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Win two signed Jenson Button mini crash helmets!

CAR has teamed up with McLaren sponsor Santander to bring you the chance to win one of these ace souvenirs – plus loads more prize opportunities including tickets to next year's British Grand Prix. To win one of the helmets simply answer this question: In which year was Jenson Button crowned F1 World Champion? Click here to enter For more great prizes – including signed merchandise from Lewis and Jenson, VIP tours of McLaren's HQ and 2012 weekend GP tickets  – click on the link below and check out the Competitions tab on Lewis and Jenson's Facebook page.

German Parts Pillagers Roam the American Southwest, Sending Treasures Home For Future Car Museum

Quite a few older European cars are purchased in rust-free parts of the United States and then shipped back to the home continent, and this process tends to intensify when the Euro gets stronger versus the dollar. While that's going on, crews of European gearheads also roam the wrecking yards of the Southwest, filling shipping containers with parts to ship back home; I know of a trio of Swedes who come to Colorado every year and ship home tons of parts, but they've got nothing on this pair of Germans. These gentlemen fly to the United States four times each year, spending two or three weeks each trip, and send home cars and shipping containers packed with parts, all as part of a scheme to open up a car collection showcasing "cars from the road." They were kind enough to send me a bunch of photos of their most recent trip, so let's see what their enviable lifestyle looks like.

Coventry University students prepare for the MA Design Degree Show

MA students from England's Coventry University Automotive Design course are preparing for their annual degree exhibition. This year's Show, entitled '15' will present fifteen students work from the fifteen month course in the new Coventry Transport Museum in the centre of the city.   The projects on show cover the full spectrum of vehicle concepts ranging from a luxury car inspired by Chanel perfume to a future proposal for a New York taxi and students have taken a wide variety of starting points for their project research.