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  More Top Brits in Historics 11th June Classics Auction 30 May 2016 (News)
  Here we look at some more. The MGA roadster was a beautiful car. But the quickest and scarcest is the ultra rare 1600 Twin Cam. Only 2,111 were built between 1958 and 1960. The 110hp Twin Cam engine was unique to the car and only otherwise used in record breakers. This matching-numbers, UK home-market supplied MGA Twin Cam still has its original designated number plate.
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  Rare SS1 Tourer to Star in Barons 7th December Auction 10 Nov 2010 (News)
  The car remained there until October 2010, when it was acquired by the vendor. With just 2,600 miles covered, the Escort is still on its first set of brake shoes, and when the dipstick was withdrawn to check the (original) oil, it was still clean and like new.
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  The MoT Files: MoT Test Results By Year of Registration 6 May 2014 (News)
  MoT Test results by year of registration. Covers models from 1980-2010 and provides a round-up of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
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  Goodwood Revival - wouldn't it be good to do it '70s and '80s style? 18 Sep 2013 (News)
  Realistically, we'd open our alternative Revival to cars between 1970-'89. But that's what I'd love to see in a single celebratory themed weekend of motor racing, and pit and paddock action. Imagine an event - held at Brand's Hatch (Goodwood was largely out of action in the 1970s and '80s, while Brands regularly held F1 and touring car races) - that stars such gems as Group B rally cars, the fire-breathing F1 turbos, Group C Le Mans cars, and world touring car races starring M3s, Cosworths and 190s.
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  A Grand Monday: Fiat Cinquecento 7 Nov 2016 (News)
  . Launched in 1991, the Guiguiaro-styled  Cinquecento (or 500) was also the first Fiat city car to be front engined, the original 500 and 126 having had the power unit adrift of the rear axle. It was also the first car to be built exclusively at Fiat’s Tychy factory in Poland, formerly the home of FSO, or Polski-Fiat.
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  Last day auction prices from Barrett Jackson Scottsdale and Mecum Kissimmee 19 Jan 2015 (News)
  Sunday was the last day of Barrett Jackson’s 1,600 car Scottsdale marathon, and also the third day of Mecum auctions at Kissimmee. So we thought we’d cover both with what we were able to pick up from Twitter. Richard Rawlings got up on stage to hype the Ugly Kid 1971 Chevrolet Kingswood wagon, but we’d be grateful to anyone for a price.
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  Owner review of the month: August 2014 1 Sep 2014 (News)
  Ford S-Max, by Nomag This month’s best Owners’ Review is NOMAG’s assessment of his Ford S-Max. The HonestJohn.co.uk user goes into great detail about his car, covering all of the pros and cons of life with the Ford. He also gives superb insight into the S-Max's suitability as a family car, with analysis of the engine, cabin and servicing costs.

  Toyota recalls 6.4 million cars for safety checks 9 Apr 2014 (News)
  The vehicles affected were built between January 2005 and August 2010. In total this covers 10,339 UK-registered cars. Toyota has also admitted that the Yaris and Urban Cruiser (2005 -2009) is affected by a fault with the steering column bracket. The bracket on some models might break when the steering wheel is repeatedly turned with full force.
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  MINI Apprenticeships Offered to Youngsters 4 Dec 2012 (News)
  There are currently more than 160 apprentices across the company's production plants at Oxford, Swindon, Hams Hall, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited in Goodwood. Apprenticeships take between three and four years and cover a wide range of professional skills from human resources and business administration to electrical maintenance and engineering.
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  Mazda Puts Efficiency Before Electricity 4 May 2011 (News)
    So, rather than disappear down the track of devoting all its resources to developing cars that will only account for 10% of the market, Mazda is concentrating on making its entire range more efficient.   It calls this programme ‘Skyactiv’, and it covers the whole car: engine, transmission, body and suspension.
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  Lovely Aston Martin DB4 For Historics Auction 2 Nov 2010 (News)
    Amidst the continued clamour for the Aston Martin marque, Historics at Brooklands is set to auction a highly original example of the DB4, widely recognised as being responsible for establishing Aston Martin’s reputation as a road car specialist, at its sale on Saturday December 4 th . Replacing the DB Mark III and costing £3,976 when launched - £900 more than its predecessor - every major component on the DB4 was new, and significantly, the lightweight ‘Superleggera’ tubular frame helped establish the DB4 as the world’s first production car capable of 0-100-0 mph in less than 30 seconds, and a 0-60 mph time of under nine seconds.
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  Infiniti opens 'boutique' showroom in London's Picadilly 10 Aug 2010 (News)
  Every new car also comes with warranties covering the vehicle (60,000 miles or three years), the body (12-year anti-corrosion), and the standard Scratch Shield paint (three years against defects).  
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  New Discounted Skoda Octavias From Stock 23 Aug 2007 (News)
  Autofinders Ltd is a member of the Retail Motor Industry Federation and operates from a brand new purpose-built car showroom. No hidden charges. Autofinders ltd only ever asks you to pay for the car once you have seen and inspected the physical car. Stock# SK11221: Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDi 170bhp VRS Estate.
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  A Grand Monday: Mk1 Toyota MR2, £850 14 Mar 2016 (News)
  He said, ‘The car was rust proofed with Dinitrol when I bought it and topped up every few years. I was thorough about covering every hidden box section and all of the chassis.’ So what’s the catch?
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  Prize-winning Beetle written off by Storm Desmond 14 Dec 2015 (News)
  The Beetle was at that point out of the water, although Neil had no idea of what was to come, ‘Little did I know that the flood level was to rise by a total of eight feet.’  The car ended up almost completely covered, with only the top of its roof visible above the water. To make matters worse, Neil was unable to assess the situation until a couple of days later, ‘I’m a charge nurse on the emergency floor at the local hospital, and a major incident was declared.
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  Rover celebrations set for NEC classic motor show 11 Sep 2014 (News)
  Philip Copperwheat, who is co-ordinating the celebrations, said, ‘The Rover Village will be a great opportunity for the Joint Rover Owners’ Clubs to come together in one area to display Rover Motor cars covering the years of Rover motor car production.’ As part of the celebration, show organisers also extended an invitation to the other Rover clubs for their members to take part as well.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 28 24 Jun 2013 (News)
  Their problems however failed to prevent them setting a string of best times in the Vintageant Category on the test-sections. Others also had problems. Car 100, the big Holden V8 pick-up, slid off on a gravel-covered corner but was able to get back onto the road having dropped time, and car 97, the big Mercury Park Lane suffered a fuel-pump failure. 
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  How to claim from your insurer after an accident 19 Feb 2018 (News)
  For example, a lower level of glass cover for your windscreen should you have it replaced somewhere other than the insurer's choice of supplier. This can be very important on modern van where advanced driver assistance systems, like adaptive cruise control or automatic city braking, are fitted.
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  Metro crossover concept comes to auction 1 Jun 2015 (News)
  It will be sold with no reserve. First registered in 1990, the Scout has covered just 1290 miles to date and is described as ‘not roadworthy at present’. Included in the sale are some of the original moulds for the car, which will need collecting from Stondon Motor Museum after the auction.
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  GTI International Coming Up On 4th-6th July 18 Jun 2014 (News)
  As at last year, the main event will be the quarter-mile drag race. Here, visitors to the event can 'run what they brung', testing the acceleration of their cars against the clock on a real drag strip with world-class timing, watched by a crowd from the 3,000-seater grandstand. The strip will also have demo runs from many of the country’s top tuning companies, as well as members of the Volkswagen Drag Racing Club.  One highlight will be Paul Jordan’s four-wheel-drive Scirocco 20VT that can cover the standing quarter in 8.95 seconds, hitting 150 mph.