Rare Vintage Stromberg Ignition Co. Condenser, 1934 on 2040-parts.com

Essex boost for car loving home buyers

An Essex council is to make garages and drives bigger on new homes For most of the last decade the UK Government has waged a war on the motorist. Endless speed cameras, which are in reality just tax-raising  machines and have little to do with road safety; never-ending fuel tax rises; congestion charging; spiralling parking charges; road-charging schemes and the only coppers you see have a speed gun so non-speeding untaxed and uninsured drivers never get caught -  pushing up costs for the rest of us. But one of the most stupid, head-in-the-sand policies was the idea that new houses should encourage people to forsake their cars by making garages too small and off-street parking almost non-existent.

Lotus Range Extender Engine – fit for Jag

The Lotus Range Extender Engine Mind you, all that innovation and inspiration did make a few bob at times. I had reason to be in Norfolk a few years ago and got invited to Colin Chapman’s old house. A two-up, two-down it wasn’t.

Beijing motor show 2014: CAR's A-Z guide

By the CAR online team Motor Shows 04 April 2014 10:00 China has become a critical market for carmakers to tap into, with huge sales potential and a thirst for European brands. Click the links below for CAR's stories of all of the new cars featured at the 2014 Beijing motor show. DS 5LS R: sports saloon concept geared at Chinese petrolheads New Juke-sized compact crossover, based on i20 Boxster GTS: faster, better-specced Boxster with 918 Spyder styling cues Cayman GTS: look out 911: hotter Cayman could be the best Porsche ever