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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: Infiniti Q30 makes debut 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  Click here to read about the QX30 concept car. Infiniti sold just 746 cars in the UK in 2014, representing a scant 0.02 per cent share of the UK market, although that was twice what it sold the year previous. But by entering the more popular family hatchback and crossover markets for the first time, Infiniti is expanding its appeal significantly.
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  A Grand Monday: 37k Ford Orion 6 Jul 2015 (News)
  s=carAndClassic&id=C631893">1990 Ford Orion 1.3L for £1695 , which makes it one of the most expensive on the market today. It’s a two-owner car and is described by the vendor as ‘not the usual rubbish’. It’s a manual car and has been garaged all its life. It was with its first owner for 24 years, which suggests it has been well looked after.
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  A Grand Monday: BMW 3-series (E30) 16 Feb 2015 (News)
  There's the odd blemish here and there, but it does look like there are some rust bubbles beginning around the wheel arches... and possibly the sills. It does have 12 months' MoT, though - not bad for a car under a grand.
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  Heroes: Ian Callum 26 Nov 2014 (News)
  Ian joined Jaguar in 1999 but continued to manage Aston Martin design, developing the DB9 as well as directing Jaguar Design where he and his team created, amongst others, the R-Coupe, RD-6, C-X75 and C-X17 concepts. Heralding an exciting new era for Jaguar, each of his cars takes the design theme further and continues to reinforce Jaguar’s rebirth.
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  First Lynx Eventer could make £30,000 at auction 2 Sep 2014 (News)
  The first production spec Lynx Eventer – one of just 67 made – was offered for sale at Silverstone Auctions’ Autumn Sale. In storage for the past 15 years, the car needed a full restoration. With 116,840 miles on the 5.3-litre V12 HE, the car came with a vast history file. Registered in 1982, 1 HOP (now wearing CYJ621Y) was used in Lynx’s marketing material and featured in the factory brochure as well as motoring magazines.
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  Range Rover number one to be auctioned at Salon Privé 22 Aug 2014 (News)
  When it was launched, the Range Rover created a whole new market sector, and this is a chance for someone to own the car that started it all – chassis number one. Originally planned as a post-war stopgap, buyers couldn’t wait to get their hands on Rover’s civilised off-roader. This car, built between 24 November and 17 December 1969, was registered on 2 January 1970 – nearly six months before the car officially went on sale.
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  NEC classic motor show's search for a TV star car 21 Aug 2014 (News)
  So if you know of a reclusive once-famous classic, then get in touch with the team. Simply send the details of the car and where it appeared to win@necclassicmotorshow.com before 5 September. A panel of judges, including the Wheeler Dealers, will then pick the project will be the star of the NEC live stage in November.
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  Blower Bentleys to tackle the Mille Miglia 9 May 2014 (News)
  There will be Bentleys from all eras, some of them extremely rare, in Brescia to mark the start of Mille Miglia and it should be a real celebration of great cars.' 
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  Personal registrations sales go from strength to strength 31 Mar 2014 (News)
  Reflecting strong classic and new car sales, personalised number plates impressed at the most recent DVLA Select auction for once retained numbers now released to the public. In the recent DVLA auction sale of personalised number plates in Chesterfield, there was a near unprecedented number 'plates achieving more tham £10,000.
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  Take a break: Porsche 936 lapping Le Mans 27 Jan 2014 (News)
  Got five minutes to spare? Then take a break, and watch this amazing in-car footage of the 1977 Le Mans winner, the Porsche 936 lapping La Sarthe. The commentary might be sparse, but the on screen action tells you all you need to know - up to 211mph on the Mulsanne straight.
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  Michael Schumacher's 1998 Ferrari F300 sells for £1.3m at auction 21 Jan 2014 (News)
  The Ferrari Formula 1 car that was driven by Michael Schumacher in the build up to the 1998 season has sold for $1.7m (£1.3m) at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottdale sale in Arizona.  The historic F300 powered Schumacher to six race wins and five additional podium places in 1998 as he finished runner up to championship winner Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren Mercedes.
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  Modern and classic on display at the Regent Street Motor Show 21 Oct 2013 (News)
  Classic and modern cars will be starring at the free-to-view Regent Street Motor Show on Saturday 2 November. As well of the London-Brighton starrung veteran cars, the Regent Street event will include current and future models from some of the world’s leading manufacturers.
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  Bonhams moves forwards at its Beaulieu auction 11 Sep 2013 (News)
  As we predicted last week , the top-selling car was a 1926 Sunbeam 3.0-Litre Super Sports 'Twin Cam' Tourer, which achieved a top-of-estimate £158,300. The Super Sports has enjoyed something of an interesting life, reflected in the interest shown in the car.
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  Range Rover is top of the class in JD Power 25 Jul 2013 (News)
  Land Rover 's current global success iis great news for the British car industry, but for some, there’s still the nagging doubt of historic unreliability and build quality of its model range. According to Land Rover, this is now history – and the company’s performance in the 2013 JD Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study in the USA would seem to bear this out.
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  Austin 7s to gather at Beaulieu 7 May 2013 (News)
  The annual National Austin 7 Rally, organised by the 750 Motor Club, takes place on 7 July on the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire. Hundreds of Britain's once-favourite small car will be heading for the iconic venue. People who attend the rally will also be able to access to Lord Montagu’s historic Palace House and Gardens and The National Motor Museum. Austin 7 owners are legendarily adventurous.
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  Peugeot 205 ticks past 338,000 miles 30 Apr 2013 (News)
  Sadly the owner,’ John Clive, passed away in December 2012. But rather than scrap the car John’s wife, Penny, has donated it to Eastleigh College for students to studying motor mechanics to maintain and work on. That’s good news, because Peugeot 205s are gradually disappearing from UK roads.
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  Ford launches 'killjoy' system for parents of young drivers 28 Oct 2011 (News)
  "Inexperienced drivers are typically the most at-risk drivers on the road, so the more we can do to encourage safe driving and limit distraction the better. With MyKey, parents can set limitations, while still allowing the freedom of driving a car." MyKey will be available from 2012 on the Ford Fiesta before being expanded to other car models.  
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  MINI owners get a chance to drive their cars on track 5 Jun 2011 (News)
  MINI UK has teamed up with Motor Sport Vision to offer MINI owners the chance to experience the go-kart thrills of their cars on four of the UK’s most famous circuits at evening events this summer. The four novice track evenings held at Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Cadwell Park and Bedford Autodrome will be offered exclusively to MINI owners at a special subsidised rate of £49 per person.
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  Skoda Free VAT Offer Extended 22 Jul 2009 (News)
    At 7.9 per cent APR, Škoda Finance is offering rates that are lower than the average high-street bank rates.  Add in the flexibility for customers to choose between part-exchanging their car for a new Škoda, make an optional final payment in order to purchase their new car, or simply return it at the end of the contract. For more information on Škoda’s range of great value cars and offers, go to Skoda  
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  Mitsubishi Offers Scrappage for 5 - 10 Year Olds 28 May 2009 (News)
  To help maximise on this momentum, we have decided to launch our own scheme, which means a customer can bring in a car as young as 5 years old to any participating Mitsubishi dealer.” With over 17% of new-car customer enquiries now coming via the scrappage scheme route, Mitsubishi has also confirmed that customers can choose from a range of finance plans to suit their pocket with loan periods of 12 months to 5 years, deposits starting at 10% and interest rates as low as 0%.