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If you love the English language you’ll love this story.
“Hundreds of vehicle’s to choose from.” If you can’t spot the two grammatical errors in that sentence don’t open a car yard anytime soon. According to the specialist American auto […]
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Stink bug lays the New Zealand car industry low
It’s a little bug that’s native to Asia, including Japan and it’s particularly unattractive. It has a penchant for travel to more exotic climes, but its major claim to fame […]
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How to make an old man’s car sexy.
How important is a badge? Let me give you two examples at each extreme of the scale. If you’re Mercedes-Benz you’d say the badge is critical, and if you’re American […]
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Good condition, low kilometres, one careful non-driver for 27 years. How much?
What would you pay for a 41-year-old Holden Torana? It’s all original, in good nick and has less than 100,000 km up. However expansive you may be feeling it’s a […]
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Mighty Boy’s mighty resale value
Some people remember where they were when they heard about Princess Di’s car crash. For others it was when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Me, I remember exactly […]
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Just 62 years later Jaguar completes an order.
Now here’s an odd thing. Back in 1955 Jaguar developed its famous D-Type, a flat-out racing car that was the precursor to the far more famous, road-going E-Type of 1961. […]
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Changing nappies; the Bangle wrangle
When was the last time you tried to change a nappy in a car? If this car looks a little odd to you, well ease and speed of nappy changing […]
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The quest to find number 1, Series 1, 70 years later.
Anyone who’s ever driven a Series 1 Land Rover would wonder about people who pay perfectly good money, and lots of it, to have them restored. But then it takes […]
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The finest car chase ever filmed
At the Detroit motor show Ford has unveiled a limited edition Mustang, faster, more powerful, the usual stuff. They’ve called it Bullitt. And it occurs to me that a great […]