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Historics Auction House are gearing up for Historics 10th Anniversary summer auction at a new venue in Berkshire on Saturday 18th July. It’s a live auction, together with online and telephone bidding. The response to consignments has been mighty, which is good news.  A total of 182 very varied entries including a number of US…

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MOT extension warning: Drivers warned to ensure their car is safe to drive as research reveals 9.3m cars need repair Research reveals 29% of drivers admit knowing their car needs repairing. Motorists with an MOT expiry date on or after 1 August do not qualify for the six-month extension and must book a test as usual.…

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Santa Pod Raceway gets Back On Track in July Santa Pod Raceway Sat.4 July 2020 – Racer Day Sun.5 July 2020 – Racer Day Sat.11 July 2020 – Street Day British drag racing roars back to life next month with Back On Track at Santa Pod Raceway, two individual days of track action for racers…

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Experts warn that hundreds of thousands of classic and modern cars could be damaged by E10 petrol  E10 fuel will replace current E5 unleaded petrol in 2021 E10 is 10% bioethanol, a renewable fuel produced from crops such as sugar beet Ethanol absorbs water from the atmosphere which can be taken into the engine causing…

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Muscle car lovers and Fast & Furious fans are getting set for the ultimate thrill, as the Lego Group and Universal Brand Development revealed the first Lego set inspired by the high-octane, global blockbuster franchise: the awesome Lego Technic Dom’s Dodge Charger. The 1077-piece replica of fearless street racer Dominic Toretto’s legendary 1970 Dodge Charger…

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Auction houses in America are attempting to adjust to the new realities of social distancing and many auctions have moved online, although it’s believed that even these may revert to their more traditional formats sooner rather than later, as the US attempts to reverse lockdown ahead of many other countries. Of course, although lockdown is…

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Gale Halderman, the artist who sketched the original Ford Mustang, has died aged 87. While Lee Iacocca is regarded as the father of the Mustang, he was overseeing a talented team of engineers, designers and marketing men, Halderman prominent among them. At school Gale was fascinated with lettering and would letter the school buses. He…

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A recent report from the American Automobile Association (AAA) revealed that 71 percent of Americans are still fearful of self-driving cars. What’s interesting is that the results have been largely consistent for the last few years, despite automakers pouring billions of dollars into autonomous vehicle technology.             According to AAA, this continuing public skepticism regarding…

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