21st March 2017
WHY HAS THE BMC 1100 VANISHED?
Attend any classic car show and you’re guaranteed to find half a dozen Morris Minors. You’ll often see one on the road at least once a week. A huge spares back up is there for…
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17th March 2017
ARE WE WITNESSING THE DEATH OF THE FAMILY ESTATE CAR?
Paul Guinness mourns the apparent decline of the family estate car… This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Matra-Simca Rancho, something that will probably only interest those who are fanatical about all things oddball…
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13th March 2017
WHY ARE CAR PARTS SO DAMN EXPENSIVE?
Andrew Everett ponders modern parts prices and why are they so damn expensive? Parts prices have always been a mystery to me. For the life of me, I just cannot think of a single manufacturer…
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2nd March 2017
COULD MODIFIED CLASSICS BE AT THREAT?
As the classic car MoT testing debate rumbles on, historic vehicle lobbyists worry about the three letters that could be the undoing of our hobby as we know it – VHI. For the first time…
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24th February 2017
WILL EU DIRECTIVE THREATEN SORN CLASSICS?
When he was knocked off a ladder by a tractor in 2007, Slovenian farm worker Damijan Vnuk caused a storm in the teacup of insurance legislation. Denied compensation by a Slovenian court because the tractor…
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19th February 2017
CW OPINION – CLASSIC CAR THEFT
Two characteristics that I particularly loathe in the human race are greed and dishonesty. By greed, I mean the selfish craving to have more and more, be it food, money, houses, cars – in fact,…
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17th February 2017
CW OPINION – HOW OLD IS TOO OLD TO DRIVE?
As the population ages, a considerable number of older drivers are finding themselves more at risk of being seriously injured or killed on the UK’s roads due to increased frailty and associated issues, such as…
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17th February 2017
CW OPINION – DRIVING TEST CHANGES ON THE WAY?
If government proposals come to fruition, Britain is facing “the biggest shake up of the driving test in a generation”, with an array of ideas that could even affect how the test is paid for…
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17th February 2017
CW OPINION – WILL FAST FORDS BURST THE CLASSIC BUBBLE?
Here is a statement of fact: A MkIII Ford Escort recently sold for £60,000. Okay, it has a turbo-charger and there is an RS on the badge in there somewhere, but £60,000? May I be…
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17th February 2017
CW OPINION – CUBA – THE LAND OF BROKEN PROMISES?
Despite the excitement surrounding the idea of an island full of rare classic cars, none of Cuba’s distinctive historic vehicles have actually left the country yet. Jack Grover looks at why reality hasn’t lived up…
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17th February 2017
CW OPINION – WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF BUYING A CLASSIC CAR ONLINE?
As long as cars have been available for sale privately, there has been a minority that has sought to dupe, scam or otherwise gazump unwitting buyers out of their hard-earned cash. The rise of selling…
