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  Buyers warned over classic car brokerage scam 15 May 2019 (News)
  .’ So far, the scammer has listed several cars for sale, including a Jensen Interceptor, Austin-Healey and Ford Escort and is using a Gmail account to reply in the name of Marie Millers. The email, which comes from the address mariemillers53@gmail.com or support@salesdept-honestjohn.co.uk reads: ‘Sorry for my late reply.
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  Panther Car Club to pay tribute to British designer 1 Nov 2016 (News)
  The two-seater coupe with gull-wing doors, was powered by a Ford Lincoln V8 mounted transversely to the rear of the cabin and driving the rear wheels. The front suspension has double wishbones and the car has roadster style wheel arches front and rear. The rear aspect is particularly impressive with four exposed tail silencers and a horizontal rear panel with end plates mounted low down featuring Chevrolet Corvette style round lights.
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  HJ’s Picks for Historics 20th August Classic Car Auction 18 Aug 2016 (News)
  253 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection 1986. This is a late Capri 2.8i with a sensible engine upgrade, power steering, wind open sunroof and excellent panels showing no sign of rot or filler. The way fast Fords have been going lately, I expect it to comfortably exceed its estimate of £12,000 to £16,000.
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  Peking-Paris crews prepare for Russia 28 Jun 2016 (News)
  Australians Mark Pickering and Dave Boddy have picked up the lead in the 1973 Datsun 240Z with fellow countrymen Rob Garnsworthy and John Teasdale in the 1970 Ford Mustang in second. Britain’s Nigel Farmer and Stephen Lovell in the 1971 Ford Escort Mexico Mk1 sit in third place. The Peking to Paris has had an amazing welcome in Russia and will spend 13 days driving across the country before making its first visit to Belarus.
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  Cars and stars announced for historic rally show 28 May 2015 (News)
  Also appearing will be Stuart Turner, ex BMC Competitions Manager and also the architect of Ford's successful assault on the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally. Jim Gavin, a competitor in the same event driving a Ford Escort, will join him. Tina Reynolds, Rob Lyall, and Pat Smith, who was famous for competing as one of a team of three ladies in an Austin Maxi affectionately known as 'Beauty Box' on the 1970 World Cup Rally, are also scheduled to attend Over 45 cars are confirmed so far including one of the surviving London-Mexico World Cup Triumph 2.5PIs; KNW 798 the 2.5PI that Brian Culcheth piloted on the East African Safari in 1972 (pictured below); Austin and Morris 1800s from both the London to Sydney Marathons and the first World Cup Rally.
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  1980s Willhire 24 Hour Reunion Race Now On 19 Feb 2014 (News)
  A cross-section of the original Willhire cars already committed to this event are: the ex-Pete Hall / Andy Rouse Opel Commodore GS/E 2.8, the Willhire 25th Anniversary winning Ford Sierra Cosworth of Slim Borgudd / Mark Hales, the ex-Jon Dooley 'Napolina' Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV, the 'Bulldog' Team Morgan Plus 8, the 1985-winning Ford Capri of Roy Eaton / David Oates / John Clarke, the Nissan Skyline of Andy Middlehurst and the MGB Roadster of Julius Thurgood / John Trevelyan / Graeme Davis / Rae Davis.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 27 23 Jun 2013 (News)
  With the European Trophy at stake for the Kiev to Paris section many cars were working hard. In the Vintageants, again Mike Reeves in car 38, the V8 Ford Coupe, proved to be the quickest on 8:04, just a couple of seconds ahead of car 15, the Ford Model A, now going better thanks to finding a faulty electrical cable from the coil that was the cause of yesterday’s misfire, with the red Chevy - who say they are backing off and taking it easy - still stroking it along up the hill to set 8:33.
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  Nissan develops an All-New London Cab 6 Aug 2012 (News)
  The same engine also featured in the Fairway's successor, the TX1 before being replaced with Ford Transit diesel engines. Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association, said: "Nissan already has a great footing in the London taxi market - the 2.7-litre diesel that featured in some of the early taxis was one of the greatest engines ever put in a cab."
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  Chalk and Cheese Classics in Barons 7th June Auction 20 May 2011 (News)
  ‘Old friends’ looking for new homes at Barons Barons’ Classic, Historic and Sports Car sale at Sandown Park on June 7th features several cars going under the hammer after many years in their respective vendors’ ownership. The superb, highly original, Ford Thunderbird convertible was bought new in 1965 by the vendor's father. The original invoice, supplied with the car, shows the purchase price as £3520-18s-4d - and that included a full tank of fuel at just over £4. 
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  Motorpoint competition hits the right note with singing student 26 Jan 2011 (News)
  Adds David Shelton, Managing Director of Motorpoint: "The car couldn't have gone to a more deserving person as Andrew. He's really determined to succeed as a singer and the Ford Focus will provide him with the means to get to his auditions safely, securely, and most importantly, on time." More at Motorpoint .
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  Save up to £7,114 on New Mondeos 17 Mar 2009 (News)
  www.uk-car-discount.co.uk New Model Ford Mondeo Saving up to £7,114 on manufacturers retail prices. Huge Discounts on All Models see Examples Below. Plenty Of Unregistered Stock Vehicles Or You Can Add Options For Factory Builds. Free Dealer Delivery, 1st Reg Fee and 12 Months Road Tax.
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  Hyundai-KIA Manufacturer of the Year 20 Nov 2008 (News)
  Hallett commented: "When the irrepressible Hyundai-Kia group started talking, just a few years ago, about wanting to become the world's fifth largest car company behind Toyota, GM, Ford and Audi-VW, many of us were sceptical. "Then the Korean group got serious. They hatched a plan to assemble a European design and engineering team to conceive a range of models for Europe.
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  SPOILED FOR CHOICE, SAYS GLASS'S GUIDE 4 Feb 2008 (News)
  The greatest influx of new models will occur in the volume-brand upper-medium sector, thanks to the arrival of the all-new Citroën C5, Honda Accord, Vauxhall Insignia and Volkswagen Passat CC - all following hot on the heels of the Ford Mondeo, Renault Laguna, and Mazda6 that have debuted in the UK over recent months. “This segment has experienced the biggest decline in new sales over the last 10 years, with market share falling from 19 per cent to under 10 per cent.
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  Preview: Barons Jaguar Heritage Auction, Sandown Park 29 Mar 2013 (News)
  During that time the car has benefited from two bare metal repaints and, in 2007, an engine rebuild by VSE. The car featured in Jaguar Driver magazine in the late 1990's, following a run to Cognac, when it also appeared on French TV. Finished in Jaguar Racing Green, the car sits on the correct, body-colour wire wheels and is equipped with the 3-speed Borg-Warner automatic transmission.
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  Ab Fab car goes on show at Beaulieu 15 Jul 2016 (News)
  It will join the celebrity, TV and film greats in On Screen Cars at Beaulieu, alongside Elvis’ Cadillac, Del Boy’s Reliant Regal from BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, the flying Ford Anglia from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Wallace and Gromit’s Anti-Pesto Van. The Piaggio Ape can be seen in On Screen Cars as part of a visit to the whole Beaulieu attraction, which includes the National Motor Museum, the World of Top Gear, the 13 th century Beaulieu Abbey and grounds and Palace House, which has been home to the Montagu family since 1538.
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  Rally driver Toivonen remembered at Race Retro 15 Jan 2016 (News)
  To mark this occasion, a display of ex-Toivonen cars is being put together by Peter Clarke, the team principal of PCA Motorsports, for whom Toivonen drove in the 1979 Lombard rally. The display will include the original Mk2 Ford Escort RS1800 driven by Toivonen in 1979. There will also be examples of the Talbot Sunbeam which Toivonen took to victory in the 1980 Lombard Rally, as well as the Rothmans Opel Ascona (B) he successfully campaigned during 1982-3 season.
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  Diesel continue to tumble towards £1 per litre 7 Aug 2015 (News)
  The 5p a litre diesel saving recorded in July means the cost of filling up an average 55-litre diesel family car, such as a Ford Focus, has dropped by £3 in a month.” Williams attributes the cheaper diesel prices at lower wholesale costs, thanks to two new oil refineries in Saudi Arabia. These “are now producing diesel to meet the large European demand.
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  Driving test turns 80 1 Jun 2015 (News)
  Since it was introduced, an estimated 50 million tests have been taken in Great Britain. This great film from the archives of the National Motor Museum was made by Ford, with commentary by Sir Malcolm Campbell, to reassure would-be drivers that the test was not something to fear.
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  Eighties icons lead the way at Goodwood sale 27 Mar 2015 (News)
  And the ex-Pentti Airikkala, Roger Clark, Ari Vatanen, Björn Waldegård, David Sutton (Cars) Ltd, 1975 Ford Escort RS1800 Rally Car, sold for £85,500. Rally weapons aside. a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series IV sold for £256,860, a 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage made £194,140, and a 1963 Porsche 356B Super 90 Coupé doubled its estimate, achieving £32,200.
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  TV's Tiff Needell to drive at Goodwood's 73rd Members' Meeting 30 Jan 2015 (News)
  Also in the race will be: Philip Perryman’s 1977 UFO Jeans BMW 530i and Duncan McKay’s BP Ford Capri III 3.0S.