9th April 2019
THE DEATH OF RILEY
Fifty years ago saw the first great British car name to be axed. In retrospect it would turn out to be the first of many over the decades to come, but at the time few…
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9th April 2019
CLASSIC FORD REVS UP FOR MALLORY DEBUT
The Classic Ford Show has a brand new home for 2019, with Mallory Park set to play host to thousands of Europe’s finest blue ovals in Europe on June 2.
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9th April 2019
UK HOSTS EPIC VOLVO WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
Volvo clubs, owners and enthusiasts from across the UK and beyond joined forces at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground near Leicester to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest parade of Volvos on March 31…
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8th April 2019
VAUXHALL VIVA IN 12 FACTS
The boxy looking mid-sized HA Viva launched Vauxhall into a new market sector and successors included the HB Brabham and hot Escort taunting HC ‘droop snoot’ coupé.
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8th April 2019
VOLKSWORLD SHOW REVIEW
The sun shines on a busy VW weekender...
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8th April 2019
THE CAR YEARS ON ITV4
The Car Years, a brand-new classic car TV programme fronted by Vicki Butler-Henderson and Alex Riley, is to be shown on ITV4.
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6th April 2019
When did you last see a Ford Escort Mk1 Estate?
These days you wouldn't get away with marketing an estate car with just two passenger doors but back in the ’70s it was common practice: the BMC 1100, Allegro, Alfasud and even the Range Rover…
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5th April 2019
CHARTERHOUSE APRIL SALE PREVIEW
The catalogue for Charterhouse’s April 10 auction is up and showing promise of an excellent range of classics. The Dorset based sale has plenty cars of interest enough to draw prospective buyers from all parts…
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5th April 2019
MATHEWSONS MARCH SALE REVIEW
The Mathewsons sale of March 23, 2019 saw a wide array of vehicles under the hammer, from a pair of Bedford TKs to a Rover P6 Estoura by Crayford and a pair of Ford Escort…
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5th April 2019
NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE FOR MOT FAILURES
A North-South divide into MoT failure has been revealed by new data from tyre fitter and supplier Protyre.
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4th April 2019
PUFF THE MAGIC WAGON
Classic car fans will most likely already know all about a very early 1969 Austin Maxi called Puff the Magic Wagon and its remarkable story. But for those who don’t, two of the all-female rally…
