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When buying barn find cars, or any project cars, many people want to know how much a restored version of their potential purchase is worth. The same applies to bikes and the Raleigh Burner often raises a few eyebrows! This bike featured prominently in many childhoods, often starting off with the Raleigh Mini Burner. Knowing […]
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Burlen Ltd – the world’s only manufacturer of genuine SU (Skinners Union), AMAL and Zenith carburettors – has produced a truly epic Christmas video to get in the mood for the festive period in style. Firing up his rat-look modded 40s Chevy, Burlen director Jamie Burnett goes out in search of the perfect Christmas tree, […]
Television star and confirmed petrol-head Philip Glenister is to curate the special ‘Getaway Cars’ display at the 2018 London Classic Car Show at ExCeL London (15-18 February). Famous for ‘firing up’ his Audi Quattro when acting as throwback DCI Gene Hunt in Ashes to Ashes – Glenister will be maximising his insider police knowledge to bring [&...
IAM RoadSmart’s third annual Safety Culture Survey which examines the attitudes and concerns of UK drivers, has found that for the third year running their biggest worries are people updating social media or sending text messages while driving, drink or drug driving and mobile phone use. Drivers checking social media is the biggest single ...
Michelin’s CrossClimate + tyre has been heralded as “exemplary” in rigorous tests carried out in Germany. Auto Bild magazine staged what it believes are the first ever published in-depth tests comparing the performance of different ranges of tyres as they wear. The exceptional results for the CrossClimate+ are testament to Michelin’s commitment to making ...
Classic Car Auctions (CCA) successfully closed the curtains on a record-breaking year by hammering away a fantastic 80 per cent of the cars on offer at its December Sale this weekend, for a premium inclusive total of £1.8 million. The strong results bring to a conclusion the best year yet for the auction house. Indeed, […]
The stage is set for the rally GTI: The Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 enjoyed a successful world premiere. The four-wheel drive rally car for customer sports, which is based on the sixth and latest generation of the new Polo, was introduced to the public for the first time at the official driving presentation of the [&...
Over 11m motorists think driving tests should be retaken every five years to improve road safety and to cope with new automotive technologies, new research revealed today. The study of 2,000 motorists revealed those who accept the change may have to take the test at least 12 times during their lifetime* – with that number […]
Classic cars belonging to personalities from the world of show business, politics and the military are going under the hammer at Coys’ True Greats auction on Tuesday 5th December at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London. The cars include a 1949 Mercedes-Benz 170V Cabriolet Saloon that belonged to Generalleutnant Herman Holter, who fought in World War [&...
Final preparations are being made for the Paisley start of the 2018 historic rally run to Monte Carlo…..and it’s been confirmed there will be the largest number of entries so far with a total of 25 cars setting off for the 1500-mile trip to the South of France. It’ll be the fifth time the ...