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The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, have decided to postpone...
Most famous racer never to win F1 title dies after long illness.
The special ‘greatest hits’ racecard at this summer’s 30th birthday Silverstone Classic has completed...
It’s good news for classic car owners, who feared that they would be forced to use fuel containing 10%...
The Government looks set to introduce fuel containing a higher proportion of ethanol – despite the fact...
Visitors to this year's Retro Classics were wowed by a jaw-dropping display of cars from Gulf's motor...
It's game over for Australia's own car manufacturer. HJ Contributor Craig Cheetham was there when the...
The sale at the NEC restoration show a Mercedes-Benz 500E, Porsche 911 Turbo, and a BMW M635 CSi.
The show’s ‘Hall of Fame’ feature will host a special three-car display, with a C-Type, E-Type, and a...

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5 Jul 1969
The dispute over piecework rates at the five British Leyland vehicle factories in Lancashire which led to a five week strike by 8,500...
5 Jul 1974
By R. W. Shakespeare British Leyland is facing its most serious labour relations crisis for several years in the key bus and truck...
5 Jul 1997
NEW YORK TIMES Rover Group Ltd., the British auto maker owned by BMW of Germany, said today that it had reached agreement on a three-year...

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