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For those wanting to take the car to the limit and beyond the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) is set to launch a new race series dedicated to the new model.
These will start as a series of track days before a demo event will be held at Cadwell Park race track in August.
A full race format will be used from 2022 with plans in place for a European and US series in the pipeline.
He said: “Once it’s built, you have a car that will let you feel the sensations that Fangio would have experienced.
Born in Vernon, B.C., Hilton moved with his family to Kitimat and then to North Vancouver. He’s lived there ever since, and it’s where he raised his own family. As a young man, when Hilton got involved fixing a friend’s motorcycle in 1969, he found himself at Honda Centre on Robson Street in Vancouver buying parts.
“There was a sea of motorcycles there, and I said ‘Wow, you’ve got a lot of repair work here’.” Hilton recalls. “He asked if I was a mechanic, and I soon found myself with a job. I had a steep learning curve, but I was curious and persistent.”
He added: “This must be the first car in history to be copyrighted.
Elizabeth added: “It s a law that is supposed to protect art, so taking that to a car is quite a stretch really. For a car, you don t really have that much artistic freedom when you design a car, especially a racing car.
Just weeks ago, Jaguar Classics confirmed it would be producing eight more C-Type models to celebrate the car s 60th anniversary.
The new cars will allow fans to purchase a historic 1953 model from the firm for the first time. Some models are still available with the models valued at around $1.3million.
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The BMW was purchased by Mike for just shy of £5,000 before it underwent an extensive restoration.
The car was fitted with a new fuel pump and hoses as well as a new battery and a brake system.
The engine was given a full service with new spark plugs and fluids also installed on the model.
After all the work had been completed, the model was sold for £23,415 which generated profits of over £9,000 once restoration costs had been taken into account.
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Mike’s 59MGA was just the third car retired in America in Series 15 and underwent a full transformation.
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The historic 1960 MGA roadster is already worth between £8,000 and £12,000 in its current condition but some extra repair work could see prices soar. The car is believed to have sat in a garage in Dorset unused for possibly 20 years before the car was discovered by auction specialists at Charterhouse.