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  Happy Birthday: Alfa Spider 9 Mar 2016 (News)
  Box office success led to sales achievements despite the car’s misbehaviour in front of the cameras, and the Spider went on to become one of the USA’s most popular European imports, despite costing more than a contemporary Chevrolet Corvette or Ford Mustang, with half the cylinders and a quarter of the engine capacity. Increases in engine size to 1750 and 2000cc helped, but only a little. It was priced at a similarly exotic level in the UK – for similar money, customers could choose a Jaguar E-Type or Austin-Healey 3000, yet somehow the Spider acquired a niche following, and one that would sustain it for an incredible production run.
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  Automatic 'Smart City' Braking Standard on new Mazda CX-5 8 Jun 2015 (News)
  Similar system to the option on the Ford Focus, fitted as standard to all Mazda CX-5s. In addition, Mazda is offering a free satnav upgrade and low rate finance at 5.9%APR.
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  New Mazda 6 On Sale From 26th January 16 Jan 2013 (News)
  Now it’s available, from £19,595 for the very well equipped 2.0 petrol engined SE, at least 9 months ahead of next year’s new Ford Mondeo. The car comes on big wheels, but don’t let that put you off. The 17” wheels have 55 profile tyres so ride quality is not compromised. The ride is also surprisingly good on the 19” wheels with 45 profile tyres, but you only get them on top-end ‘Sport’ models.
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  Radicals to Battle at Castle Combe on 1st October 20 Sep 2011 (News)
  That will not stop the likes of Southampton's Adam Prebble to go all out for another win in his powerful Rover Turbo. Whilst the circuit's outright Formula Ford championship has been settled, there is still plenty left to fight for. With the absence of champion elect, Rob Hall, Bratton's Ben Norton will be favourite to drive off into the distance in the Wiltshire College Spectrum, but behind him will be a titanic battle for Class B, as well as the runner up places.
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  Roaring Start to Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 15 Jul 2011 (News)
  Visitors can see the remarkable Oaktec Honda Insight rally car (banned from competing for being too fast), the all-electric Nissan LEAF hatchback, Volkswagen's latest BlueMotion products and the brand-new 62.8 mpg BMW 520d EfficientDynamics (making its first UK public outing). The area also features vehicles from Jaguar, MINI, Ford, Citroen, Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi. One of the Pageant of Power's many claims to fame is its live-action combat power display. The British Army and the RAF will be using the estate grounds and airspace to conduct a combat power assault on a manned 'enemy' position situated directly in front of the watching crowds.
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  Castle Combe Classics and Sportscar Action Day, Saturday 11th June 12 May 2011 (News)
  Meanwhile, more modern retro car fans will be kept amused with clubs like the Honda S800 Sports Car Club, a superabundance of Mazda MX-5s, Toyota MR2s, VW Golf GTIs, more than 28 RS Owners Club Fords, Stuttgart's finest Porsche 911s and the mighty Lotus Carlton, to name but a few. Each car club gets a dedicated area to display its pride and joy, with clear segregation between genuine classics and cherished modern retro sports and performance cars.
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  WORLD BEATING MARCOS AT CASTLE COMBE SEASON OPENER 16 Apr 2011 (News)
  Bath's Guy Parr has acquired the 2009 championship winning Fiesta from Jason Cooper to supplement his outings in the Sports and GT championship. Also back to defend his crown is Castle Combe Formula Ford 1600 champion, Marcus Allen, now run by the circuit based Wiltshire College team responsible for the 2009 championship domination of Ben Norton. Allen will use the same Spectrum as Norton, its sister car in the hands of debutant Harry Kightley.
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  Online Bidding Secures a Worldwide Audience for UK Auctions 9 Jun 2010 (News)
  07/07   Subaru Impreza WRX STI  Type UK   £15,000   06/06 Mercedes-Benz GL500   46K  miles   £31,000   03/53    VW Golf V6 R32   29K miles    £9,500   09/59 Ford Focus RS 6K miles £25,200   07/07   Peugeot 307 CC HDi Sport 93K miles £7,800                      05/55   BMW 318 CI SE 38K miles   £13,800   08/08   Audi TT FSi Convertible 13K  miles   £22,600   08/58   BMW M3 V8 DCT   38K miles   £36,500   £36,500 08/08   Audi A5 TDi Quattro Sport Tiptronic   14K miles   £27,500   09/09 Audi A5 Cabriolet TFSi SE   15K miles   £26,400 06/06   Vauxhall Astra T 16v VXR   88K miles   £7,400   06/06 Porsche 911 Carrera 997 4S 33K miles   £40,000    Notable highlights in the sale included a pair of Ferrari F430 F1 models – a 2008-registered left-hand drive example that sold for £69,500 at 28,000 kms and a 2005 right-hand drive car at 10,000 miles that sold for £71,000.
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  Contradictory Results From Electric Car Consumer Surveys 30 May 2009 (News)
  This is why we would encourage anyone who wants to help protect the environment to look at some of the low-cost eco-models such as the Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX or the Ford Focus Econectic. They are at the cutting edge of green motoring, combining great fuel economy with low road tax costs and offer a far more practical solution to reducing Co2 emissions over the short to medium term than electric vehicles."
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  Top Car Auction Monday 8th May 7 May 2006 (News)
  Monday 15th May 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, Bank of Scotland, Porsche Retail p/x, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Reg Vardy p/x, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x, General section, Dunction plc. Wednesday 17th May 10.00am start Ford Open Ex-Rental Sale , Fleet & Finance, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Franchised Dealer, Citroen UK, Hitachi Finance, Leaseplan, Renault Financial Services, Black Horse, General section, Jardine p/x, Inchcape p/x, Sytner p/x, Trident Honda p/x, Land Rover Financial Services.
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  1937 La Salle Made £17,100 at Auction Yesterday 22 Feb 2005 (News)
  In lot order, hammer prices realised (before commission) were as follows:- 1: 1972 Triumph Stag, non-runner, for restoration £850 provisional 3: 1953 Ford Prefect E493A very authentic restoration £2,050 sold 4: 1979 Alfa Romeo 2.0GTV £2,400 provisional 5: 1990 TVR S2 2.0V6 good condition £4,500 sold 6A: 1978 MGB Roadster LHD rubber bumper £1,850 sold 7: 1988 Mercedes Benz 420SEC £2,450 sold 8: 1965 Austin Healey Sprite 1,098cc £3,500 sold 10: 1981 Peugeot 504 cabriolet slightly tatty £2,200 sold 11: 1972 Jensen Interceptor SP £5,100 sold 12: 1972 Vanden Plas 1300 authentic restoration £2,600 sold 18: 1988 Rolls Royce Silver Spur solid red £5,550 provisional 20: 1969 Jaguar 240 £3,900 provisional 21: 1957 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud well restored £16,800 sold 22: 1982 Mini 95 Pick-Up with tilt, 46,800 miles £3.800 provisional 24: 1986 BMW 635Csi £2,450 provisional 25: 1964 Oldsmobile 90 Convertible, clean and rust free £5,300 sold 27: 1984 Ferrari Mondial QV, 35,000 miles £9,750 sold 31: 1964 Mercedes Benz 220 SEb convertible £10,000 provisional 32: 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III LWB with division £17,300 sold 33: 1947 Packard Clipper Six Series 2100 sedan, RHD, £3,600 sold 34: 1976 Mercedes Benz 450SLC £3,500 provisional 35: 1979 Rolls Royce Shadow II 17,600 miles £11,000 provisional 36: 1973 NGB GTS recreation very authentic £12,750 provisional 37: Jaguar Sovereign 5.3 42,000 miles superb £5,900s 38: 1967 Jaguar 240 £6,800 sold 39: 1975 MGBGT Jubilee Edition no 15 £2,600 sold 40: 1988 Bentley Eight £6,600 sold 41: 1980 Rolls Royce Shadow II £3,600 provisional 42: 1976 Mercedes Benz 350SL yellow £4,800 sold 43: 1968 Daimler Sovereign £1,250 provisional 44: 1962 Vauxhall Cresta PA with period accessories £3,900 sold 45: 1968 MGB Roadster £3,400 provisional 46: 1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE 3.8 litre V6 sedan £900 provisional 47: 1972 NSU Ro80, 72,488 miles £700 provisional 48: 1985 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit 42,000 miles £7,200 provisional 49: 1970 MGBGT chrome bumper £1,800 provisional More information at www.classic-car-auction.co.uk Note that H&H will be holding a 100 car Classic Sale at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry on Saturday 26th February.
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  Top Cars Topple as Stock Market Falls 30 Sep 2002 (News)
  In the next hall, an ex-LEX 9,000 mile 2000X Audi TT 225 Roadster sold for £23,100. An old shape 53,000 mile 96P S420 sold for the same as a new Ford Focus: just £9,800. And E36 BMW 318iS coupes continue to do crazy things. A Mauritius Blue 87,000 mile 99T started low enough at £6,200, then took off to finally sell for £8,500. At the other end of the market, the 1,500 mile 2001/51 reg FIAT Seicento 1.1S accidentally knocked down for a silly £5,050 last week had a bid of just £3,200 referred to vendor.
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  Renault Zoe given zero-star rating in latest Euro NCAP test 8 Dec 2021 (News)
  .”  Mercedes-Benz EQS gets highest Adult Occupant Protection score  The Mercedes-Benz EQS was one of the best performing vehicles this year, with 2021’s highest Adult Occupant Protection score of 96 per cent and a very strong Child Occupant Protection score of 91 per cent, earning it a five-star rating. The Nissan Qashqai also performed well, achieving a Safety Assist rating of 95 per cent, and five stars.  The other cars which achieved five stars in this latest round of testing were the BMW iX, Genesis G70 and GV70, Skoda Fabia and the Volkswagen Cadddy.
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  New Civic Makes £15,050 at Auction 7 Jul 2006 (News)
  Here’s the list. Star cars starred. Knocked down as ‘sold’ maked ‘s’. Provisional bids marked ‘p’. Unwarranted mileage ‘n/w’: Audi A3 1.9 TDI 100 Sport Tiptronic, 03 reg, 52k miles £8,600s Audi A3 2.0 TDI 140, 05 reg, 17k miles £12,300s Audi A4 1.8T 163 Avant Multitronic , 03 reg, 90k miles £8,000s BMW 318CI .0 coupe, 03 reg, 24k miles £11,400s BMW 320d Sport, 03 reg, 132k miles £8,750s BMW 320dSE Touring, 04 reg, 43k miles £12,350s BMW 325CI Sport convertible, 02 reg, 54k miles £15,400s BMW 525iSE Touring manual, 02 reg, 34k miles £9,600s BMW 525iSE auto, 2002/52, 99k miles £6,500p *BMWX5 4.4V8 SE, 04 reg, 11k miles £27,750s *Honda Civic 2.2iCDTI ES, 2006/55, 2k miles £15,050s LandRover Freelander TD4 SWB auto, 2002/52, 50k miles £8,100s MB C230 1.8K SE Spt Coupe auto, 03 reg, 4k miles £12,250s MB C220CDI Evo Pan Spt Coupe Seq, 02 reg, 43k miles £10,850s MB C220CDI Evo Pan Spt Coupe auto, 03 reg, 55k miles £11,650s MB C220CDI AG saloon Seq, 03 reg, 34k miles £10,150p *MB S320CDI No Command, 02 reg, 96k miles £15,050p *MB S320CDI L Command, 03 reg, 60k miles £21,450s Peugeot 206 1.4HDILX 3-dr, 2003/52, 72k miles £3,450s Peugeot 307 2.0HDI 110 Rapier estate, 03 reg, 74k miles £4,250s Subaru Impreza WRX, 2005/55, 5k miles £11,800p *Range Rover Sport 4.2 Super, 05 reg, 8k miles £47,500s Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 Elegance auto, 2003/53. 32k miles £4,900s VW Golf TDI PD 130, 03 reg, 39k miles £8,850s VW Passat TDI PD 100, 03 reg, 100k miles £4,975s VW Touareg 2.5 TDI SE Tiptronic, 2005/55, 12k miles £26,400p Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in July Monday 10th July 10.00am start Top Car , Accident Exc Group, Porsche Retail p/x, Black Horse, Fleet & Finance, Franchised Dealer, Inchcape No Reserve p/x, Reg Vardy p/x, Lex Vehicle Leasing, General section, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x.
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  Renault Avantime Here 16th May, from £24,050 3 May 2002 (News)
  However, the interior is light and airy, not dark and claustrophobic, the rear seats can be used by adults over long distances and the luggage compartment is larger than an S-class Mercedes-Benz, meaning you don’t have to choose between rear-seat passengers or more than one change of clothing.” (MB is going to love that comment.) In Renault-speak, “Avantime both challenges the current orthodoxy regarding the design of the executive coupé and rediscovers a long forgotten sector: that of the luxurious Grand Touring GT Coupé with space for at least four adults to relax and travel in comfort.
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  Volkswagen e-Load Up driven 20 Mar 2014 (News)
  Well, regardless of what engine is powering it, the Load Up has 1m3 of carrying space – the same as a Ford Fiesta van which is one of few rivals in the small car-derived van market along with the Vauxhall Corsavan. The boot opening is slightly narrow at the base due to positioning of the lights and there's a significant load lip – good if you don't want things sliding about but not so helpful if you've got heavy or awkward objects to transport.
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  Local Business Backed Racing at Castle Combe This Weekend 10 Jun 2013 (News)
  After his history making win at the last meeting, when Chippenham's Adam Higgins won the Startline Formula Ford 1600 race, 30 years to the day his father Bob did the same, the Higgins family will be on a high. Adam is now just two points behind championship leader Steven Jensen from Saltford and brother Richard, from Burnham on Sea, is 3rd in class B, after his win and 'Driver of the Day' award last time.
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  Croft Circuit 2012 Fixtures List 11 Jan 2012 (News)
  Predominantly for cars dated pre-1975 the entry will include many iconic makes and models, among them Porsche 911, Aston Martin DB2, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Shelby Cobra, Lotus Elan, Jaguar E-type and Ferrari 250GT and 308. The summer months bring a real carnival atmosphere to Croft and the region with the annual visit of the UK’s premier motor racing championship, the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (23-24 June), plus Croft’s own highly-acclaimed historic retro festival, Nostalgia Weekend (4-5 Aug).
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  More Japanese High Jinks at Castle Combe on 30th May 20 May 2011 (News)
  Feeling particularly happy is Saltford's Steven Jensen who took his first two victories in the Castle Combe Formula Ford 1600 Championship. His Spectrum 011 run by the Kevin Mills Racing team from Gloucester is now on top form and having broken his duck, Jensen goes into this round as the class A man to beat. Nevertheless, heading the points table overall is young Adam Higgins from Chippenham, son of former quadruple champion, Bob.
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  Caterham Day at Castle Combe on 3rd May 22 Apr 2010 (News)
    Ben Norton from Bratton in Wiltshire, got his 2010 campaign off to a cracking start at Easter, when he annihilated his opposition in the Formula Ford 1600 championship race. Norton took his Spectrum some 11 seconds clear of his nearest challenger, Marcus Allen, by the chequered flag, so the others have plenty of work to do to catch up.