Classic Car Mart January 2022

Welcome… Push factor There’s a running joke in the CCM office about the random blokes who appear as if by magic as soon as an old car needs pushing. They might even be the same people, following us through life like a kind of oily-fingered automotive guardian angel but they never fail us. They were there (all five of them) when our 2.5-tonne Bentley coasted to a halt blocking a country car park and they were there when we ran a Toledo out of fuel. Never needing to be summoned but just silently appearing at your shoulder with a cheery “Need a push mate?” as soon as an old car gives up. This week though, they let us down when a Lancia Fulvia conked out in rush hour on a…

There’s a running joke in the CCM office about the random blokes who appear as if by magic as soon as an old car needs pushing. They might even be the same people, following us through life like a kind of oily-fingered automotive guardian angel but they never fail us. They were there (all five of them) when our 2.5-tonne Bentley coasted to a halt blocking a country car park and they were there when we ran a Toledo out of fuel. Never needing to be summoned but just silently appearing at your shoulder with a cheery “Need a push mate?” as soon as an old car gives up. This week though, they let us down when a Lancia Fulvia conked out in rush hour on a rainy evening, right on a…

ANTI-MODDING THREAT RECEDES Regular readers will be aware of the alarm initially raised after the publication by the Department for Transport’s Future of Transport Regulatory Review. Designed primarily to future-proof vehicle regulatory standards in the light of expected technical developments in fields like autonomous driving and safety systems, the proposal aims to overhaul legislation surrounding road vehicles to “address areas of transport regulation that are outdated, a barrier to innovation, or not designed with new technologies and business models in mind.” However, some aspects of the proposals had set alarm bells ringing among enthusiasts of both classic cars and modified vehicles. Alongside legislation allowing low-volume or prototype vehicles to be more easily approved for use on public roads in order to adopt emerging technologies, the proposals also contain a subject specifically devoted to…

CHECK OUT LOADS MORE NEWS AT WWW.CLASSICSWORLD.CO.UK PLUGS & LEADS ANTI-MODDING THREAT RECEDES Regular readers will be aware of the alarm initially raised after the publication by the Department for Transport’s Future of Transport Regulatory Review. Designed primarily to future-proof vehicle regulatory standards in the light of expected technical developments in fields like autonomous driving and safety systems, the proposal aims to overhaul legislation surrounding road vehicles to “address areas of transport regulation that are outdated, a barrier to innovation, or not designed with new technologies and business models in mind.” However, some aspects of the proposals had set alarm bells ringing among enthusiasts of both classic cars and modified vehicles. Alongside legislation allowing low-volume or prototype vehicles to be more easily approved for use on public roads in order…

Classic Crossword 193 Across 7 Rootes Group limousine discontinued in 1954 (6,7) 8 Streamlined in design (11) 9 _ R, performance Bentley model (5) 11 _ Reisner, Intermeccanica founder (5) 14 British makers of the 1930s Firebird (5) 15 Body style of the Isuzu 117 (5) 18 Enduring Toyota off-road model (4,7) 20 German aircraft firm who built bubble cars after WWII (13) Down 1 Foresters, Outbacks, etc (7) 2 This version of the Toyota MR2 came with removable roof panels (1-3) 3 Specification of engine oil (5) 4 Cars like the A30 Sports and 950 Sports (7) 5 Mr Bertoni, noted car designer (8) 6 Hot _, the XR2i or Golf GTi (5) 10 Popular name of the very first Morris Oxford (8) 12 Tornado’s speciality (3,4) 13 ‘Silver’…

Across 7 Rootes Group limousine discontinued in 1954 (6,7) 8 Streamlined in design (11) 9 _ R, performance Bentley model (5) 11 _ Reisner, Intermeccanica founder (5) 14 British makers of the 1930s Firebird (5) 15 Body style of the Isuzu 117 (5) 18 Enduring Toyota off-road model (4,7) 20 German aircraft firm who built bubble cars after WWII (13) Down 1 Foresters, Outbacks, etc (7) 2 This version of the Toyota MR2 came with removable roof panels (1-3) 3 Specification of engine oil (5) 4 Cars like the A30 Sports and 950 Sports (7) 5 Mr Bertoni, noted car designer (8) 6 Hot _, the XR2i or Golf GTi (5) 10 Popular name of the very first Morris Oxford (8) 12 Tornado’s speciality (3,4) 13 ‘Silver’ Rolls-Royces introduced in 1980 (7) 16 The Vectra was a popular choice in this market sector (5) 17 Well-known US car brand -…