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  Race and rally legends to appear at Race Retro 8 Feb 2019 (News)
  He began his career driving Touring cars in the BSCC and ETCC, winning the British Saloon Car Championship in 1966. First it was Minis, then Ford Anglias and Escorts; BMW CSs and then Porsche 911s. He then became renowned for his expertise at driving the German machines. John was crowned European GT Champion in 1972, and then again in 1974.
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  A Grand Monday: Rover 114 SLi 13 Feb 2017 (News)
   quote) and it soldiered on for another three years, by which time it wasn't just woefully, but this time painfully out of date. By the time it was put out to pasture, the 100's key rivals included the second generation Renault Clio, the fourth generation Fiesta and the brand new Peugeot 206. No matter how you tried to look at the 100, it was a product of a different era... As a result, it was never greatly loved.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 27 Jan 2017 (News)
  id=43310825"> By buying and registering before the VED tax changes in April you can make big savings on one of 2016's most popular cars Click here for more Vauxhall Corsa deals Wednesday 18 January 16 per cent off at RED Driving School Get 6 hours for the price of 5 and FREE Theory Test training Tuesday 17 January Save 30 per cent off an Autoglym Bodywork, Wheels and Interior gift collection at Halfords Clean, polish and protect your car for £55 (down from £78.99) Monday 16 January Save £25 on RAC Breakdown cover
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  eBay Auction Report, Sunday 24th April 27 Apr 2005 (News)
  This is a summary by Paul Cassell of eBay sales on Sunday night. Over £2,000 A fully loaded Ford Mondeo TDCi Ghia X was one of the cars traded. From a list of around £21,000 this 37k mile three year old 2002/02 good condition burgundy example sold for £8,800 retaining 42% of its value, almost exactly the retained value predicted in Autocar.
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  Expensive Cars Cheaper at Auction Today 6 Dec 2004 (News)
  BCA’s star car, a beautifully restored 1988F Cortina 1600E in a shade of red no 1600E was ever originally painted sold for the estimated £8,800. Another 60’s car, this time a 7,000 mile 1969H Mini Cooper 1275S, originally owned by an associate of a famous East End ‘firm’ bit to a less than estimated £10,300. A nice 1958 TR3A bid to £8k, a 1966 Healey 3000 to £17.5k, a 1964 slant-eye Silver Cloud Mulliner coupe to £19.5k and a 1960 VW Karmann Ghia to £3,650.
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  Barons November 1st Sporting Classics Auction Results 8 Nov 2011 (News)
  The second highest seller of the day, a 2003 Ford Thunderbird, with its wonderfully retro styling and V8 grunt (£16,250), qualifies as a (future) sporting classic. It was followed by the 1963 Jensen CV8 at £13,630, while a stunning black 69 MGB and similarly-aged Lotus Elan made £11,430 and £9,640 respectively. 
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  Classic motorsport event returns to Chateau Impney 2 Jun 2015 (News)
  More than 58 years since the first speed trial was held in the grounds of the landmark hotel, the launch of the 2015 Chateau Impney Hill Climb will commemorate the venue’s motorsport heritage. It will aim to recapture the inclusive spirit of the popular sprint events originally organised by the Hagley & District Light Car Club between 1957 and 1967.
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  Auction results: Barons Winter Warmer 28 February 2017 8 Mar 2017 (News)
  Year Make Model Sold @ Inc 1967 Fiat Dino Spider £83,600 1956 Mercedes 190SL £47,300 1937 MG TA £26,950 2008 BMW Alpina B5S £25,300 1960 Bentley S2 Saloon £25,300 1998 Aston Martin DB7 Volante £22,550 2000 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage £20,900 2002 Bentley Arnage R £17,600 1992 Porsche 968 Cabriolet £15,950 2003 Mercedes SL350 £12,650 1973 Triumph TR6 £11,220 2004 Mercedes SL350 £10,450 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo £10,175 2004 Jaguar XKR £9,900 1972 Daimler Double Six SWB £7,920 1988 Jaguar XJS £7,150 1985 Jaguar XJS Cabriolet £7,150 1984 Jaguar Series 3 XJ6 £7,040 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera £6,600 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE TD6 £6,050 1974 Autobianchi Giardinetta £6,050 1974 Rover P6 3500S V8 £5,775 1995 Mercedes S500L LWB £5,500 1979 Ford Based Super Seven £5,225 1999 Mercedes CLK 320 V6 £5,170 1991 Mercedes 500SL £4,400 1975 Triumph Toledo £4,180 1990 BMW E320 £4,125 1994 Daimler Six SWB £4,125 1988 Mercedes 420SE £3,850 1985 Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia £3,850 1974 Fiat 500R £3,575 2001 Mercedes SLK 230 £3,575 2002 Mercedes 500CL V8 Coupe £3,410 1953 Ford Prefect £3,080 1999 Fiat Coupe LHD £2,750 1989 BMW 316i £2,420 1998 Jaguar 4.0 Sovereign £2,200 2003 BMW 318Ci SE £1,870 1986 Porsche 944 £1,350 1998 Saab 9.3 SE Convertible £1,250 2002 Land Rover Freelander £1,000 2000 MG MGF £750
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  Auction report: Barons Sandown Park, 28 July 18 Aug 2015 (News)
  1969 Aston Martin DB6 MKI Volante Vantage £781,000 1968 Jaguar E-type 1.5 2+2 Coupe £46,750 2014 Dax Cobra £32,175 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera £22,000 1963 Triumph TR4 £21,450 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Widebody Coupe £15,950 1977 Jaguar XJ6 4.2 S2 £11,825 1961 Jaguar MKII 3.4 Saloon £11,220 1967 Ford Mustang £9900 1990 Jaguar XJS 3.6 £9350 1977 Triumph Stag £8525 1966 MG B Roadster £8250 1972 Fiat 500L £6820 1994 Land Rover Range Rover Vogue LSE £6050  1971 MG 1300 MK2 £5225 1974 Fiat 500R £4675 1986 Porsche 928 S2 Coupe £4400 1997 BMW Z3 1.9 £4290 1992 Porsche 968 Cabriolet £4180 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V £3410 1973 Morris Mini 1000 £3300 1977 Ford Capri £3300 1986 Jaguar XJS 5.3 V12 £3300 2001 BMW Z3 3.0i £3300 1957 Ford Anglia 100E £3080 1985 Volkswagen MkI Golf GTI Cabriolet £2970 1998 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 £2695 1999 Volkswagen Golf Convertible £2530 1989 BMW 320i Convertible £2475 1978 MG Midget £1870 2003 MG TF 1.8 £1650 1986 Saab 900GLS TA £1200 1980 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 £1150 1976 MG B Roadster £750
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  New car sales continue to grow in November 6 Dec 2012 (News)
  Top 10 sellers: January-November 2012 Ford Fiesta : 104,288 Vauxhall Corsa : 84,924 Ford Focus : 77,850 Volkswagen Golf : 59,465 Vauxhall Astra : 57,911 Nissan Qashqai : 42,835 BMW 3 Series : 41,340 Volkswagen Polo : 39,401 Mercedes-Benz C-Class : 35,328 BMW 1 Series : 31,292
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  This week’s offers from Car Rush 2 Apr 2012 (News)
  (First payment/deposit of £2,350 followed by 47 payments of £169, balloon payment of if they want to keep the car). Saving more than £3,800 on manufacturer recommended retail price Ford Kuga diesel 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 5dr 2WD: £248/month.  (First payment/deposit of £3,250 followed by 47 payments of £248, balloon payment of £7,056 if they want to keep the car.
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  Renault Follows Ford With an Even Better LEZ Van Deal 5 May 2011 (News)
  Hot on the heels of Ford's LEZ 'scrappage' discounts on new Transits, Renault is offering up to £6,000 off new Renault vans and minibuses.
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  Hyundai-KIA Now 4th Biggest Car Manufacturer 12 Aug 2009 (News)
  Based on figures from the Automotive News Data Centre, the Korean manufacturer has overtaken Ford which saw its sales fall by more than 30 per cent in the first half of 2009, selling 8,000 more vehicles than the US giant in the first half of 2009. Results for all of last year saw Hyundai-Kia trail Ford by around 1,000,000-units, but by reducing the impact of the global recession by producing the right product for the right times, the group has managed to take fourth place much quicker than had been predicted.
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  Mazda Tops Reliability Index Again 29 Sep 2004 (News)
  This is an index which combines both frequency and cost of repair on 30,000 Warranty Direct MBI policies which are mostly for cars more than three years old and out of manufacturer warranty. Honda came second, Hyundai third and Ford a very creditable fourth, mainly based on the low average cost of repairs to Ford cars. SEAT was fifth and Toyota sixth, with Toyota's low position the result of comparatively high cost of repairs.
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  GTI International This Weekend 9th-10th July 5 Jul 2016 (News)
  .  All VW driving visitors to GTI International are invited to run their VWs on the famous Shakespeare County Raceway 1/4 mile drag strip, supervised by an expert team of experienced marshals. You can get the max out of your car against professional timing equipment and in front of 3,000 spectators with no fear of prosecution. Always popular at GTI International is the Show ‘n’ Shine/Concourse, where more than 200 showroom-condition Volkswagens will be on display.  Most of these have been modified or customised, and entries have once again poured in from all over Europe.
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  Peugeot 308 Manages Nearly 90mpg 5 Mar 2010 (News)
  Average fuel consumption achieved by the four winning drivers: Peugeot 308 HDi FAP 110 – 89.95 mpg Peugeot 207 HDi 90 – 87.10 mpg Peugeot 5008 HDi FAP 110 – 84.77 mpg Peugeot 3008 HDi FAP 110 – 79.10 mpg Jon Goodman, Managing Director of Peugeot UK, said: “This project has proven two things; that there are a lot of people out there interested in doing their bit for the planet by stretching fuel economy to the max; and that this can be achieved in standard Peugeot diesel cars, with our new 5008 7-seater MPV nearly cracking 85mpg and our 308 5-door family hatch pushing 90mpg. This is a great reminder that, in this dynamic and technology-obsessed industry, genuine environmentally friendly motoring is available for the masses right now.
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  Ferrari Enzo leads London auction 9 Oct 2019 (News)
  The car had two former owners before it was purchased by the current vendor, a Ferrari enthusiast living in the UK and principal of a Ferrari privateer outfit that specializes in competition preparation and support for modern Ferrari race cars. As a result, the car has been carefully serviced under the owner’s supervision since 2015. Joining the 2003 Ferrari Enzo is host of other cars wearing the prancing horse ranging from 1961 to 2018. There’s a 1994 Ferrari 412 T1 offered from the Autobau Collection, a 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GT by Scaglietti, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series I by Pininfarina, and a 2018 Ferrari 488 GTB 70th Anniversary.
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  Get £2000 off a new car with the Vauxhall scrappage scheme 25 May 2017 (News)
  The "targeted" scheme could run for 12 months and be aimed at diesels registered before 1 September 2015 and petrol cars registered before 1 January 2006. The Government says the scheme could take 15,000 of the most-polluting cars off the road, but hasn't given any indication when the scrappage initiative will start.
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  Heavy vans and pick-ups push market to record growth 7 Jul 2016 (News)
  Registrations of large vans - 2.5 - 3.0 tonnes - dominated the market, with sales up by 11.3 per cent in June, compared to the same period past year. Pick-up sales were also buoyant, up 17.3 per cent on June 2015, with the increase largely down to the launch of several new models. The growth in large vans has been linked to the boom in home deliveries, with a recent study from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) showing that the UK spends more than £800 million online every week.
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  Average speed checks double in three years 31 May 2016 (News)
  The first permanent average speed check zone was put in place just 16 years ago on the A6514 in Nottingham, and although 50 sites seems a relatively low number, 12 of those were installed in 2015 alone. There are now exactly 256 miles of road governed by permanently placed average speed cameras – so not including temporary stretches, such as those currently on sections of the A1(M) undergoing widening, for example.