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8 03, 2024

TOLMAN 1981 FORD ESCORT XR3 RESTORATION. Short car news.

By | March 8th, 2024|car news|0 Comments

Tolman, who recently completed rebuilds including a Lotus Sunbeam and a Peugeot 205 GTI, has just finished its latest restoration project, a 1981 Ford Escort XR3. The owner requested that Tolman make this Escort XR3 "one of the best in the world." They received the unfinished project from another restorer with lots of missing [...]

1 03, 2024

1973 OPEL MANTA. Used car auction watch.

By | March 1st, 2024|used car auction watch|0 Comments

At tomorrow’s Historics Auctioneers auction, this 1973 1.9 litre Opel Manta auto with only 27,500 miles will be going under the hammer. Through the years, it has been dry stored and serviced. It comes complete with a history file that includes all its old MOT records. This car has an estimated guide price of [...]

24 04, 2023

RARE ALFA ROMEO 75 1.8 TURBO QV ASN FOR SALE.

By | April 24th, 2023|car news, used car auction watch|0 Comments

Take a look at this rare 1992 Alfa Romeo 75 1.8 litre Turbo QV ASN that is for sale at Montpellier Motorcars.This car has only travelled 78,000km and is number 713 out of 1000 ever made.Click on the video below to view and hear the sound this car produces. For the full [...]

12 04, 2023

PRACTICAL CLASSICS CLASSIC CAR AND RESTORATION SHOW WITH DISCOVERY+.

By | April 12th, 2023|motorshow blogs|0 Comments

This years Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show with discovery+ welcomed 26,872 visitors to the Birmingham NEC.Show director Lee Masters said  The friendly values of the show shone through with the car clubs going above and beyond to provide visitors with knowledge, skills, hacks and tricks on how to restore but also service [...]

2 11, 2022

FERRARI BB512 FOR SALE AT AUCTION.

By | November 2nd, 2022|used car auction watch|0 Comments

A 1978 Ferrari BB512 will be on sale at the Anglia Car Auction’s final sale of 2022. This rare Ferrari has only covered 15,982 kilometres and was first registered in the UK in 2015. It is powered by a 5-litre mid-mounted flat 12 engine that produced 360 bhp. The estimate price for this [...]

1 10, 2020

IS THE AUDI RS2 AVANT A SLIGHTLY FORGOTTEN CAR? Carnews.

By | October 1st, 2020|car news, used car auction watch|0 Comments

Sometimes the classic car world baffles me?? 3 years ago, I remember standing at a car auction watching a Tornado Red Audi UR Quattro 20V sell for over £70,000! Everyone at the time seemed to be mad for an Audi Ur Quattro, especially after the TV series “Ashes to Ashes”. The Audi UR Quattro is [...]

27 05, 2020

PORSCHE 944. A TRUE 80’S CLASSIC CAR. Car news.

By | May 27th, 2020|car news, reviews, used car auction watch|0 Comments

The Porsche 944 is a car that I have wanted to write about for quite a while. I never really had the time until now - during lockdown! I am going to concentrate on the updated 944 2.5 litre 4 cylinder 8 valve - which in its day produced 163 hp. It was manufactured between 1986 [...]

31 05, 2019

DRIVING ONE OF MY CHILDHOOD HERO CARS. THE AUDI UR QUATTRO. Car news.

By | May 31st, 2019|car news, reviews|0 Comments

People say that you shouldn’t meet your childhood heroes.  Last week drove one of my childhood “hero cars”....a 1990 Audi UR Quattro! This car belongs to the Audi UK Heritage fleet. I have to say that my emotions were pretty mixed as I walked up to the car with the keys in my hand. This [...]