24th January 2018
FORD COUPES
British buyers have been treated to a wide array of stylish Ford coupes over the last half a century, some of which have gone on to gain a cult following of their own. Paul Guinness…
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22nd January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – 80S UK LUXURY CARS
The mid to late Eighties saw a British barge revival from Ford, Jaguar, Rover and Vauxhall. With many Granada Scorpios, XJ6s, 800s and Senator Bs driven to destruction in the Noughties, collectors (and the market)…
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15th January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – MID-ENGINED MARVELS
Bringing mid-engined cars to the road from the track wasn’t easy – but several manufacturers made it happen in the Sixties. As always, low volume exotica doesn’t come cheap...
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8th January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – FRENCH SUPERCARS
Having lost its pre-war status as a performance car nation, France’s car makers went on to challenged the establishment through more modest means. As the Alpine marque is revived for 2018, expect its past models…
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4th December 2017
12 BEST BEGINNERS TIPS FOR CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION
Contemplating your first restoration project can seem daunting, but these basic tips and advice on classic car restoration will ease you in gently and hopefully cut out a lot of frustration and heartache...
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27th November 2017
HONDA S2000 BUYER’S GUIDE
Honda’s answer to the MX-5 wasn’t to join it but beat it into submission with its astonishing S2000, offering 240 bhp from a race-bred four-cylinder engine without a turbo in sight...
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22nd November 2017
HOW IT WORKS – TURBO CHARGERS & SUPER CHARGERS
Using a mechanical compressor or an exhaust operated turbine to force more fuel and air into an engine will produce a more powerful explosion. We look at the two main forms of forced induction.
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15th November 2017
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRIUMPH HERALD / VITESSE
Triumph produced a winner with the Herald and built on the success with the six-cylinder Vitesse. Variants include saloons, convertibles, estates and vans and the Herald’s chassis on frame construction means that restoring one these…
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13th November 2017
WHAT’S THE BEST TAX-EXEMPT CLASSIC CITY CAR?
City cars are big sellers in 2017, but what about their classic equivalents? Paul Guinness looks at a selection of diminutive urban runabouts – each one offering impressive economy, manoeuvrability and free-of-charge Vehicle Excise Duty.…
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6th November 2017
WHAT MOT EXEMPT CLASSIC CAR WOULD MAKE THE BEST DAILY?
For now any car that is built before 1960 is exempt from the annual MoT check. So which of these old-timers would be the most practical for daily use?
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30th October 2017
TRIUMPH VITESSE BUYER’S GUIDE
Largely based on the four-cylinder, friendlier-faced Herald, the Vitesse arrived in 1962 with a useful injection of performance from its 1.6-litre straight tsix – an engine which itself would go on to power a whole…
