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New Bentley showroom for HR Owen in Surrey
- No stranger to a jape, south-coast Volkswagen dealer Peter Cooper announced on April 1a new range of air fresheners – Technician (serviced car fragrance), New Car and Curry. “We have been working tirelessly for three months to produce these scents,” the social media campaign revealed.
- As well as owning an impressive herd of hippos, notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was an avid racer and car enthusiast.
- A 1974 PORSCHE 911 RSR once owned by the bon vivant and also driven by Emerson Fittipaldi in competition is on sale with Florida’s Atlantis Motor Group for £1.6m.
- With space for 30 cars, HR Owen Bentley Surrey’s new 2800sqm showroom, pictured, in Ripley is now welcoming visitors. “We want the local community of automotive enthusiasts and families to enjoy it, not just Bentley customers,” said John Stone, Bentley brand director at HR Owen.
- A pair of 1956 sports cars –a Jaguar D-type and a Cooper T39 Bobtail – that took part in the 1960 Longford Grand Prix in Tasmania have been reunited in the Cotswolds showroom of The Classic Motor Hub. “It’s a great story having them together after such a long time,” said Ben Stinson, marketing and social media co-ordinator. The Cooper has already sold but the the D-type is still available, £POA.
- Man United’s Roy Keane and Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard were football enemies. Now cars once owned by the pair are tussling at Auto Trader. Keane’s 1998 DB7, bought to celebrate his side’s 1999 treble, is £24,950; Gerrard’s ’13 Overfinch Vogue SE is £42,995. Back of the net!
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