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  Sabine Schmitz to join the Group C grid at Silverstone Classic 16 Jul 2013 (News)
    At the Silverstone Classic, Schmitz will be sharing a Porsche 962 with Klaus Abbelen in the two spectacular showdowns for Group C prototypes that raced at Le Mans in the Eighties. 'The Porsche 962 is such great car for the purists – I just love driving it,” she said. “Silverstone is the Mecca for all petrolheads and, with all the downforce in the fast sections, racing the 962 is going to be a fantastic experience… if a little painful on the poor old neck muscles!'
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  Land Rover 110 V8 Country Station Wagon for CarFest auction 8 Jul 2015 (News)
  A Land Rover 110 V8 Country Station Wagon could make £21,000 when it heads to auction over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The car – which some enthusiasts view as the ‘ultimate’ Land Rover Defender – will be offered for sale by Classic Car Auctions at CarFest South on 29 August. Launched in 1983, this 12-seater came with the same 3.5-litre engine and gearbox fitted to the Range Rover.
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  Record turnout for Triumph TR7 40th birthday 22 Sep 2014 (News)
  Harris took the present and moved it into the future. Today, the TR7 doesn’t look old fashioned.’ On Saturday, TR Drivers’ Club members were given a treat when legendary Triumph test driver, Gordon Burtwhistle, took an early TR7 on a high-speed lap at MIRA’s dry handling circuit.
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  ‘Big screen’ theme for NEC show 9 Jul 2014 (News)
  Tickets are on sale now, with prices starting at £18.50 for adults (or £9.50 for 5-16 year olds) when purchased in advance via the official website: www.necclassicmotorshow.com.   
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  Preview: Silverstone Auctions, Race Retro, 22-23 February 17 Jan 2014 (News)
  Commenting on the car, Nick Whale, managing director, Silverstone Auctions, said: 'Few Jaguars can boast such a fascinating ownership record and one that seemingly defined the era when it was first driven. Few cars offered at auction have such an amazing connection to such important events in British political history.
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  Vulcanic extraction heads for Historics sale 5 Nov 2013 (News)
  An historic 1911 Vulcan Motor Car has been extracted from the hallway of a residential home after sitting there as an ornament for 28 years. And following the death of its owner, the car is heading for auction with Historics on 30 November.
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  How to Recover an MG Rover Warranty 9 May 2005 (News)
  MG Rover customers who paid for their car on a Visa Debit Card are being urged to write to the Financial Ombudsman in an effort to claw back the cost of their warranty. Traditionally, consumers are able to claim the cost of the defaulted goods or services from the bank via a policy called “Charge Back”.
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  Monaco proclaimed an all-time great of racing by the Historic Racing Forum 16 May 2014 (News)
  On Saturday lunchtime Adolfo Orsi had the privilege of driving Sir Stirling Moss around the legendary Monaco circuit for three laps in his beautiful 1959 Maserati 3500 Vignale prototype. They joined other participants in the Credit Suisse Classic Car Rally Parade in a large variety of mouthwatering old cars to help mark the 10th anniversary of the Credit Suisse Classic Car Programme.
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  'Car SOS's Fuzz Townshend launches Classic Friendly garage scheme 10 Jan 2014 (News)
  Fuzz Townshend, National Geographic Channel’s Car SOS presenter, has launched a new specialist network garage scheme called Classic Friendly. It sets out to offer cherished car owners a national network of quality garage services specialising in the servicing of pre-1960 cars.
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  CAP Confirms Used Car Values Still Rising 30 Jul 2009 (News)
    This means a considerably reduced supply of vehicles up to one year old. And because consumers are buying fewer new cars, dealers are unable to rely on part-exchange cars to fill the forecourt. This means that franchise dealers in particular have been forced to join the general
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  March Black Book reveals strong price rises in used car trade market 3 Mar 2009 (News)
  A CLAMOUR for used car stock in the open trade market has led to some of the strongest price rises in Black Book history. Despite gathering recession and the slump in new car orders, used car dealers are reporting strong retail demand and paying anything up to £500 more for a 3yr old standard volume vehicle than at the start of the year.
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  Insurance prices on the up 28 Jan 2015 (News)
  Young drivers faced larger increases than other motorists with a price rise of 4.5 per cent. The average premium for a 17-year-old is now £1983. The rises are partly linked to decreased fuel costs and economic growth – with more traffic on the road there is a greater likelihood of accidents. Despite the insurance premium increase over the last three months of the year, the price of insurance fell overall in 2014 by eight per cent – an average of £51.
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  Take a break: Look at Life - what price safety? 27 Feb 2014 (News)
  More than 500 of these five-to-ten minute long films were made, specifically to be show in Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. They were shown before the main feature, and had replaced the old newsreels, which had been rendered obselete by the arrival of television news on ITV and BBC. Each episode of Look a Life documented a theme or an aspect of British life between 1959 and '69, with transport being a popular subject.
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  Fatal accident claims Emma Wilkinson on the Peking to Paris 12 Jun 2013 (News)
  Emma, aged 46 with two children, was with her partner and fellow participant Peter Davies, who was not hurt in the accident, driving Car 92 – a 1970 Chevrolet C10 (below). The Tyumen region police reported that the incident was a head-on crash between the British driver’s Chevrolet and a Volkswagen Polo. They added the Polo’s passengers, a 31-year-old man and a baby died while a woman is in intensive care in hospital.
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  Citroen fits telemetics system to C1 as standard 19 Feb 2013 (News)
  The C1 Connexion is available for £10,170 with the Trafficmaster telematics system, but those who would like the car without the system fitted can get hold of on for £9820. It features red detailing inside and out and was designed with input from Facebook fans. It’s powered by a 1.0-litre engine with 68PS.
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  Powershift Grants Extended to Older Vehicles 11 Oct 2001 (News)
  Grants for the conversion costs of new cars and light vans will be revised from 1st April 2002 and will range from 30% to 40% of the conversion cost, depending on the level of emissions improvement. The Powershift Register lists all models for which approved conversions and grants are available.
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  'New' SAAB 9-5 from October 5 Jul 2001 (News)
  SAAB lists 'chassis revisions to enhance driver control', which presumably means less of the severe understeer which was a characteristic of the old model. 'Improvements to power, performance and economy' are also listed, together with 'enhanced safety systems' and 'subtle styling changes'. That's all they're telling us for now.
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  Classic car rally hopes to raise £150,000 for charity 19 May 2015 (News)
  At the lunch and throughout the rally, participants will mingle with legends from the road car and motorsport worlds. The event will be filmed by Channel 5’s The Classic Car Show, which is hosted by the supermodel and car fanatic, Jodie Kidd, and distinguished car expert, Quentin Willson.
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  Mercedes 190SL Gets Kids Vote at CarFest North 11 Sep 2012 (News)
  To encourage kids interest in classic cars, Hagerty International invited its Junior Judges to vote for Car of the Show at Chris Evans hugely popular CarFest North, in aid of BBC Children in Need. These judges, aged from 8 to 14 years old, were given the job voting for their favourite classic car on the car club stands in the glorious sunshine at Cholmondeley Cadstle last weekend.
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  Rally-bred Manta 400 for auction 24 Nov 2017 (News)
  An evaluation by the Manta Owners’ Club scored the car's condition as concours A1 in all areas, and it has been given a pre-sale estimate of £40,000 to £50,000. Richard Greenhalgh, Classic Car Auctions classic car specialist, said, ‘We believe that only 12 examples were produced in Astro Silver making this one even more desirable - especially with an indicated mileage of just 28,000 miles.’ The car is accompanied by a history file containing the original import documentation dating from 1984, receipts and photos of the car throughout its restoration, and an old MoT dating back to 1990, which shows the mileage at 18,414 miles.