Car of the Month May-June 2018

John Pauldings “modern 02” (With kind permission from BMW Car magazine June 2018) John Paulding has been the happy owner of a BMW 2002 for over 40 years. Chris Graham meets the man and his car to discover the roots of the attraction. Enthusiasts don’t come much more enthusiastic than John Paulding. The passion he …

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Bavaria Tour 2016

Celebrating 50 Years of the 02 and 30 Years of the German 02 Club We set off early on the Tuesday morning to Dover to catch a ferry to Calais. Once into France we headed to Belgium as quickly as we could due to the shortage of fuel in France. We managed to hook up …

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F1 and BMW

Why is a return to the F1 not on the horizon for Honda? With this year’s Formula One season in full swing, 2014 sees the fourth consecutive year in which BMW have not entered a team.   Last year, former rivals Honda announced their return to Formula One from 2015, as a supplier of engines …

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Bangernomics

Bangernomics is the ultimate in recycling At its very simplest Bangernomics However, a Bangernomic approach means that a car is effectively recycled, rather than abandoned. The natural resources and energy used to make a new car is phenomenal, which makes prolonging the useful life of a car and then disposing of it responsibly decidedly ‘green’. …

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Classic Car Inspection checklist

Car Inspection Checklist. Richard Stern; History and paperwork MoT certificate; V5: Are the details correct? If not, walk away How many previous owners are there? Call the most recent one and ask them to verify the car’s history Check the engine and chassis numbers match those on the car Service history: Service book: Receipts: Checking …

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