31st January 2018
18 YEARS OF CHANGE – FORD’S MODEL T
At launch, the price of the standard “Touring Car” had been $850. Exports to Britain of Ford products had been underway since before the T came out in 1908 and a British assembly plant, in…
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Glenn Rowswell
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31st January 2018
THE CHANGING FACE OF FUEL RETAILING
Fuel prices are up again –back in the summer a litre of unleaded could be bought, if you shopped around, for £1.05 or so. Today, the cheapest anywhere is £1.20 and you need to hunt…
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30th January 2018
ROAD TEST – MERCEDES BENZ 300E
Classics World’s Chris Stacey test drives and reviews the 1987 Mercedes Benz 300E…
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30th January 2018
ROAD TEST – JAGUAR XK150 SE DHC
Classics World’s Paul Bussey test drives and reviews the 1959 Jaguar XK150 SE DHC…
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30th January 2018
VAUXHALL CUTS 250 JOBS
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory is set to lose another 250 roles...
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29th January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – 1950s & 1960s SPORTS AND EXECUTIVE SALOONS
Our quartet of saloons are rising in value. You may not get an astronomical return, but these four will certainly give your money back after a season of stylish family motoring - particularly if there’s…
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29th January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – PRICEY LOTUSES
Some Lotuses are more equal than others. While many of its icons remain affordable, others – like the Elite, Lotus Cortina, Lotus Carlton and 340R – have become serious collector’s items...
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29th January 2018
NEW V8 COMMEMORATIVE DEFENDER
A limited run of 150 high performance V8-engined Defenders will continue the Green Oval’s 70th birthday celebrations.
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26th January 2018
RETRO ADS – STANDARD VANGUARD ENSIGN
A new entry-level version of the Standard Vanguard arrived in 1957, badged as the Ensign and powered by a 1670cc four-cylinder engine producing just 60bhp.
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26th January 2018
RETRO ADS – MG METRO 1300
BL’s Metro was a popular export model throughout the ’Eighties, particularly in sporty MG guise – a version that gained itself many friends throughout Europe and beyond.
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26th January 2018
RING ROAD RACING IN COVENTRY
Competitive motorsport is to return to a city centre for the first time since the 1990 Birmingham Superprix...
