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  Toyo Tyres Commits to British Motor Show as Excel 23 Jan 2008 (News)
  TOYO TIRES is well known for their presence at blue-chip events such as Goodwood Festival of Speed and for being the star attraction at a plethora of traditional car enthusiasts and modified car shows and many of the UK’s most prestigious Motorsports events. So what prompted the move to a more mainstream audience? Nick Manning, TOYO’s UK Marketing Manager, explained the change of tack.
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  Up to £276 For a Franchised Dealer Oil Change 27 Feb 2006 (News)
  The kit is designed to allow a motorist to change his own engine oil quickly and safely and save a small fortune at the same time. Included in the ‘Complete Under The Car Kit’ is a 2-ton trolley jack, a pair of axle stands, wheel chocks and a fully padded car creeper to slide under the vehicle in comfort. There’s a chain oil filter wrench and a container for catching your old engine oil.
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  EVO VIII 300 £16,400 at Auction Today 15 Jun 2005 (News)
  Ford ex-rental sale open to everyone next Tuesday 21st June. 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 www.auctionview.co.uk If you are a BCA account holder this service also now gives composite price information (average auction price, CAP and Glass’s) and now allows you to buy a selection of cars directly on-line.
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  Fickle Market Reflected at Auction 26 Apr 2002 (News)
  Standard fleet fodder that used to sell well is now being shunned by a much more fashion conscious, image conscious market, boosted by hundreds of thousands of ex-company car drivers who want something different from their old company hacks. That’s why top bid for a 34,000 mile Daewoo Nubira 1.6SE was £2,000; why a 67,000 mile 98S Mondeo 1.8iLX failed to raise more than £2,200 and why all the other fleety stuff stuck to the auction floor.
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  2000 classic cars to gather in Coventry to set new world record 2 Apr 2015 (News)
  More than 2000 historic vehicles – including 1000 Jaguars – will descend on Coventry in June in a bid to set a new world record for the world’s largest gathering of classic cars. Insurer Footman James and Coventry Transport Museum are working together to beat the world record for the largest parade of classic cars, which was set in Mexico in 2014 and stands at 1674 vehicles.
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  Saab 9-5 is Motorpoint's deal of the week 27 Jan 2010 (News)
  Read the Saab 9-5 car-by-car breakdown here .
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  Industry awaits launch of scrappage scheme 14 May 2009 (News)
  Are you buying or selling a car ? Click here to find out what Honest John has to say.
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  Skoda: Value is at ten-year high 18 Dec 2007 (News)
  A decade later and motorists will be able to get behind the wheel of a 1.2-litre Felicia Estate for £9,360 when it hits Skoda dealerships in the UK on February 7th 2008. The car also gives better value when it comes to storage, as its capacity has been described as "class-leading" by the firm. "This just goes to show that our cars represent even better value for money today than they did ten years ago," remarked head of Skoda UK Chris Craft.
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  Save up to £2,400 on the NEW SAAB convertible 9 Jul 2003 (News)
  www.UKcars4Less.co.uk is offering NEW RHD SAAB 9-3 convertibles at significant discounts on the UK prices. All cars are 100% UK spec, prices are on the road, prices include a 3-year SAAB warranty and the currency exchange rate is fixed, so no risks. THIS IS A VASTLY BETTER CAR THAN THE OLD SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE.
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  Vintage Adventurer record attempt underway 15 Oct 2013 (News)
  Vintage Adventurer, 70-year old, Rod Wade, along with his and his co-driver Michael Flanders, have set upon an ambitious world record. The pair are to attempt the 2947 mile coast-to-coast drive across the USA in their 1930 Ford Model A in less than 60 hours.
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  SEAT extends scrappage scheme 15 Jan 2018 (News)
  SEAT's scrappage scheme has been extended until the end of March, which means buyers can save up to £3500 on selected new cars when they trade-in their old diesel.  SEAT Scrappage is available on both new petrol and diesel cars and savings start from £1500 for the Mii city car and rise to £2500 for the Ibiza compact hatchback.
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  Barn find Bentley doubles its estimate at Beaulieu sale 7 Sep 2015 (News)
  A 1929 Bentley 4½-litre, recently unearthed from a family barn after 30 years sold for more than double its estimate at auction over the weekend. The car sailed past its £300,000 estimate at Bonhams sale at the Beaulieu International Autojumble to eventually sell for £695,900. According to Bonhams, the vendor only recently found the car gathering dust in his grandfather’s garage. Rob Hubbard, Bonhams motoring specialist, said, ‘It was an incredible discovery; the chassis, engine, axle, gearbox, steering box numbers are all present and correct, the interior is completely original in wonderful green leather. For a car that’s over 80 years old, it’s truly astounding.’ The vendor’s grandfather purchased the Bentley in 1935 and is known to have used it for family holidays throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
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  ‘Stolen’ Ford Capri found in lake 10 Jul 2015 (News)
  A 1982 Ford Capri that police think may have been stolen has been found at the bottom of a lake in Nottinghamshire. Police recovered the 33-year-old classic car, which was full of sand and home to a family of eels, last week. It was first discovered during a routine weed inspection by staff at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont on Tuesday, 30 June.
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  A Grand Monday: Fiat Panda MkI 9 Feb 2015 (News)
  ‘This Panda only had three previous owner and these were in the same family,’ says the seller. ‘It even spent some time in Italy which probably helped to preserve it so well.’ It comes with the original service book, hand books both in English and Italian and loads of old MOTs. It’s been rustproofed from new and is pretty solid – but by no means perfect. Early right-hand drive cars like this don’t come up for sale very often, so if this is a good one then it should make a great project for someone.
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  Happy Birthday: Alfa Spider 9 Mar 2016 (News)
  Some things get better with age. Cheese, red wine and car insurance premiums to name but a few. Others things are completely timeless, so we won’t blame you if you fall off your chair when you realise that the Alfa Romeo Spider is 50 years old this month.
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  Life After Scrappage From Hyundai 25 Jan 2010 (News)
  What we are offering post scrappage will build on this experience and will change the way cars are bought in the UK for ever.”   Trade & Upgrade will offer the 6.4 million owners of seven to 10 year old cars in Britain the same £2,000 allowance offered to scrappage customers.
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  Date confirmed for Drive It Day 2015 9 Dec 2014 (News)
  ‘The variety is endless and probably the only common factor is their age. To be classed as historic, a vehicle must be 30 years old or more.’
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  Get behind the wheel of a MINI at a famous track 12 Jan 2012 (News)
  The programme allows anyone over the age of 11 and over 4’8” tall to learn car control in a traffic free environment ahead of taking to the roads for real when they’re old enough. "The MINI One is the perfect car to give young people their first driving experience and is very popular amongst new drivers; it's small, nippy and fantastic fun.
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  Charlie's Angels Ferrari up for auction 3 Oct 2008 (News)
  Commenting on whether the selling prices of the vehicles would be affected by the current economic gloom, Paul Wallman from RM auctions said: "People are still spending a lot of money on old cars even when there is so much going on in the world." As well as starring in the Charlie's Angels films, Cameron Diaz was also the leading lady in There's Something About Mary and The Mask.
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  Young drivers given safety lesson in Scotland 8 Jul 2008 (News)
  Police in Scotland will deliver a road safety message to young car and van drivers in the area at a go-kart track later this month, it has been reported. According to the Aberdeen Press & Journal, Grampian Police will be targeting 17 to 25-year-olds as part of the programme, which will take place at Grampian Karting Club near Banf.