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  MIDLANDS HAS UK’S CHEAPEST USED SUPERMINIS 8 Nov 2007 (News)
  Evaluating Auto Trader’s used car records, which account for nearly 70 per cent of all the second-hand vehicles offered for sale by dealers, EurotaxGlass’s found that asking prices for small three-year-old cars in the Midlands average £5,500.
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  Wreck Rescue Christmas Vid 26 Nov 2008 (News)
  Story 3: 1959 Elva 100 Furniture company boss Steve Russell buys his dream car as a box of bits. With the help of good friends, Peter and Simon, he battles to build his newly acquired 1959 Elva 100 single-seater race car in time to compete the car at the celebrated Historic Grand Prix in Pau in the South of France - one of the oldest and most dangerous street circuits in the world.
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  Small cars in the classifieds 21 Jun 2011 (News)
  But even so, people often search around for cars in this price bracket, particularly new drivers. But, fret not. Here’s a Ford Fiesta 1.25. It’s getting on a bit, at 14 years old, but it looks reasonable, has covered a fairly low 61,000 miles and is taxed and tested.
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  A Grand Monday: Lada Samara 10 Oct 2016 (News)
  It’s easy to laugh at the Lada Samara, not least because the fit, finish and build quality are undeniably dreadful. But the car was a massive leap forward for the Russian maker. Launched in its homeland in 1984 as the rather more sexy-sounding Lada Sputnik, it would be another four years before Lada - or VAZ, as the company was known in Russia - would be able to export the car, such was the pent-up demand for the new model in its home market.
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  Santa Pod's All American Show 1st to 2nd May 2010 26 Feb 2010 (News)
    For one weekend, the Northamptonshire countryside echoes to the blissful sound of big block Hemis and flathead Fords, as the cream of the UK's American cars and their enthusiastic owners descend on the venue for a weekend of racing, dancing.. and fun! Although it's a Yank-lovers paradise, the event is for all genres of custom, classic and retro car AND bike owners, so whether you're running a Chevy - or a Chevette, you'll be made very welcome.
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  Renault 5 Features in Friday’s 'Flipping Bangers' 4 Jun 2019 (News)
  The much-loved Renault 5 is classic clunker of choice in this Friday’s Flipping Bangers. But is it a rose-tinted spectacle? As usual, the theme of the show is finding an unloved old motor, bringing it back to life, somehow making it more attractive and then attempting to double the investment. The challenge comes from starting an online auction immediately the car arrives to get it gone in 5 days time.
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes-Benz C240 Sport 5 Nov 2018 (News)
  Alas, although Mercedes spent a fortune putting customers' cars right, the rust issue was inherent, and today a W202 is a rare sight - indeed, it's much less prevalent in terms of survival numbers than its predecessor, even though the newest 190E is now a quarter of a century old.  Finding a cherished one, then, is quite a thing - and this week's pick of the small ads is just that.
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  Caterham launches limited edition Seven SuperSprint 8 Sep 2017 (News)
  Graham Macdonald, Caterham chief executive officer, said, ‘Motorsport and the purist thrill of driving a lightweight race car is in the Caterham Seven’s DNA and are elements that run like a thread through every car we build today, 60 years after the first Seven was made.'
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  VIDEO: Dash cam footage shows taxi driver's escape after 75mph crash 1 Feb 2017 (News)
  The court heard police officers spotted the Toyota in Liverpool at around 1am on 18 June 2016. Trying to avoid capture, Grindle overtook another car, drove the wrong way down a one way street and crossed a give-way junction without slowing.  The taxi's VisionTrack VT2000 camera captured the moment the teenager's Toyota RAV4 loses control after hitting another car.
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  Motor Racing to Return to Crystal Palace 13 Aug 2009 (News)
  The plans for the event are to make it a very special day out for the family in the heart of South London, taking the park back to its heritage while supporting two local charities. The two-day event will include a sprint competition for both historic and modern racing cars, including classes for alternative fuel and electric vehicles, an old-style wall of death show, static displays (including the AA Heritage Collection), retail stands, hospitality and something very special for the kids.
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  More than 200 Convertibles in Two Separate Auctions 29 Mar 2008 (News)
  Despite our notoriously changeable weather, British motorists buy more convertibles than our European cousins and values tend to rise as the warmer months approach. Average prices for a typical premium three-year old, 30,000 mile convertible sold at BCA have already increased by around 3% in the first three months of this year, underlining the demand." For latest details of cars in the sale visit www.auctionview.co.uk
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  Pre-insured Peugeot 106 with sunroof for £6,495 5 Jun 2001 (News)
  Peugeot has launched an insurance included Summer Special based on the 1.1 litre 106 3-door. Called the 106 Independence, the car has PSA's 1,124 cc 60bhp engine and 5-speed gearbox giving it a top speed of 103mph, a 0-60 of 12.5 seconds, a combined mpg of 42.2 and a CO2 output of 145 grams per kilometre which qualifies for £100pa VED.
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  Used car market returns to pre-recession levels 18 Sep 2013 (News)
  A report from British Car Auctions has shown that used car sales passed seven million in 2012, outpacing new car sales by five million and returning the used market back to pre-recession levels. Britain’s used market rose 6.4 per cent in 2012, with sales in younger used cars (up to two years old) witnessing the biggest rise, with a 19 per cent increase in units sold.
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  Significant Savings on Nearly New Toyotas 28 Jul 2004 (News)
  Cars are sold on a First Come First Served Basis so make contact now through www.uk-car-discount.co.uk Cheap Brand New Toyotas Available and Many other new car discounts available with huge savings on manufacturers list price.
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  Earls Court motor show Austin-Healey to go under the hammer at Festival of Speed 19 Apr 2017 (News)
  Norton also turned detective to discover how the car went from show star to rusty wreck. For the first decade of its life, the car’s travels and service history were meticulously documented Receipts detail every oil change, engine overhaul and clutch assembly.
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  How classic aware are you? 15 Mar 2015 (News)
  The new campaign intends to encourage classic vehicle owners to take charge by refusing to rely solely on home-checks, but substitute the no-longer compulsory MoT with appropriate The new movement has the enthusiastic support of TV presenter and classic car garage owner, Fuzz Townshend. Fuzz said, ‘I am but one of the many voices rising from within the classic car world,’ said Fuzz. ‘Owner inspections might miss crucial clues that affect classic cars more deeply than modern cars (which have more automated safety systems in place); once compulsory testing is removed, there would be very little between the road and some 650,000 cars.
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  ‘Longbridge tunnel’ Mini goes to auction 13 May 2013 (News)
  The car was rescued from the tunnels in November 2012, and its owner Steve Morgan vowed to restore the car to its former glory, a decision that caused controversy within the Mini fraternity – igniting the old ‘restore or not to restore’ debate.
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  Drive it to Luton on Drive it Day 16 Feb 2008 (News)
  Drive it Day is an initiative set up by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs – an umbrella body representing the classic vehicle movement in the UK – to encourage owners of old or interesting cars, vans, bikes or trucks to take to the road for one day and demonstrate the strength of the historic vehicle movement in the UK. It campaigns against issues that may affect the right to use historic vehicles on our roads.
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  A Grand Monday: Rover 100 Ascot 15 Jul 2019 (News)
  By 1995, the Rover Metro was getting a little bit long-in-the-tooth. It had been a very successful car for Rover despite sharing much of its shell and platform with the original 1980 Austin Mini-Metro, along with its fluid-sprung Hydragas suspension. But, fun as it was to drive, the Metro felt very old fashioned alongside new 1990s rivals such as the Fiat Punto, Vauxhall Corsa and Nissan Micra K11.
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  Classiche status for London Ferrari centre 13 Dec 2017 (News)
  A London-based Ferrari service centre has received 'classiche' accreditation. The H. R. Ownen site is one of nine UK repairers recognised by the famous Italian car maker as an authorised service centre. It will now be able to implement the Classiche certification process for the maintenance and repair of Ferraris more than 20 years old. A Ferrari Classiche workshop offers a a qualified service, ensuring the maintenance of the vehicle’s value through the start of the Ferrari Classiche Certification process, safeguarding furthermore the technical heritage of the Ferrari brand and, therefore, the client’s Ferrari Classiche car and certification.