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Andrew Faulkner blog 22/07/10
Le Mans – the name oozes romance and excitement for every classic car enthusiast. It's the place where legends are created and who of us hasn't owned a Le Mon at sometime or another?
Steve McQueen added to the mystique in the 1971 film of the same name. But for all this, I had never been there so I decided to incorporate the Le Mans Classic as the centrepiece of this year’s holiday (the event alternates between the 24 hour endurance race for today's manufacturers and the 'Le Mans Classic')
Despite the Scimitar doing its best to soak up the time leading u...
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Words: Andy Faulkner
Posted: 10:52am, 22 July 2010
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Goodwood Festival of Speed
Roving PC snapper and old metal enthusiast, Seth Kennedy, reports from Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Goodwood House once again became the destination of choice for thousands of automotive fans this past weekend. The Festival of Speed has an incredible draw thanks to the huge variation of exhibits and goings on. Many people come for a close up glimpse of their modern F1 or WRC heroes but for admirers of classic machinery there is even more on offer.
The Cartier Style et Luxe had ...
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Words: Seth Kennedy
Posted: 9:00am, 7 July 2010
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Brett Nicholson blog, 05/07/10
I've wanted a VW Beetle as long as I can remember. I even worked at a VW workshop/breakers part time during my last few years of school. But I never quite got around to getting one.
Over the last few months I got the 'bug' again. The fact that my son is Beetle-crazy had a lot to do with it and then my lovely wife told me to go out and buy one. Her only stipulation was that it needed to have decent boot space.
1971-1975 Super Beetles have a Macpherson Strut front end which meant a couple of decent sized suitcases would actually fit in the front boot. Or my d...
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Words: Brett Nicholson
Posted: 2:28pm, 5 July 2010
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Andrew Faulkner blog 08/06/10
Call it bad planning if you like but a few weeks ago I had to take both my roadworthy vehicles to the MOT station on the same day.
The Scimitar GTE was first up. Despite being off the road for about 2 years it passed without a hitch, which was a good omen. Next up was the Rover 216. Now before I hear lots of 216ist remarks like 'that'll never be a classic', let me point out that the old girl has been giving good service to the Faulkner family for most of her 19 years on the road.
Anyway, that tired CV gaite...
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Words: Andy Faulkner
Posted: 8:15am, 17 June 2010
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PC’s Caribbean adventure
Neil ‘luckyboy’ Campbell joins the intrepid Oxford Universities Motorsports Foundation in their bid to win the 2010 Sol Rally of Barbados. Well someone had to do it...
Ok, so I know it may sound like a bit of an easy assignment – boo hoo, Neil is in Barbados, woe is me etc, but the Sol Rally is a serious event with serious competitors and a serious amount of hard graft required to prepare for the event.
What i’m saying is that it’s not all been swimming with turtles, catamaran cruises, rum punch, sunburn and dining at Just Grillin’, a...
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Words: Neil Campbell
Posted: 12:06pm, 3 June 2010
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Andrew Faulkner blog 14/05/10
The last MOT on our Bond GT4S had a warning about uneven front brake balance, so a full rebuild was called for.
Our shopping list included a new copper brake pipe set, Goodridge braided hoses all round, seal kits for everything and new pads (the shoes were fine). With this level of rebuild, it makes sense to invest in silicone fluid. It doesn't absorb water from the air so never needs changing, it doesn't corrode the cylinders and won't strip the paint in the event of an accidental spillage.
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Words: Andy Faulkner
Posted: 10:12am, 14 May 2010
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Ray Collier blog, part three
Progress has been quite slow on the TR7 mainly due to a house move and Mrs Woodworm wanting some decorating doing.
I have found though that everyone in the TR fraternity is very helpful especially the guys at Rimmer brothers who not only sell you everything you need they talk you through how to do the job too.
I decided to remove and inspect/rebuild the water pump on the car as it is integral to the engine I didn’t want to get the car running only to damage the engine, as the guys on the f...
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Words: Ray Collier
Posted: 9:56am, 4 May 2010
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PC Behind the Scenes
Cold Hatches was the big idea. I was to get together a collection of hatchback cars most famous for their hot hatch brothers and try to prove that they were just as good. Tricky? No, not really.
Organising any photoshoot can be a fraught affair and it’s one aspect of producing a magazine feature that you probably haven’t thought much about.
Finding the cars we need, in this case cars with very specific trim levels, and then getting them to meet at the same location, at the same time on the same day with the minimum of inconvenience to all concerned is not easy.
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Words: Neil Campbell
Posted: 1:53pm, 21 April 2010
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Neil Blog 29/03/10
..My Triumph 2000 estate!
Yes, my poor old Triumph 2000 estate. What a heap. Or at least, that's what it looks like. Deep down, I know that it is a lovely, sound low mileage car (less than 85,000 miles in 37 years) with only a few minor cosmetic issues. Like paint and bodywork.
Thing is though, I quite like it looking as it does. Yes it's only been washed once since 1988, yes the paintwork could do with...
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Words: Neil Campbell
Posted: 10:57am, 29 March 2010
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Jon Fenning blog March 10
First and foremost, never ever ship your car to Africa on a roll-on roll-off ferry.
Every single team that shipped their car to Dakar returned to it to find something missing. Our Beetle was effected worst than most. The buggers couldn't work out how to open the bonnet, so they wrapped a rope around our bumper in an attempt to pull it forward and bend the wings out, in the futile hope of popping open the bonnet!
Happily, our car survived although they did nick...
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Words: Jon Fenning
Posted: 9:51am, 5 March 2010
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