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In 1991, gentleman racer Franco de Paoli bought a new Range Rover and had it prepped for the Paris-Moscow-Bejing Rally taking place that same year. The event was canceled, leading to Paoli running Range Rover in the Pharaohs' Rally in Egypt that same year — and winning the T2 class.  The Pharaohs' Rally took place over 3,100 miles of Egyptian desert, pushing man and machine to their limits. The Range Rover ran the 1993 Paris-Dakar Rally, but didn't finish due to a mechanical failure. In 1995, the SUV would serve as a press vehicle for that year's Paris-Dakar Rally, following...

Fuel related problems, we had several this year and all of them are related to the fact that most Classic car owners don’t know that you can’t use regular fuel in your classic car. Premium, Non-Ethanol is the fuel that has to be used.  Ethanol attracts moister in the fuel, and the result is that all metal parts in the fuel system will start to rust, the fuel itself will gel, especially when the car is parked for long periods of time. The result of all this will be a very rough running engine, or not running at all. You could get the engine...

What goes on inside your old Lucas starter.(The Non-Technical explanation) First, the cars battery provides electrical energy to the starter through the main battery cable.  When you turn the key all the way forward to the start position, the solenoid moves the starter gear into contact with the flywheel gear and then, and only then, the starter motor begins to spin. Since the starter gear and flywheel gear have meshed together, this spinning motion is transferred to the flywheel which is attached to the crank shaft. The starter spins the engine until it begins to run on its own.  When you...

That classic you’ve been restoring is just about done, and you just placed an order with us for some new chrome wire wheels.  Now your attention turns to tires, because the last time this car had new tires, Neil Armstrong had just stepped on the moon.  Not a problem.  Today's tire sizes can be a bit confusing, as the size designations changed a lot over the years.  As we get orders for our wire wheels, customers typically ask for suggestions on the proper tire size to match their new wheels. So you wipe the dust off and look for the P number that...

1955 Jaguar XK140 Special Equipment Coupé ProjectCoachwork by Giovanni Michelotti Chassis no. S814286 Engine no. E1016-8 • Delivered new to France• Unique Michelotti aluminium coachwork and believed one of his first designs• Ultra-rare C-Type engine, originally fitted to chassis 'XKC016'• Previously owned by French Jaguar Drivers' Club President, Roland Urban Chassis number 'S814286' was built on 25th May 1955 as a left-hand drive XK140 SE Coupé with normal factory coachwork. The Jaguar was delivered new in France via the French distributor, Charles Delecroix, to its first lady owner, Mme Jeanne Gaymard in Paris. It is the 286th left-hand drive coupé...