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  Unused Toyotas at £2695 to £4295 Less Than New 30 Oct 2004 (News)
  All UK dealer supplied vehicles including free delivery, 6-12 months VED and 1st Registration Fee paid. No Imports at UK Car Discount Ltd. Make contace now via www.uk-car-discount.co.uk
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  Few Bargains at Auction Today 8 Oct 2004 (News)
  A 5k mile 03 reg MINI One CVT auto with alloys and a/c sold for £10,700. A 78k mile 2000X BMW 330CI sold for £12,300. Even a tatty, independently imported 138k mile unwarranted 94L Honda Prelude made a grand. Why this should be is only partly explained by the true new car sales figures for September, down to 430,763 including last minute registrations to ‘fleets’.
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  The Only Thing to Smile About at Auction Today 17 Sep 2004 (News)
  Even this 2002/52 reg FunTech 50cc three wheeler buggy with no keys, no V5 and a dubious past sold for a substantial £1,700. MINIs were mad money. An imported 6,433 mile 03 Cooper with a/c but only a cassette player rather than a CD bid to £10,250. While a 3-year-old 40k mile Y reg Cooper with all the bits including leather and full-length solid sunroof ran to a ridiculous £9,800.
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  Awesome New Audi A8s Arrive in Britain 22 Apr 2004 (News)
  Audi’s extraordinary new 450PS A8 6.0 litre W12 quattro, together with two significant new 3.0 litre A8s are now available to order in the UK. Bound to be the car of choice to convey Very Important People quickly across country the A8 6.0 quattro doesn’t put a foot wrong. Its massive 450PS and 580Nm torque offer huge acceleration and serious speed in the safety and security of four wheel drive.
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  Calm Before the Storm at Auction Today 27 Aug 2003 (News)
  Amidst the quality stuff, top bid for the immaculate 23k mile 98S Jag Sovereign 4.0 in the photo was £14,500, while a 99k mile 95N Jag XJR 6-cylinder was exactly £10,000 less at £4,500. Very definitely unsold was an imported 3k mile 03 reg Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring automatic for which the bidding stopped at just £9,150. You can check for anything you’re after in any upcoming BCA sale on BCA’s new pay-for service using the link in the LH side bar.
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  Very Successful Classic Auction Today 3 Dec 2001 (News)
  Cheapies included a rebodied 1946 Alvis TA14 shooting brake, sold for £4,200; a 1963 Morris Minor convertible, sold for £1,400; a 1974 Triumph GT6 MK III, sold for £1,500; a 1971 Triumph Spitfire 1300 Mk IV, sold for £1,700; a beautifully restored 1935 Morris 12/4 Series II, sold for £2,400; and an awesome but non-running 1973 Aston Martin V8 Banham converted convertible, sold for £6,700. The next important classic car auction is Coys True Greats to be held at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1, viewing Sunday 9th December 12.00 noon to 5.00pm and Monday 10th December 10.00am to 6.30pm; sale itself 6.30pm Monday 10th December.
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  Not so Cheap at Auction Today 16 Nov 2001 (News)
  And no one was convinced by the £10,500 apparently paid for a 77,000 mile 99S E46 318iS because, minutes later, top bid for an otherwise identical 73,000 mile 99T was £9,950. Repossessed personal imports didn't exactly set the halls alight either with just £13,650 bid for a 22,000 mile 99T BMW Z3 2.8 and £22,500 for a 42,000 mile 99T Mercedes SL320, possibly because the snatchback squad forgot the hard-top.
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  Rush to Buy Sends Auction Prices Soaring 6 Jul 2001 (News)
  And you should have seen the crazies battle over a Mercedes. Mega miles mean lower import duties in the Far East with the result that an eminently exportable 123,000 mile 98R C180 Sport auto in silver started at a sensible £5,800 but went on to sell for all of £9,200. In contrast, a very smart 74,000 mile 98R C240 Sport auto sold for just £10,350.
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  BCA Launches a New Classic Car Website 16 Feb 2008 (News)
  The car was exported to Australia by its original owner and resided there for some thirty years, benefiting from the warm dry climate. Imported back into the UK in 1991, the vehicle was reallocated its original Coventry registration number. It is still in its original livery of Old English White with red leather trim, and has an interesting history having appeared in the TV series, Neighbours, while still in Australia.
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  VAT RELIEF FOR THE DISABLED 21 Jul 2001 (News)
  Douglas Campbell FCA, CertMgmt(Open), MICFM(Cert), Executive Director The Disabled Drivers' Association has kindluy provided the following important information which disabled drivers may freely download:- VAT Relief on Motor vehicles adapted for disabled people On 1 April 2001 the law was changed to allow some disabled people to purchase certain vehicles at the zero rate of VAT.
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  Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 set for Autosport auction 4 Jan 2019 (News)
  The left-hand drive also spent some of its early years in the United States. It was then imported back to Germany in July 1986 when it was purchased by the President of the German Classic Porsche 911 Club, Wolfram Thonemann, who obtained the apt registration 'K-RS 911’. During his ownership, the car was successfully campaigned on racing circuits in Germany and around Europe, even becoming the Europa Cup Class 6 Champion of 1987.  In December 1996 the car changed hands and continued its motorsport legacy competing in international classic rallies, including prestigious events such as the Hockenheim Regularity Rally, Mont Ventoux, Modena Cento Ore, Tour De España, and Tour Auto, where it won the Regularity class in 2009.  Characteristic features of the car include Fuchs alloy wheels, distinctive fibreglass front bumper and iconic ducktail spoiler.
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  Eccentric Adventurer's Eclectic Collection of Cars and Bikes to go under the Hammer at Brightwells on 26th September 16 Aug 2018 (News)
  After one glass, Andrew would like it. After two, he wanted it. Three, and it was his. Location was never important. His 1925 Dodge Brothers Model 4 Roadster was bought from a gentleman in Auckland, not Bishops Auckland as first thought - but Auckland, New Zealand. Shipping companies quickly became Andrew’s friend."
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  Jaguar unveils first continuation XKSS 22 Nov 2016 (News)
  T Kev Riches, Jaguar classic engineering manager, said, ‘The XKSS is one of the most important cars in Jaguar’s history, and we are committed to making the “new original” version absolutely faithful to the period car in every way. ‘From the number, type and position of all the rivets used – there are more than 2,000 in total – to the Smiths gauges on the dashboard, everything is the same as the original cars, because that is the way it should be.’
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  1955 Dellow Mk II B in Historics 20th August Brooklands Auction 4 Aug 2016 (News)
  A dream project if it comes cheap enough, this 1971 left hand drive Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible was imported from the USA in 2014, but has since remained unrestored. The canvas top seems to be fairly new and though a lot of tidying is required it is reported to be relatively rust free and the engine runs well.
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  Coys to hold two classic car auctions on the same day 13 Jan 2016 (News)
  Henry Taylor then went on to win the British Empire Trophy in October driving this car. Other important lots include a 1985 MG Metro 6R4, the original Rothmans team car (£85,000 to £95,000), a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GT (£230,000 to £265,000) and a 1958 Aston DB2/4 Mark III, with only two owners in 29 years (£100,000 to £115,000).
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  Jaguar XK120 restoration project to go under the hammer 4 Jun 2015 (News)
  Facel Vega HK500 - estimate £58,000-£64,000 This one was imported into the UK in 1990 by the vendor, and has been dry stored ever since. The car starts, runs, and drives but doesn’t have an MoT. It carries an estimate of £58,000-£64,000. But this is a Jaguar sale, after all, so you’d expect to see a Mk2.
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  Goodbye to the tax disc 1 Oct 2014 (News)
  Unless you’ve managed to avoid all the recent news stories relating to the demise of the tax disc, you’ll already know that Wednesday, 1 October, is the day when Britain’s motorists finally bid farewell to this all-important circular piece of paper. It doesn’t mean the end of Vehicle Excise Duty, though – and it seems there’s still some confusion over the future of VED and how it’s now implemented.    The death of the tax disc was announced as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s 2013 Autumn Statement, with the system moving to a fully digital service.
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  Report: Barons 17th December 2013 23 Dec 2013 (News)
  A first generation pre-Airflow 1964 Lotus Cortina proved to be the star of the day at Barons 17th December auction at Sandown Park, Esher, eventually selling to a New Zealand telephone bidder for £48,172, inclusive.   Important post-sale deals included £36,000 inclusive for the 1965 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 roadster restoration project, proving that the early pre-sale estimate had been wildly optimistic. (This had later been brought down to a more sensible level.)
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  CarFest North Moves to Oulton Park 22 Jul 2013 (News)
  Other notable highlights are dazzling parades of both Aston Martins and Lamborghinis to mark important milestones in their respective automotive histories plus, for the first time at a CarFest, the addition of some very special motorcycles. As if the magical sights and sounds of so much show-stopping machinery aren’t enough, the festival atmosphere will continue after the dust settles on the Sprint.
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  1957 Ford Zephyr Convertible Makes £22,412 at Barons 1 Nov 2012 (News)
  The 1965 Fiat 500D with just 35,600 miles on the clock would probably have made more than its £8,100 if it had come with more paperwork - demonstrating that it's important for owners to try to hang on to all the administrative bits and pieces that a car accumulates over the years.  Entries for Barons' Yuletide Classic on December 18th are already rolling in, with a rare 1966 428 Thunderbird Convertible and an even rarer 1965 Margrave Wood and Picket Mini Cooper S topping the list at the moment.