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  Corvette Makes £25,400 at Auction Today 25 Nov 2002 (News)
  (New ones are down to £5,300 as Nissan clears out stocks to prepare for the cute 2003 model, launching mid January.) But Group 2 insurance Corsa 1.2 16v models are solid as a rock. A 47k mile 99T Club with s/r and PAS was reserved at £2,650, yet sailed straight past to sell for £2,950. More big fleet, finance and part-exchange sale at Blackbushe on Wednesday and Friday. For information of upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk Full list of auction centres throughout the country at www.honestjohn.co.uk (go back to the home-page and click on auction directory).
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  Prices All Over The Place At Auction Today 11 Oct 2002 (News)
  A 39k mile 2000X Daewoo Musso 2.9TDI saw some very competitive bidding and sold for £8,800 despite the dire state of the UK operation. A 12k mile 2001Y Subaru Forester S (only just booked this month) began at a cautious £10k but, with the book showing £14,750. the auctioneer had no choice but to run it to a £12,700 no sale. Older Jaguars continue to show a startling revival with an 89k mile 95M XJS 4.0 coupe starting at £3,500 but running up to telephone bids to finally sell for £6,550.
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  Something for Everyone at Auction Today 10 Jul 2002 (News)
  A manual 14,000 mile 2000V Chevy Blazer 4.3LS SUV sold for £9,650 (when do you ever see them at auction). Nissan was shifting 2000X Micra 1.0 S 3-doors with PAS for around £3,500. A 9,000 mile 2001/51 Peugeot 307 HDI 90 Rapier in a nice metallic orange bid to a strong £9,350. And a 47,000 mile 99S Focus 1.8LX in silver with a sunroof rather than aircon and no rust in the back window ‘V’ sold for a sensible £5,200.
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  Sharp Falls At Auction Today 2 Nov 2001 (News)
  Previously strong Focuses are down to between £6,000 and £7,000 for a year-old X reg 1.6 Zetec with around 15,000 miles. And at a top bid of £14,400 a 36,000 mile 2000V S-Type Jag V-6 auto was the cheapest I have yet seen. Pile on the miles and off come the pounds. A clean Pepper red 98R Mondeo V6 Ghia with 96,000 under its wheels sold for a mere £3,800.
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  Big Car Bargains at Blackbushe 13 Jul 2001 (News)
  The car hit the wall at a top bid of just £8,200. Jags haven't gone bad. At Top Car on Monday a 79,000 mile 99T S-Type 4.0 V8 sold for top trade book of £17,700. A 23,000 mile 2000W XJ8 3.2 bid to £22,500. And a 29,000 mile 98S XK8 went all the way to £32,000. But serious mileage seems to kill them stone dead.
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  Golf and Bora get PD 130 engine 20 Jun 2001 (News)
  Specification on all models remains as before. The 130 bhp TDI PD engine is available in the Golf Hatch in three or five-door body styles; in S or SE trim in the Golf Estate; and in SE or Sport trim in the Bora. The 100 bhp TDI PD unit which was introduced into the Passat in January is likely to become available in the Golf, Bora and New Beetle early in 2002.
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  Vauxhall Movano gets important safety updates for 2019 21 May 2019 (News)
  The 2019 large van goes on sale in the summer, with prices starting in the region of £26,500 before VAT. The Ford Transit rival has been on sale since 2010 and the updated Vauxhall Movano will arrive before the  all-new Vivaro  is launched in mid-2019.  The new Movano gets updated exterior styling that includes a new front bumper, radiator grille and bonnet.
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  A Grand Monday: Citroen CX Familiale 23 Oct 2017 (News)
  If you're looking for a sub-£1000 seven-seater for the family, there's plenty of choice in the classifieds. You could go for a tired Ford Galaxy, an aged Vauxhall Zafira or, if you're feeling brave, a Renault Espace. Or... you could have this - a car that makes an Espace seem like an eminently sensible purchase.  The seven-seat 'Familiale' version of Citroen's weird and wonderful CX is one of the most comfortable family classics you can find, and they very rarely come up for sale at all, especially not at this price.
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  January new car sales see biggest increase since 2005 13 Feb 2017 (News)
  In fact, the SMMT expects a 5 per cent decline in new car sales over the coming months and are predicting that Brexit and the weaker pound could drive up the cost of imported models. While it may be a new year, one thing hasn't changed and that's the popularity of the Ford Fiesta. It was yet again the most popular seller, followed by the Volkswagen Golf.
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  Tickets go on sale for Race Retro 26 Sep 2016 (News)
  Group B and C cars such as the Peugeot 205 T16 and MG Metro 6R4 will join more traditional rally heroes including the Ford Escort and Mini Cooper on the specially created stage circuit. If you have an itchy bidding finger you’re in luck because Silverstone Auctions will be holding two auctions during the Race Retro weekend.
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  Renault unveils new Alaskan pick-up 4 Jul 2016 (News)
  .   The   Alaskan will be Renault's first ever one-tonne pick-up and its specification will mirror the latest Nissan Navara, with   double cab models using a five-link rear suspension set-up with coil springs instead of the leaf sprung cart suspension that is used by the   Mitsubishi L200   and   Ford Ranger . As a result the Alaskan should boast SUV rivalling ride quality. Like the Nissan, the Alaskan will be powered by a twin-turbocharged 2.3-litre dCi engine, with 160PS or 190PS.
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  Huge and Varied Entry to Historics June 11th Brooklands Auction 10 May 2016 (News)
  The 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible has the 428 under its hood and is estimated at £20,000 to £25,000. Aston Martin V8s are back in a big way and anyone who invested wisely five years ago has more than trebled their money.
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  CV Show 2016: LDV returns with updated Maxus 27 Apr 2016 (News)
  Some might also question how a van - based on a 12 year old design - will compare against the market leading vans from Ford and Volkswagen. However, not all of LDV's vans are based on aging past models, there is also the new G10 (pictured below). Details are few and far between on the medium-sized van, but expect it to feature a 2.0-litre diesel engine with 100PS and the choice of manual or automatic gearboxes.
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  E-type leads the way at Barons' Yuletide sale 10 Dec 2015 (News)
  Other interesting lots include a 1961 Volvo PV 544 (£6500-£8500), an imposing 1938 Packard One-Twenty Straight Eight (£14,000-£17,000), a very rare 1969 Ford Talladega 428 Cobra Jet (£35,000-£40,000) and a quirky little 1972 Trabant 601 Convertible (£4500-£6000).
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  Seasick Steve’s VW Camper makes nearly £30k at auction 15 Jan 2015 (News)
  Other highlights included a 1991 Ferrari Testarossa that sold for £131,720, a 1989 F3000 Reynard for £35,000, a 1957 Land Rover for £33,630, a 1995 Bentley Azure Continental for £44,360, a 1973 Jensen Interceptor Series 3 for £20,060, a 1987 BMW M5 for £29,500, a 2014 Jaguar C Type for £62,280, a 1933 MG J2 for £35,400 and a 1970 Ford Transit for £11,212. Chris Routledge, managing partner at Coys, said, ‘We also auctioned at Autosport seven cars from the hit television show For The Love Of Cars …you’ll see the results later on TV.’ Coys also held a sale at the Interclassics and Topmobiel show in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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  Silverstone prepares for classic spectacular 16 Jul 2014 (News)
  Car clubs will be playing a major role at the Silverstone Classic, with more than 9000 vehicles expected to take part. Clubs confirmed as attending include the Ford AVO Owners’ Club, Jaguar Drivers’ Club, Triumph Sport Six Club and the Porsche Club GB. Meanwhile, the traditional Silverstone Auctions sale has been expanded to a two-day event this year, with highlights of the auction including a 1940 Alvis 12/70 Competition (with a high-end estimate of £120,000) and a 1950 Healey Silverstone – one of just 105 built and expected to achieve up to £180,000.
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  Preview: Castle Hill Festival, Devon, 9-10 August 29 Apr 2014 (News)
  This fantastic display will include some of the most iconic Classic F1 cars including Michael Schumacher’s Benetton-Ford, an Arrows A21 and a Hesketh 308. Also on show will be a Group C Le Mans car and the very latest 2014 Bentley Continental GT3 racer, and as a first for the South West, many of these iconic cars will be taking part in live-action demonstration runs on the competition track - a truly spectacular treat for all motor sport fans.
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  'Ashes to Ashes' Audi quattro up for auction 11 Feb 2014 (News)
  And that the earliest quattros in the UK would have worn, X- and not V-plates - but for the rest of programme's fan base, it was a brilliant, evocative car that took joint starring role alongside Glenister and Hawes. Even more so than the Ford Cortina Mk3 that starred in the show's predecesor, Life on Mars. The quattro was bought by a props company, and since filming ended has been in storage. As the seller states, 'i n all honesty I love this car I’m only selling it because I’ve left the industry and these days I no longer have facilities to work on, or store her any more.
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  Report: Bonhams classic car auction, London, 1 December 2 Dec 2013 (News)
  Following the Ecurie Ecosse Collection’s sale excitement, the spotlight turned to Ringo Starr’s Facel Vega , which sold for £337,500 while seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher’s Benetton-Ford B194 went to a German museum in Boeblingen for £617,500, bringing the auction total to £16,861,630.   James Knight, Bonhams’ Group Motoring Director, said: 'We always knew that today’s Sale had the potential to be a roaring success, but nobody quite anticipated the incredible atmosphere in the saleroom that saw so many truly historic cars go for such astounding prices.
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  Matchbox promotional van bought by toy collector 5 Nov 2013 (News)
  .  Three of the four restoration projects found new owners, who can now look forward to a chilly winter in their workshops as they tackle their latest vehicular challenges. A 1957 MGA Roadster achieved £4268, while a 1969 Daimler 250 V8 and 1954 Ford Prefect/105E sold for £692 and £800 respectively At the fall of the final hammer, 70% of the cars on offer had sold, along with 95% of the automobilia. These results were particularly pleasing as the sale took place the day after the St.