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Globally renowned for its original specification classic wiper and mirror products, British Motor Heritage (BMH) subsidiary Tex Automotive is now offering an ever-increasing range of enthusiast car parts and accessories, plus a mouth-watering selection of rare or, in some cases, unique ‘mint and boxed’ model cars. A collectors’ goldmine, the selection has been amassed over many years by BMH in its role as global licensee for the Austin, Austin-Healey, MG,…

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Take to the Road would like wish all its readers a very Happy Christmas and I would like to thank you for your support and readership during the year. 2021 has sure been challenging one and for a while it looked like the classic car season would remain under lockdown for much of the year. Thankfully many of us were fortunate enough to be able to get out and about,…

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Derbyshire based restoration firm Fifteen Eleven Design have restored the 1980 Williams FW07/04 Formula 1 car that Alan Jones used in his World Championship title-winning season. The project involved extensive recommissioning of the iconic racer, which was shipped from its home in Saudi Arabian to the firms base in Bakewell in Derbyshire. On arrival the F1 racer was dismantled and the firms team of experts embarked on a painstaking eight-week…

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Bizzarrini has announced the completion of its new bespoke manufacturing facility in the UK. The dedicated 1,500 square metre space will be home to the assembly of all 24 examples of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Revival Corsa. After more than two years of planning, chassis number 000 is the first car in the space and is currently the primary focus of their team of skilled technicians. Working from Giotto Bizzarrini’s…

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RML has announced that the first build of its Ferrari V12 powered Short Wheelbase, ‘Car Zero’, is nearing completion. The pre-production prototype will be the first model to carry the company’s own name and logo, and is the pre-cursor to a limited series-production run. In the last month, RML’s Short Wheelbase team has completed the body’s extensive paint process, which involved layers of special carbon primer, regular primer and a silver…

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Maserati has officially launched its new Classiche department which will offer Certification of Authenticity services for owners of its classic models. The first road car to receive the new Maserati certification of authenticity is a 1969 Mistral 3700. Maserati Classiche is the department that protects and promotes the preservation and originality of the company’s automotive heritage. It is an exclusive assistance service customers and collectors of the Italian marque and…

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