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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 25 21 Jun 2013 (News)
  Today has seen a lot of activity at the local Bentley dealership here in Kiev, we saw no less than four Bentleys, including the Japanese R-Type still awaiting delivery of the essential head-gasket, with Bill and Mark of car 15 working furiously on getting the rebuilt engine of the Model A Ford 'flyer' running again. One of the media-Toyotas was put to good use in towing the Ford up and down the yard, it ran briefly but clearly there were timing issues and after a few coughs, bangs and back-fires, the engine called it a day.
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  Fiat Panda record attempt reaches Europe 10 Feb 2013 (News)
  Philip Young and Philip Brace and their plucky Fiat Panda TwinAir are now on the home stretch, having landed in Sicily on Saturday evening just nine days into their hopefully record-breaking run. Will they make to London in time for breakfast on Tuesday morning? When we last left the crew , they were on the verge of entering Egypt from Sundan.
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  World Cup Maxi to go under the hammer 31 Jan 2013 (News)
  Ultimately, the team, made up of Tish Ozanne, Bronwyn Burrell and Tina Kerridge (below) didn't make it to the end of the event, being forced out through being out of time at a control point in Argentina, the car showed promise, running as highly as 35th out of 106 starters in the European rally stages.  Commenting recently on the end of their rally, Tina Kerridge remarked: 'It all comes flooding back to me - ‘flooding’ being the operative word.
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  EarlyBird Discounts For BTCC Croft Next June 13 Nov 2012 (News)
  What’s more, Croft has this week confirmed that those taking advantage of a special offer in the run-up to Christmas and booking before 14 December will be able to purchase tickets at one-off prices. They include: Sunday (race day):           £20 Weekend:                          £30 Grandstand (Sunday):      £7 All tickets can be purchased on the official www.croftcircuit.co.uk website and by calling Croft Circuit on 01325 721815.
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  VW to Support GTI International 23-24 June 31 May 2012 (News)
  The main attraction is the quarter-mile sprint, essentially a drag strip where some of the fastest Volkswagens record zero to 60 times of 2.5 seconds, and the quarter-mile in 10 seconds.  Last year saw over 500 cars registered and over 1800 runs recorded. There is also a handling course, promoted by Bilstein and Eibach with support from Hankook tyres, where entrants can test their driving skills against the clock on a challenging slalom course.  Rather more sedate but no less popular is the ‘Show 'n' Shine', sponsored by Meguiar's, which features hundreds of the country's top show cars, many highly modified and customised, while others are preserved in immaculate standard classic condition.
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  Master mechanic, aged eight. 21 Feb 2012 (News)
  Well, eight-year-old James Moss will probably be an expert before he is even able to drive his first car – a Citroen 2CV - which he’s been repairing with the help of his dad, Rob. Rob runs a specialist Citroen garage called Chevronic Centre Ltd, and so his son James has seen a lot of cars coming in and out, and likes to help where he can – but he wanted a car of his own.
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  MINI United 2012 to be at Le Castellet 16 Dec 2011 (News)
  The international community growing up around the British small car brand is set to come together for the fourth running of a very special open-air festival. MINI has announced the date and venue for what is sure to be a spectacular event. MINI aficionados and music fans alike should set aside the weekend of 11 - 13 May 2012 in their diaries and programme the destination Le Castellet - or, more precisely, the Circuit Paul Ricard - in France into their sat-navs.
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  Record Entry Expected for HRDC Final 15 Aug 2011 (News)
  'Pocket Rocket GTs' is the nickname often applied to this competitive series. All cars in this series run engines under 1500cc, yet the race pace of these historic GTs is phenomenal. Like the pre-'60 touring cars, the HRDC 'Grand Touring Greats' Series has a great mix of marques and models: Sebring and Speedwell Sprites, one of the original Le Mans Healey prototypes, MG Midget-based Lenhams, Ashleys and WSMs, plus Tornado Talisman, GSM Delta, Rochdale Olympic, Lotus Elite - they are all here.
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  Next Nissan Qashqai to be designed, engineered and built in Britain 8 Jun 2011 (News)
  Late rthis month it will produce the one millionth Qashqai and more than 80 per cent of current production is exported to 97 markets worldwide. The production line in Sunderland has been running around the clock for more than a year to meet global demand, producing an average of 1,200 Qashqais per day. Each Qashqai produced has 3,779 parts, of which 83.6% come from one of 224 UK suppliers.
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  Mazda MX-5 GT Improved for Thruxton on 11th/12th June 5 Jun 2011 (News)
  “Thruxton will be the fourth race of the Britcar Dunlop Production GTN Championship race series, with just three races run, the Mazda MX-5 GT car has secured second in its class in the championship and fourth overall. This is testament to its bullet proof reliability, nimble handling and lightweight. The latest modifications will make the MX-5 GT race car an even stronger contender against the more powerful race cars in its class,” comments Graeme Fudge, PR Director, Mazda UK.
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  Fun Packed Charity Event at Goodwood on 5th July 13 Apr 2011 (News)
  Founder Jenny Baker-Carr (whose previous charity events have raised around £35,000) says that, by running this event just two days after the Goodwood Festival of Speed, she hopes the event will benefit from a healthy uptake of cars and people prepared to stay on to support this most worthy event. As in previous events, there will be plenty off-circuit entertainment in support of the usual track activity.
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  Ford Offers LCV Scrappage Scheme to Ease the Pain of Meeting LEZ 5 Apr 2011 (News)
  The Mayor, said: "I am delighted that Ford is being so supportive with its commercial vehicle scrappage scheme, allowing Londoners to trade up their vehicles to new, cleaner models. It is particularly pleasing that vans running on engines made locally in the capital are part of this package. Ford's commitment as market leader is a fantastic contribution to my goal of a less polluted London with a great quality of life." The LEZ initiative was introduced in 2008 to encourage the most polluting vehicle drivers in the capital, to become cleaner.  
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  Supermarket giant enters the used car market 4 Apr 2011 (News)
  The new Tesco site is essentially a re-brand of carsite.co.uk, which is now defucnt. In the run-up to the launch of Tescocars.com, carsite.co.uk initially removed its entire stock and later took the website offline for "maintenance". Tesco says that it aims to give buyers a brand new online service giving direct access to thousands of 'great value', well maintained, independently checked used cars, without the hassle, stress or sales pressure typically associated with the industry.
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  Honda CR-Z Voted Japanese Car of the Year 12 Nov 2010 (News)
  This award shows that the public has accepted Honda's aspiration to supply exceptional environmental performance in a fun-to-drive hybrid car at an affordable price, as well as Honda's desire to spread the joy of owning and driving a car.” The award-winning run continued last night, as the CR-Z scooped Eco Gadget of the Year at the Stuff Gadget Awards. Fraser MacDonald, editor-in-chief at Stuff magazine, heaped praise on the CR-Z: “The Honda CR-Z looks great, and it feels great to be in.
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  FIAT 500 TwinAir to be Congestion Charge Exempt 27 Oct 2010 (News)
  And with fuel consumption figures of 68.9mpg (combined) and no vehicle excise duty (VED) to pay, the Fiat 500 TwinAir represents excellent value for money in terms of owning and running costs. “This is a good decision by TfL, which recognises the dramatic steps some manufacturers have made in reducing the emissions their cars produce,” says Elena Bernardelli, marketing director, Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd.
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  Suzuki Announces High Spec Low Price Alto Cruz 6 Oct 2010 (News)
  Suzuki GB PLC has announce a Special Edition Alto Cruz now on sale and limited to a run of 500 cars. The Cruz is based on the SZ3 mid grade model with air conditioning and pollen filter as standard equipment but offers a higher specification with various exterior trim upgrades; all for £6,953 under Suzuki’s extended ‘VAT Free’ offer.
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 20 Sep 2010 (News)
  Click on the pins for details on the deals on offer. We've pinned down a range of new and used deals to help save money in the run-up to the new 60-plate registrations in September. Our Map highlights the deals that could be near you. But these are only this week's picks - our edited highlights. So if there's nothing near you on the map, it doesn't mean you can't save.
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 7 Sep 2010 (News)
  Click on the pins for details on the deals on offer. We've pinned down a range of new and used deals to help save money in the run-up to the new 60-plate registrations in September. Our Map highlights the deals that could be near you. But these are only this week's picks - our edited highlights. So if there's nothing near you on the map, it doesn't mean you can't save.
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 23 Aug 2010 (News)
  Click on the pins for details on the deals on offer. We've pinned down a range of new and used deals to help save money in the run-up to the new 60-plate registrations in September. Our Map highlights the deals that could be near you. But these are only this week's picks - our edited highlights. So if there's nothing near you on the map, it doesn't mean you can't save.
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 16 Aug 2010 (News)
  Click on the pins for details on the deals on offer. We've pinned down a range of new and used deals to help save money in the run-up to the new 60-plate registrations in September. Our Map highlights the deals that could be near you. But these are only this week's picks - our edited highlights. So if there's nothing near you on the map, it doesn't mean you can't save.