Top 50 Car Facts 
Car Fact 5/50
In 1902, the first speeding ticket was issued. Most cars at this time could barely reach 45 mph.
Very different from today – as reported in the http://www.dailymail.co.uk today. Police dashboard camera catches the moment when a reckless father raced his BMW along a motorway at 142mph with his terrified six year old son in the passenger seat.
Car Fact 4/50
DANGER! DANGER! – BMW
South African BMWs can be equipped with flame-throwers to prevent car jackings
Car Fact 3/50
To avoid being caught on film by a speed camera you would have to be travelling at 28,000 mile per hour.
According to Which – You might already know that some fixed speed cameras don’t actually contain film. Which? research from 2011, using Freedom of Information laws, showed that just 46% of fixed speed traps in England and Wales were actually operational at any one time. And your chances of being caught speeding by a fixed speed camera differ greatly, depending on where you’re driving in the UK.
For more information about where your chances of being caught are visit http://www.which.co.uk/cars/driving/driving-advice/dealing-with-speeding-tickets/the-truth-about-speed-cameras/
Reported by Richard Gunn in http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk classic car body shop garages could well be down by a third.
Classic Cars For Sale disclosed research carried out by independent research 
company Trend Tracker. This expose reveals that it expects a further 9% drop by 2020. This means that there will be only approximately 3,000 bodyshops left and could pose future difficulties for classic car owners requiring anything from minor body shop work to major classic car restorations.
According to Robert Macnab, the lead analyst at Trend Tracker, commented that restoration jobs could also become more expensive because of the falling numbers of repair garages around.
He said: ‘The hourly labour rate is likely to rise, because the recent upheaval in, what is traditionally a very economically stable market, has been labelled as ‘unprecedented’.
Owners of these prestige vehicles will, however, not be facing difficulties in Lincolnshire. This is because Haltham Garage in Lincolnshire is continuing to be at the forefront of Classic Car Restoration for all types of vehicles whether bodywork or mechanical.
Haltham Garage covers everything from just a dent to bare shell restorations
With over 25 years’ experience for rebuilds and modification, for more information, call Haltham Garage : 01507 568313
We currently have cars for sale on the Haltham Garage, Lincolnshire forecourt 
– one of which is:-
Make and Model:
RENAULT KANGOO EXPRESSION 1.6 AUTO. SILVER. FULL MOT. 88,000 miles – £2,495
Do you have a car you would like to sell but worried about selling it privately? With our 25 years’ car sales experience, we will sell your car for you.
In respect of our car sales brokerage scheme, we will have all facts to hand to help with the sale of your car, in respect, of, for instance, its fuel consumption.
Contact us on 01507 568313 to discuss our car sales brokerage scheme and how we will help to sell your car.
Chips are never down for this AA man: Mechanic wins innovation award after fixing a Land Rover… with a POTATO
A breakdown mechanic fixed a 50-year-old Land Rover with a potato. 
AA patrolman Mario Papademetriou made the ingenious repair after being called out to a farm in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
Initially, he tried to fix the broken condenser on the 1960s vintage Land Rover using tin foil and silicone repair tape, but this failed.
Mr Papademetriou, 59, from Chingford, Essex, said: ‘As the vehicle was on a farm, there were a lot of vegetables around, so I thought I’d try wiring up a potato with a couple of screws to act as a condenser.
‘Amazingly, it started instantly, so I followed the owner to the garage and he said the vehicle had never driven so well!’
The owner made the 12-mile journey to the garage where the ignition system was properly repaired.
Mr Papademetriou’s ingenuity saw him win the AA’s annual competition for most innovative roadside repair.
AA technical director, Donald MacSporran, said: ‘AA patrols work on pretty much any vehicle on the road and pride themselves on their ability to fix them.
‘While they regularly go the extra mile with some very inventive repairs, we continue to invest in their training and equipment to maintain our leading fix rate.
‘Although vegetables are best left on the dinner plate, Mario’s use of a potato was definitely a chip above the others – an excellent example of thinking outside the box.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2960913/Mechanic-fixes-Land-Rover-POTATO.html#ixzz3SIo5VdsA
SOURCE Mail on Line – by Daily Mail Reporter – 20.02.2015
Car Fact 2/50
Volkswagen named many of their cars after winds.
Car Fact – 1/50
Did you know that 19 people can be crammed into a Smart Car
Vince Cable believes trials in Greenwich, Bristol, Milton Keynes and Coventry, backed by £19m worth of government funding, could lead to £900bn industry
The prototype driverless cars to be tested in the heart of four British cities are unveiled on Wednesday, with the government claiming the nation is uniquely placed to lead the development of the technology.
Forty years after the launch of the 308 GTB, the first mid-engined Ferrari built for the 
road rather than for racing, Ferrari has unveiled the latest model in the line, the 488 GTB.
A replacement for the 458 Italia, it swaps that car’s 4,499cc naturally aspirated V8 engine for a 3,902cc turbocharged V8.