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  Lord Mountbatten’s Rolls for sale 14 Mar 2016 (News)
  It reappeared after an Oxford dental surgeon, Captain Ralph Symmons, purchased the Silver Ghost in the South of France. He returned home with the motor car, removed the French number plates, and made an incredible discovery – a London registration that traced the Silver Ghost back to Lord Mountbatten’s ownership.
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  Mercedes-Benz Model K goes under the hammer 4 Mar 2016 (News)
  Philip Kantor, Bonhams European motoring director, said, ‘With some incredible motor cars in the sale, including this glorious green-bodied 1928 Mercedes-Benz Model K with its stunning Saoutchik transformable coachwork, we anticipate another exciting auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.’ Saoutchik was a coachbuilder deluxe, founded in France in 1906. The company was renowned throughout the 1920s and 1930s for its extravagant and high quality designs, as demonstrated with the vibrant green coachwork featured on the Model K offered. Bonhams Mercedes-Benz Sale will take place on Saturday 19 March in the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Germany.
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  Italian classics take the top spots at Bonhams Quail Lodge sale 19 Aug 2015 (News)
  Top achiever of the sale was the alloy-bodied Ferrari 250GT competition car that claimed third place in the 1959 Tour de France. The fifth of seven ‘interim’ long wheelbase Berlinettas with short wheelbase style coachwork, this Ferrari had an illustrious racing career, followed by a top-notch two-year restoration, completed in 2014.
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  Whiplash claims waste ‘close to a million’ hours of GPs time each year 13 Feb 2015 (News)
  Eight in every ten accidents where one driver admits liability will lead on to a whiplash claim (78 per cent), versus 35 per cent in the Netherlands and 30 per cent in France. In order to reduce the number of fraudulent claims the UK Government is introducing a medical reporting panel called MedCo. From 1 April, anyone who wants to submit a whiplash compensation claim will have to get a medical report from a MedCo certified doctor.
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  Bonhams Auctions sells Ferrari 250 GTO for record-breaking £22.8 million at auction 15 Aug 2014 (News)
  Chassis 3851GT was previously owned by French racing driver Jo Schlesser who drove the 250 GTO to second place in the 1962 Tour de France. The car was raced throughout 1962, but required a complete factory rebuild after French ski champion Henri Oreiller crashed and died while racing at Montlhéry. The Ferrari subsequently passed through the hands two other amateur racing drivers before being bought by Fabrizio Violati in 1965 for £1400.
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  Peugeot Updates its Website 21 Feb 2008 (News)
  ” The website was created on a bespoke Content Management System (CMS) built by Cap Gemini in France. To view, co to www.peugeot.co.uk
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  RoadRunner Charity Rally for £500 Bangers 4 Apr 2012 (News)
  All the accommodation, events and optional excursions have been pre-arranged along the way. “We start in France with a welcome party and during the next two days, adventurers can take part in a range of activities, including Champagne tasting, go-karting and a theme park in the snow,” said Ian. “Then it’s on to Switzerland where we will camp by Lake Lucerne and have a barbecue.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 30 27 Jun 2013 (News)
  Just because everyone senses Paris doesn’t mean to say the route has to turn into a cruise, and the Swiss Historic Racing Club are here tonight, they have worked with Kim Bannister on our final sting in the tail before France. It’s not over, certainly not until Bill is singing with an ice-cold beer in his hand in Paris… along with the rest of the teams.  
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  1959 Cadillac DeVille For Sale in USA 25 May 2012 (News)
  Asking price 75,000 euros. Vendor: Jawad BOULOS, 93 bd Edouard Herriot, 06200 Nice, France. tel +33-6-10-14-55-75, email:  jawad.boulos4@gmail.com Obviously any buyer needs to staitsfy himself of the legality of any purchase contract he enters into.
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  Rubbish Powered Scrap Bus Reaches Asia 17 Oct 2009 (News)
  "It's a bad example of a type of bus that was never particularly efficient when new." explained Pag, "It's noisy, uncomfortable, slow, and it smells like a bus drivers armpit, but when you are using rubbish you can't expect too much." Since leaving London on the 19th of September, the bus has covered 5000km through France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, the Balkans and Greece to reach Turkey. In that time Pag has collected over 500 litres of chip fat and biodiesel made from used cooking oil to put in his tank. After rest and repairs, the journey will continue on Tuesday.
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  Plans to introduce cleaner fuel could damage more than a million classic cars 4 Mar 2020 (News)
  .’ Currently, E5 unleaded petrol contains up to 5% bioethanol. E10, which contains 10% bioethanol, is already on sale in Germany, France, Belgium and Finland. If given the green light, the move has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by about 750,000 tonnes per year – that’s the equivalent of 350,000 fewer cars on the road.
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  British classics shine at London show 22 Feb 2016 (News)
  And when all the votes had been counted, the UK team – which included the original Mini, the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Le Mans Bentley, McLaren F1 supercar, Aston Martin DB5, Land Rover and Graham Hill’s 1988 title winning Lotus 49 Grand Prix car – narrowly beat an Italian team full of Ferraris, Maseratis, and Lamborghinis. American muscle cars helped the USA in to third place ahead of Germany, France and Japan. Prizes to the top three nations were presented by Jodie Kidd on Sunday afternoon. The second London Classic Car Show was twice as large as the inaugural show and welcomed a record 33,000 visitors over its four days.
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  Vauxhall honours Great War 7 Nov 2014 (News)
  Regarded by many historians as the ‘First Automobile War’, the conflict saw for the first time companies like Vauxhall, Rolls-Royce and Sunbeam work closely with the British Army to mobilise key personnel. King George V was transported to Vimy Ridge in northern France in a Vauxhall, and the Staff Car was also the first vehicle to cross the Rhine following the Armistice in 1918. The car in the accompanying shots is one of just two D-Type Staff Cars known to survive. ‘IC-0721’ (its military number) appeared in the Steven Spielberg film War Horse, along with Vauxhall Heritage Collection’s ‘Prince Henry’ model.
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  Driver Clocked on M25 at 149mph 27 May 2014 (News)
  Though German authorities come down very heavily on drivers exceeding posted speed limits on autobahns and elsewhere. And in France, a speed of 30kmh over the posted limit earns the driver a 28 day ban, effective immediately. If there is no other driver in the car legally capable of taking over, the driver has to call someone to drive the car home.
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  New car sales jump 13.4 per cent in June 4 Jul 2013 (News)
  The surge in sales will be welcomed by the UK’s automotive industry, which turns over £59 billion and supports more than 700,000 jobs. The UK also continues to buck the European trend of falling demand, with the likes of France and Germany witnessing a fall of 100,000 registrations since the start of the year. The SMMT believes that the UK’s impressive performance is largely attributed to its improving jobs sector.
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  Rare Bentley 'Embiricos' returns to Crewe 16 Aug 2012 (News)
  In 1939 Bentley designer Ivan Evernden worked with Paulin on a sleek Mark V prototype called Corniche. Unfortunately it was in France when WWII broke out and was destroyed during a bombing raid on Dieppe while awaiting shipment to Britain. Post-war, many of the lessons of the Embiricos Bentley reached fruition in the glorious lines of the 1952 R Type Continental, and as such continue to be reflected in the iconic shape of today’s Continental GT coupe.
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  Drive Caterhams at Autosport Show 26 Nov 2009 (News)
  We expect the stand to be as busy as ever and we look forward to showing off Caterham's unique attraction." Autosport International Director Ian France added: "Autosport International isn't just about the drivers and machines, but also about giving fans a real taste of what motorsport is all about. There are few cars as exciting as the Caterham, and I'm sure that anyone who goes along to sample the experience will leave with a smile on their face!"
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  1920 Rolls 20HP Goshawk in Barons Auction 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  Originally fitted with a Hooper touring body, it was used extensively by Henry Royce and his then Chief Designer, Ernest Hives, at the company’s design centre in Le Canadel, France. Royce also used the car personally at home in the UK, returning it to Derby for modifications as the 20hp model was developed further. In 1925 a replacement engine was fitted and 4 G 11 sold into private ownership.
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  Rare Citroen Mehari in Historics 18th May Classic Car Auction 13 Apr 2019 (News)
  Lawrence in Norwich by Aston Martin dealers Brooklands of Bond Street, London on 17th August, 1960. It then went to France and was purchased by its present owner in 2016. The history file has invoice records detailing all work carried out each year from 2016 to 2019 by Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell which total £38,942.
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  Wreck Rescue Christmas Vid 26 Nov 2008 (News)
  But, for his most recent TV series, Mark decided to put his own projects on hold in order to help inspire and motivate some fellow classic vehicle enthusiasts to achieve their restoration dreams. Filmed over 18 months, mainly in the UK but also in Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Poland and France, Wreck Rescue follows the highs and lows of five very different stories. Real people. Real projects. Real deadlines. Real drama. Restoring a rust heap is a much bigger challenge than most people anticipate.