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  Motorsport heroes to star at Shelsley Walsh 24 Jul 2013 (News)
  This will be judged in various classes by Simon Taylor, followed by a cavalcade run of the 15 best cars driving up the historic hill in the afternoon led by Sir Stirling Moss in the Jaguar F-type. The weekend also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic Mini Cooper with famous rally and racing stars Paddy Hopkirk and Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams driving examples of the marque, together with classic trials cars which will be giving passenger rides for visitors.
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  Peugeot 107 'top for residual value' 24 Aug 2009 (News)
  Second was the Toyota Aygo, found to be worth 60.2 per cent of its value, while the Suzuki Swift came third at 59.5 per cent. Others in the top ten included the BMW Mini at 58.9 per cent and the Citroen C1, which will keep 59.2 per cent of its list price, said Eurotaxglass's. Adrian Rushmore is managing editor of the company and said prestige and high performance might be desirable characteristics, but when it comes to cash, city cars and superminis prevail.
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  Interesting Entries For Monday’s Classic Auction 20 Feb 2005 (News)
  There are five Rolls Royces among the provisional entries, from a 1957 Silver Cloud to a 1988 Silver Spur; an almost unused Jensen bodied 1952 Austin A40 Sports with just 4,000 miles; a possibly unique 47,000 mile 1982 Mini 95 pick-up and, for lovers of Americana, a 1937 LaSalle V8 Series 50 Sedan and a 1947 Packard Clipper Six sedan. Sale starts at 1.00pm, with viewing Monday morning, and the usual part exchange and fleet sales in Halls 2 and 3.
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  Citroen C2GT is the New GTI 3 Dec 2003 (News)
  Citroën has lauched a GT version of its cute new C2, for the UK only. On sale from the beginning of December, it is priced at £10,495, same as the MINI One, but the pricve includes the first year's insurance for 21-80 year olds (except in Northern Ireland). The C2 GT has the same 110hp 1.6i 16V engine as the Exclusive, but with a five-speed manual transmission instead of the Sensodrive paddleshifter.
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  Contract Hire deals from £204 - £299 a month 20 Dec 2004 (News)
  Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 TS 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £218.99 Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTD Turismo 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £239.99 Alfa Romeo 156 1.6 TS 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £259.99 Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD 16v Multijet Turismo 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Audi A3 1.6 FSI SE 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £262.99 Audi A3 1.6 Special Edition 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £204.99 Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sport 3dr DSG - 36 Month Deal @ £274.99 Audi A4 1.6 SE 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Audi A4 1.9 TDI 115 SE 4dr - 18 Month Deal @ £259.99 Audi Tt 1.8 T 2dr [150] - 36 Month Deal @ £289.99 Audi Tt 1.8 T 2dr [180] - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 BMW 1 Series 116i 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £229.99 Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC Type-R 3dr [AC] - 36 Month Deal @ £284.99 Hyundai Coupe 2.0 SE 3dr - 12 Month Deal @ £269.99 Jaguar X-type 2.0 V6 Classic 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Jaguar X-type 2.0d Classic 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £287.99 Mini Cooper 1.6 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £214.99 Mini Cooper S 1.6 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £264.99 Mini Cooper S 1.6 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £249.99 Mitsubishi Pinin 1.8 GDI Elegance 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £204.99 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 DI-D Classic 3dr - 12 Month Deal @ £299.99 Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Classic 5dr [114] - 24 Month Deal @ £209.99 Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Warrior 5dr - 24 Month Deal @ £259.99 Peugeot 206 2.0 SE 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £249.99 Peugeot 307 2.0 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £254.99 Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £269.99 Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 S 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 SE 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Peugeot 807 2.0 HDi S 7 Seat 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Peugeot 807 2.0 S 7 Seat 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Connoisseur SE 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Saab 9-3 1.9TiD Linear [120] 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £224.99 Saab 9-3 1.9TiD Linear [150] 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £229.99 Seat Alhambra 1.9 TDi PD Reference 7 Seat 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £269.99 Seat Altea 1.6 Reference 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £235.99 Seat Altea 2.0 TDi Sport 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £293.99 Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX AWD Turbo 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX AWD Turbo 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £291.99 Subaru Legacy 2.0i S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi Club [120] 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £229.99 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 Sport TDI 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £244.99 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 3dr - 12 Month Deal @ £244.99 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £259.99 Volkswagen Touran 1.9 TDI PD S 5dr [7 Seat] - 12 Month Deal @ £245.99 Volvo S40 1.8 S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £264.99 Volvo S40 2.0D S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £273.99 Volvo S60 D5 S 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £259.99 Volvo V50 1.8 S 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £283.99 Volvo V50 2.0D S 5dr [Euro 4] - 36 Month Deal @ £298.99 Volvo V70 D5 S 5dr - 12 Month Deal @ £299.99 For more information on any of the above please call the sales team on 08707 875418 or email sales@dsgauto.com .
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  The MoT Files: 1980s results 11 May 2012 (News)
  A table of combined MoT results for cars registered in the 1980s. But which model comes top?
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  Today’s Auction Prices Broadly in Line with Glass’s new Valuations 1 Aug 2012 (News)
  New Book average trade price for a 2008/58 Ford Fusion 1.4TDCI Zetec Climate with an average 43k miles is £4,550, so the three at Blackbushe with lower than average mileage still made over book, assuming, of course, they were really sold. The three 09 reg MINI Cooper 1.6 Ds with a/c were broadly in line with Book adjusted mileage. The three 09 reg Audi A3 1.9TDI Sportbacks were pretty much bang on mileage and condition adjusted Book. (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. ‘dmg’ means damaged.
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  NEC Pride of Ownership finalists revealed 1 Oct 2018 (News)
  Finalists Andy Nash and Mark Stewart are both previous Meguiar’s Club Showcase finalists – with Andy winning in 2016. However, that’s not why their cars have been chosen. Andy’s desire for a Mini Traveller came from his childhood memories of going out with his parent’s in their model. Named after his mother Betty, Andy did a 650mile round trip to buy the car even though it needed every nut and bolt replacing.
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  HRDC To Recreate 1963 Touring Car Racing 20 May 2011 (News)
  Nowadays, where can you see a proper Jaguar Mk2 running competitively, or, for that matter, a Lancia Flavia or Flaminia coupe, Alfa Romeo 2600 or early Giulia Ti, Vauxhall VX4/90, Mercedes-Benz 300SE, MG 1100, Mini 850, Ford Zodiac Mk3 or even an early model Ford Cortina GT? I know that many of these cars exist in historic race form, but most have been mothballed by disheartened owners, who have given up any hope of competing on a level playing field against over-developed homologation specials.
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  Bumper Saturday Public Car Auction at BCA Blackbushe 26 Mar 2011 (News)
  And, for budding convertible drivers there will be more than 200 up for grabs, including ever-popular Minis, Peugeots Vauxhalls as well as prestige marques such as Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.  For classic car enthusiasts there is even a fabulous 1971 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster in the auction.
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  Smart ForTwo Diesel and Petrol Congestion Charge Exempt 29 Nov 2010 (News)
    Other cars congestion charge exempt from 4th January include:-   Petrol engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt: FIAT 500 TwinAir 95g/km Honda Insight 80g/km  Hyundai i10 1.0 3-cylinder Lexus CT200h 96g/km Nissan Micra K13 Supercharged Toyota IQ 1.0 5-spd manual 99g/km  Toyota Auris hybrid Toyota Prius III   Diesel engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt:  SEAT Ibiza 1.6 Ecomotive 89g/km Renault Twingo 1.5 eco2 (from early 2011) 90g/km Renault Clio 1.5 eco2 (from February 2010) 98g/km  Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 3-dr (from January 2010) 98g/km  Ford Focus ECOnetic 1.6 with stop/start 99g/km (from January 2010)  Volvo C30 1.6 DRIVe 99g/km (from October 2009 production) MINI One D 2011 model diesel MINI Cooper D 2011 model diesel Citroen C3 Airdream + 99g/km Citroen DS3 DStyle 99g/km Peugeot 207 1.6HDI Economique 99g/km SEAT Leon Ecomotive 1.6 diesel 99g/km from October 2009  Peugeot 207 Economique 1.6HDI 90 99g/km  from October 2009 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 99g/km Hyundai i20 blue 1.4 75PS 6-speed 99g/km from 2009)  VW Golf Mk V1 1.6TDI Bluemotion 99g/km  from mid 2009  Ford Fiesta 1.6 ECOnetic 5-speed manual 99g/km SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive 5-speed manual 99g/km  Vauxhall Corsa Ecoflex VW Polo Bluemotion 1 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Polo Bluemotion (all 2008 models) 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Golf VI Bluemotion 99g/km Volvo C30 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010 Volvo S40 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010 Volvo V50 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010    
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  Perodua Joins Scrappage With Cars From £4,499 11 Jun 2009 (News)
  The introduction of the Government Scrappage Scheme provides Perodua customers with even better value. Eligible customers can purchase a Kenari GX (manual) for only £4,499**. The Kenari mini-MPV has power steering, central locking, electric front windows and metallic paintwork all as standard. For a little extra money, customers can choose the stylish Myvi super-mini which has an impressive high standard specification from only £5,599*** (same car as Daihatsu Sirion and Subaru Justy).
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  London Motor Show Highlights 24 Jul 2006 (News)
  www.thamesclippers.com/motorshow OUTSIDE THE HALLS West Side: BMW, Rolls Royce and MINI. Rolls 100EX Coupe, BMW Z4 Coupe, BMW M6 convertible, MINI traveller concept, Cooper S GP 218PS Taster test Drives in Citroens, Hondas, SEATs, Toyotas and GM Opel/Vauxhall/SAAB/Chevrolet/Cadillac.
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  Rovers Recover Slightly at Auction 20 May 2005 (News)
  Also good value today (in no particular order), a 103k mile Y reg Focus 1.8 Ghia 4-door sold for £2,000, a 79k mile 2001/51 Mercedes V220CDI Avantgarde Estate sold for £9,400, a 107k mile 2000X BMW 320d SE Touring sold for £5,600, a 39k mile 2000V Citroen Berlingo Multispace diesel sold for £2,500, and an 11k mile 03 reg FIAT Doblo 1.9 JTD ELX kombi in a fetching shade of ‘Brazilian Yellow’ (yes, really) sold for £5,600. A 15k mile 2003/52 MINI One with a/c, 15” alloys, rev counter, and CD player sold for £9,400, making a 12k mile 03 reg MINI Cooper with a/c, 17” alloys, CD autochanger and half leather which sold for £9,800 look rather better value.
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  Historic racers celebrate Touring cars’ golden era 11 Mar 2015 (News)
  Later era cars will revive the titanic battles between Mustangs, Galaxies, Cortinas, Jaguars, and Minis, which hallmarked the BTCC as a perennial crowd-pleasing championship. Julius Thurgood, HRDC race director, first created the format for last year’s Donington historic. ‘Although given only five weeks’ notice to build the event, such was the take-up that we fielded a full grid!
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  Catalogue Closing for H&H 25th February Classic Car Auction 6 Feb 2015 (News)
  Other late entries include: 1966 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint (Main Image) 1 of 596 RHD examples, older restoration but with much recent fettling 1959 Austin-Healey 'Frogeye' Sprite Special Spaceframe chassis, GRP body, Wankel rotary engine 1960 Land Rover 88 Series II Iconic Landie refurbished using numerous OEM parts 1967 Austin Mini 850 Van Extensive marque specialist restoration 1969 Volkswagen Beetle 1200 Herbie look-a-like with 21,000 recorded miles 1973 Lotus Elan +2S 130 John Player Special 1 of 120, replacement Lotus chassis, Big Valve engine 1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth Race Car Specially built for the 1988 24hr Willhire by BBR-GTi and still campaigned Entries for the printed catalogue close on 9th February.
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  MGF panels back in production 29 Jul 2014 (News)
  To date it has also built more than 6000 replacement bodyshells for the MGB, MGR V8, Midget, Triumph TR6 and classic Mini, details of which can also be found via the website. The extra availability of original-spec panels will be welcomed by fans of the mid-engined MGF, and should help to prevent damaged cars from being scrapped.
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  Mercedes-Benz W124 is Honest John's 'Classic Car of the Year' 2014 16 May 2014 (News)
  Since Honest John Classics was launched in May 2013 its database of classic car reviews has been ever growing. More than 1000 cars are covered, from the Mini and Minor through to supercars such as the Lamborghini Countach. However the most popular review of the lot during the past 12 months was the Mercedes-Benz W124 .
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  'Ex-factory' Jowett heads the lots at Barons 8 Apr 2014 (News)
  .  Other notable entries, in this sports car-heavy sale, include a 1963 Jaguar E-type S1 FHC £34,000-42,000), a 1967 Healey 3000 MkIII (£25,000-35,000), a 1970 Mini Cooper S with one owner from new (£14,500-16,000) and a 1973 Ford Escort Mexico (below, £17,000-20,000). This has been the subject of a comprehensive, bare shell, restoration. It is fully equipped for historic rallying, with competition seats, a full six-point rmoll cage, full harness and a custom centre rally console with pilot switches.
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  More than 200 Convertibles in Two Separate Auctions 29 Mar 2008 (News)
  There is a mouth-watering selection of vehicles already entered for the first sale including Audi A4 and TT, BMW 3-series, M3, Z3 and Z4, Chrysler Crossfire, Lotus Elise, Mazda MX5, Mercedes CLK and SLK, MG-TF, Porsche Boxster and TVR Tuscan. Also on offer will be convertibles from Ford, GM Vauxhall, MINI, Nissan, Renault, Peugeot, Saab, Volkswagen and Volvo. Alan Gupwell, National Account Manager, BCA commented "Themed events such as this create a great deal of interest with our buyers.