How to Buy a Classic Car?

Buying Your First Classic Car – by John Kelly

Many people dream of owning a classic car and fantasize of nipping out for a picnic in summer in a vintage Morris Minor, or ripping down country lanes in a vintage E-type Jag. But how easy is it to buy your first classic car? Sureterm Direct has helped thousands of customers insure their first classic and here’s their guide on how to approach making your first purchase.

What to look for

Buying a classic car is fairly straightforward, but you do need to take care in deciding exactly what type of vehicle best fits your needs. It’s no good buying a classic MGB if you want to use the vehicle for family outings (with kids and dogs) to the beach. Equally, a Ford Cortina 1600E might tick all the practicality boxes if you’re a singe bloke – but does it have the same effect on your street cred as a gleaming MK2 Jaguar? Probably not. Key practical considerations therefore need to be: Number of seats, number of doors, hard-top of soft-top, boot space – and even image!

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Sports Car Hire – Drive Your Dream Car

It’s not all that difficult to get a sports car hire.  Most of us have a dream car that we have always wanted to drive.  Generally, the fantasy is to get behind the wheel of some exotic sports car like a Porsche, Ferrari, or even as Aston Martin.  That does not have to be a dream any longer.  The car rental industry has gone through changes through the years and one of these changes has been that the opportunity to rent performance cars has increased.  Sure, you have always been able to rent sports cars since the mid-sixties, but they were often hard to find and too pricey to be realistic.Well, while they are still pretty pricey, the availability of sports car hire has risen dramatically.  If you have a dream car that you have always wanted to drive, chances are now good that you’ll be able to rent it, and, if you only want to play with it for a day or two, it probably won’t cost you an arm and a leg.  The cost, however, will depend on the car.You can rent a Porsche 911 Turbo for around $499 USD, a day.  An Aston Martin Vantage will run you about $745 USD, daily, while a Lamborghini Murcielago might take that arm or leg off at $1450 USD per day.There are many reasons an individual might choose a sports car hire instead of a more conventional, boring sedan from a car rental counter.  Perhaps the person is traveling to a particular city on business and just wants to liven up a day or two in that city.  Maybe you are considering the exact same sports car and you want an extended test drive.  Then, again, maybe you are a sports car buff and you just want to rent the thing for fun.The option of a sports car hire allows someone who might otherwise never get the chance, to experience their dream car first hand.  In exchange for this opportunity, you will pay higher rates and have to qualify over some stringent restrictions.  First, a sports car hire is going to cost much more than your average rent a car.  Secondly, you will probably have to buy more insurance from the rental agent, as your auto insurance probably will not follow you into a Bentley.  Then, you will probably have to meet more stringent age requirements.  There will definitely be higher mileage charges, and these cars are not renowned for low MPG.  You will want to check travel restrictions, as well.  Sometimes, high-end automobile renters will restrict distances and destinations when they rent out a sports car.Still, when it comes to driving your dream car, jumping through a few more hoops than usual isn’t really that much of an inconvenience.Just imagine watching a television show or a movie with a group of friends and a fast moving, aerodynamic Lotus comes racing on the screen, and you can say, “I drove one of those.”Oh yeah, when enjoying a sports car hire, get plenty of pictures, too.

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Dfv Turns Four Oh

How the sands of time slip thru the hour glass, as its come to my attention that the most successful customer Formula 1 engine of all time has just recently celebrated its fortieth birthday.

“Power for the People” seems an appropriate headline since that’s exactly what the magnificent Ford Cosworth DFV lump turned out to be. As the ubiquitous Double Four Valves V-8 power plant became the mainstay of Privateers competing in Formula 1.

Interestingly the Ford Motor Co. ponied up $200,000 for the Northampton engine manufacturer to design and produce this legendary power plant for exclusive use by Lotus in 1967 for the onset of the three liter era.

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