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CHEAP FIXES ON OUR £400 PEUGEOT 205
Matt Bell on 10th July 2020
Keen to keep the theme of cheep and cheerful, Joe cracks on with some cheap fixes on the £400 Peugeot 205.
H&H JUNE 2020 SALE REVIEW
Matt Bell on 9th July 2020
We tuned in for the H&H June 2020 sale to check out first hand how post-lockdown demand has driven sales. We list some of our favourites from the sale.
STAFF CLASSICS – JEFF’S R50 MINI ONE
Jeff Ruggles on 8th July 2020
Bought as an experiment to buy the cheapest R50 MINI One on the market in 2017, Jeff attempts to bring about some former glory 18 months on since it last moved.
BEAULIEU AUTOJUMBLE 2020 CANCELLED
Matt Bell on 7th July 2020
The Beaulieu Autojumble 2020 event, alongside two other Beaulieu events, has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation.
E10 PETROL EDGES CLOSER IN UK
Matt Bell on 6th July 2020
Recent weeks have seen countless reports in the wider press that E10 petrol will be the new standard grade for unleaded fuel in 2021
RM SOTHEBY’S JUNE 2020 SALE REVIEW
Matt Bell on 3rd July 2020
With auctions by and large moving to an online platform, we tuned in for RM Sotheby's June 2020 sale to see how sales were affected by the coronavirus.
MARKET TRENDS: SALES REP SALOONS OF THE ’80S
Matt Bell on 2nd July 2020
Sales rep saloons of the 1980s were once disposable tools - are they now collector’s items? We take a look at the changing prices of three examples.
“I SOLD MY DREAM CAR” – Q&A WITH AARON MCKAY
Matt Bell on 1st July 2020
I sold my dream car. Aaron McKay managed to get hold of his dream car at the tender age of 21 and regrets selling it some seven years later.
LONDON CONCOURS KICK-STARTS CAR EVENTS
Matt Bell on 30th June 2020
In what the organisers claim will be the UK’s first major automotive event since February, the London Concours has received final approval from the venue, The Honourable Artillery Company, to go ahead on August 19-20.
ALFA ROMEO VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOUR
Matt Bell on 29th June 2020
Alongside celebrating its 110th birthday, the Alfa Romeo virtual museum tour showcases Alfa's private collection of vehicles ranging from prototypes to specials.
NATIONAL MINI DAY 2020 CANCELLED
Matt Bell on 26th June 2020
The Mini Cooper Register’s National Mini Day 2020 at Beaulieu, set to be held on August 16, has been cancelled in light of continuing measures to combat Covid-19.
LEGENDS OF ABINGDON
Paul Wager on 25th June 2020
The Oxfordshire town forever associated with MG also had a hand in some other very significant classics. We take a look at the legends of Abingdon.
MY CLASSIC MINI ADVENTURES
Matt Bell on 24th June 2020
Jeff Ruggles is a man obsessed with Minis. From his first car that he built instead of revising for his exams, he’s travelled the length and breadth of Europe and Japan buying and adventuring with classics Minis! Here he is discussing his classic Mini adventures.
LOCKDOWN CLASSIC SALES BOOST
Matt Bell on 23rd June 2020
Despite being gripped by Covid-19, there has been a lockdown classic sales boost with potential buyers tying the knot for classic cars based on description and reputation alone.