars Still Unwanted 22 Apr 2009 (News)
  While the residual values of most used cars have experienced an unprecedented rise over recent months, new analysis from Glass’s suggests that some vehicles with higher-capacity petrol engines have made a more modest recovery. In particular, the fortunes of used cars in the upper-medium segment are increasingly linked to the size of the engine powering the car.