A GROUP of charity fundraisers are getting revved up for a classic car show set to take place in Lydiate next weekend.The organisers of the Lydiate Classic Car Show, which takes place next Sunday (July 8) are urging fans of all things automotive to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK by checking...
Ormskirk MotorFest 2012 attracts hundreds of entrants
HUNDREDS of classic car and bike owners have entered their machines into this year's Ormskirk MotorFest, the event's organisers have confirmed today.Aintree Circuit Club said that it had received more than 250 applicants from enthusiasts keen to exhibit their machines at the motorsport-themed event,...
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How to pick up a classic luxury Rover for peanuts
YOU DON'T park a Rover P6. You dock it, like a luxury liner.A luxury liner, as it turns out, that my mate's just sailed into port for less than a grand. He was going to buy a brace of Triumph Spitfires long past their sell-by-date as a job lot, but decided at the last minute he'd rather go for the leather-lined...
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Fire up the... Renault Twizy
EVER since they cancelled kids' TV favourite Captain Planet saving the world hasn't been the same. Eco-friendliness is all very noble but it's - to my mind at least - a bit boring.This is particularly true of electric cars, which have at best been dull and overpriced and at worst fatally flawed, but...
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The Skoda Octavia is a Czech motoring icon
IT HIT me as I pulled a fistful of Koruna out of my pocket to pay for the enormous glass of Pilsner. Prague, thanks to public transport that’s second to none, doesn’t really need the car.During my three days in the Czech capital last week it struck me that the central European city’s a cracking holiday...
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Czech out these stunning classic cars from the Prague Technical Museum
TODAY'S Life On Cars treat comes all the way from Prague, which is fascinating for all sorts of reasons if you're into car culture.There are all sorts of reasons why you'd enjoy the Czech capital if you enjoy things with wheels and engines - some of which I'll go into tomorrow - but above all I'd reccomend...
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The Verde Executive Office Furniture Solution
The growing popularity of executive office furniture has never been greater. All things considered, this has flooded the market with a variety of excellent products and some that are not so great. In today's post we will take a look at the Verde furniture line by Cherryman and what makes it so special.Verde...
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Top 3 Mayline Furniture Collections
Mayline has long been an industry leading brand that provides quality and respected discount office furniture. That being said, we wanted to take the time to highlight some of the top furniture collections they offer.The First collection is Aberdeen. This line of affordable laminate casegoods includes...
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Our Very First Post!
The Office Furniture Deals Blog is now up and running! We are excited to share news and deals for all things related to furniture and seating. Here our visitors will find awesome coupons, product reviews, and much more. Additionally, this blog is directly connected to OfficeFurnitureDeals.com; a respected...
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Fire up the... Jaguar XF 2.2D
FIGURES. There were all sorts of fantastic ones involved with the Jaguar XKR-S I drove recently but with this rather more realistic big cat just one matters - 133.9. The going price, in pennies, for petrol at the moment.That's why any executive car maker worth their salt has got to have a decent diesel...
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Southport mechanics restore couple's classic Morris Minor wedding car
Pictures by Martyn Snape, Champion Newspapers A COUPLE who used their beloved classic car as their wedding transport have just had it lovingly restored to its former glory by a West Lancashire firm.John and Jean Fagan, of Snape Green in Scarisbrick, told The Champion this week they were delighted that...
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Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2012 - Part Two
LIKE the buffet at an all-you-can-eat restaurant, it's all too easy to gorge yourself silly with all the car shows on at the moment. I think it must be to do with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the London Olympics and Euro 2012 having a head-on slap bang in the middle of summer that the run of the region's...
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Hundred End Festival of Transport 2012
A FEW pictures from the Hundred End Festival of Transport, which is taking place near Banks, in Lancashire this weekend:If you've got a motoring event or bit of news you'd like to share with Life On Cars get in touch by sending an email to david.simister@hotmail.co.uk or simply leave a commen...
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Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2012 - Part One
WET but worth it. That's the conclusion you'll probably have come to if you clocked an Audi Sport Quattro, a Napier Bentley and a Lexus L-FA strutting their stuff at Cholmondeley today.The Pageant of Power, which has been held in the grounds of the Cheshire castle since 2008, has grown into one of the...
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