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  Aladdin’s cave of 60 classics worth £12m unearthed in France 7 Dec 2014 (News)
  A barn find collection of more than 60 classic cars worth £12 million will go under the hammer at auction next year. The collection, which ranges from the early days of motoring through to the 1970s, has been left untouched for 50 years. Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Talbot-Lago, Panhard-Levassor, Maserati, Ferrari, Delahaye, Delage – the collection includes cars from all these famous marques.
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  London gears up for classic spectacular 29 Oct 2014 (News)
  Cars on display in Regent Street will range from the earliest pioneering vehicles in the history of the motor car through to some of today’s most futuristic designs. Hundreds of veteran cars – already in preparation for Sunday’s London to Brighton Run – will be taking part in the EFG International Concours d’Elegance, giving visitors a chance to see perfectly restored examples of some of the world’s oldest designs.
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  Low mileage Austin Maestro makes £3260 at auction 12 Sep 2014 (News)
  Barons had nine Cheeseman collection cars in the sale, and every one sold. The XK150 Roadster topped the price list, making £50,000, the XK120 FHC achieved £43,692, the Mk2 3.8 £15,132, the rare Series One XJ6 manual £9084, the 1978 Triumph Stag £9868 and the three no reserve cars selling for around £2500.
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  Jaguar to build new lightweight E-type specials 13 Aug 2014 (News)
  The cars will be sold as period competition vehicles and all will be suitable for FIA homologation for historic motorsport purposes. The new cars are the 'missing' six vehicles from the 'Special GT E-type' project, which originally started in February 1963 with the objective of building 18 cars.
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  Ford Model A sets new world record 10 Jun 2014 (News)
  An Australian classic car owner has set a new world record for driving across Australia and back again in a pre-WWII car. Rod Wade, aged 71, and his team covered 5592 miles in a 1930 Ford Model A in a fundraising challenge for Kidney Health Australia.
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  The MoT Files: FAQs 6 May 2014 (News)
  With 355 million records and 40GB of data, there always will be. There were steam-powered Renault Clios and plenty of cars registered in the 1800s. Make sure you check what's on your MoT certificate before you leave the testing station. Does this tell me how reliable my car is? This data will tell you what your car is likely to fail its MoT on.
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  Bonhams announces new auction at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart 1 Mar 2014 (News)
  Worldwide consignments are anticipated and this Sale will celebrate the Mercedes-Benz marque's unrivalled entire history as one of the world's most forward-thinking motor car manufacturers. This world-class Sale will also celebrate the great German marque's strong relationship with Bonhams – the international motor car and fine art auctioneer. The Bonhams motoring team has enjoyed excellent relations with Mercedes-Benz since the early 1990s.
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  A Grand Monday: Fiat Uno 60S 24 Feb 2014 (News)
  And even though it was replaced by the Punto 10 years later, they kept building Unos in South America - where they only just went out of production .   But in the classic car world, for some reason, the brilliant Uno doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Survival rate is low, and most people incorrectly associate them with body rust. But then, the Uno's biggest problem for retro car fans isn't anything to do with the car itself, but the cult status its supermini contemporary, the Peugeot 205, achieved during the same time.
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  Coys to sell Brian Epstein's Bentley 13 Feb 2014 (News)
  Q : 'Doesn't he (Brian Epstein) give any to you?' GEORGE : 'No, no. Have you seen that car of his?' (laughter) George was referring to Brian’s new Bentley S3 which was sitting outside the airport's Kingsford-Smith VIP suite. In October 1965, Epstein sold the car and it passed into the hands of Sidney J Dicks Ltd.
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  Diesel Particulate Filters to be Tested in MoT from February 6 Dec 2013 (News)
  This has led to some diesel vehicle owners opting to remove the filter, which makes their car illegal for road use. DPFs of HGVs are regularly cleaned by the Ceramex process that restores their functionality to more than 90%, and this service is now being offered to car owners via Unipart and Alliance Car Centres and is on trial at six branches of KwikFit.
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  Stunning lots line up for RM and Sotheby's new sale in Manhattan 8 Nov 2013 (News)
  RM Auctions has confirmed that its new Art of the Automobile sale and exhibition, which takes place at Sotheby's New York in Manhattan, will featuring one of the most significant car collections to be offered in auction history. The catalogue spans a Brewster-built Vanderbilt family carriage to one-off Bugatti Veyron, and 18 of the 21 cars on offer are expected to fitch more than one million dollars.
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  Preview: Artcurial classic car auction, Paris, 20 October 27 Sep 2013 (News)
  It's an American-spec car with four previous owners, and that estimate is spot-on. Rememer when these were under £75K? It wasn't that long ago. For anyone who might think the Dino 246GT was a mid-engined pioneer, we give you the Matra Jet - the first mid-engined production sports car, introduced in 1965.
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  Preview: Anglia classic car auction, 24 August, King's Lynn 23 Aug 2013 (News)
  Tomorrow's Anglia Car Auctions’ August Bank Holiday sale is its biggest one yet, with 160 lots going under the hammer. As well as a number of cars from the recently uncovered Porsche 'barn find collection' there's a wide selection of classics to suit all tastes and budgets.
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  Lotus on the mend? 1 Aug 2013 (News)
  The news will be a welcome relief to Lotus, which over the past few years has suffered a series of embarrassments. There was the 2010 Paris Motor Show where the firm unveiled not one, but five new cars, all with groundbreaking technology, as part of a five year plan. Unsurprisingly those ambitious plans haven't made it to fruition, although the manufacturer is still working on one of those cars - the new Esprit - pictured above.
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  Report: Barons classic car auction, Surrey, 9 June 9 Jun 2013 (News)
  Upgrades - as well as the new body - included a five-speed gearbox, power steering and Harvey Bailey handling kit, all of which might put off the originality freak, but which makes the car a whole lot more usable in the real world - and it did reflect in the less than top-end price. Other cars that scored well included a nicely restored 1975 Jensen Interceptor III Mk4 at £23,500, which is a solid performance for a car on its way up in the market place.
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  Preview: Barons classic car auction, Sandown Park, 9 June 9 May 2013 (News)
  The replica’s vendor and designer, Tony Claydon, owned and competed in one of the original cars in the 1980s, so took the moulds in case of accident damage. The car is offered complete with a full set of moulds to enable a new owner to take the car into limited production or just to ensure the supply of panels in the case of over-exuberance at a track day.
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  Report: Historics auction, 9 March 12 Mar 2013 (News)
  And all of which prove that at current prices, classic Jaguars are still a good bet for long-term investment.  Commenting on the sale, Historics’ Auction Director, Edward Bridger-Stille, said: 'The Historics’ team did a marvellous job in assembling such a large, varied and valuable collection of cars. Equally, the fact that we enjoyed our largest-ever attendance. Significantly, our higher-priced consignments sold particularly well.' And from that, it's looking like 2013 will continue the pattern established in recent years, where the gulf between top-drawer classics in condition 1/concours and more regular historic cars continues to grow.
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  Entries Invited for 2013 MSA Spring Classic Tour 20 Dec 2012 (News)
  Open to cars over 20 years of age, and based at the exclusive Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales, the MSA Spring Classic is a chance to brush the cobwebs from the car after the winter and enjoy a weekend of classic motoring around Wales and the West of England.
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  Full Lots List For Silverstone Classic Auction 12 Jul 2012 (News)
  A 1992 ex Schumacher/Brundle Benetton B192-02 will be one of the star lots at Silverstone Auctions Classics Sale at The Silverstone Classic event on 21st July.   With a varied collection of classic cars, modern sports cars, championship-winning competition cars, motorbikes and automobillia set to go under the hammer, there’s sure to be something for everyone. Details of all the lots up for sale can be found on  Silverstone Classics Auction Lots List Recent additions include: 1992 Benetton B192-02 F1 car driven by seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and his teammate Martin Brundle.
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  The MoT Files: FAQs 11 May 2012 (News)
  With 355 million records and 40GB of data, there always will be. There were steam-powered Renault Clios and plenty of cars registered in the 1800s. Make sure you check what's on your MoT certificate before you leave the testing station. Does this tell me how reliable my car is? This data will tell you what your car is likely to fail its MoT on.