James Bond Cars, Boats and Planes – Leasing Options have all the facts and stats
We love a bit of Bond at Free Car Mag and he's been front and centre on our covers and in so many features over the years. Here is though a brilliant resource to occupy your lunchtime, or whenever you have a spare for minutes to check out what old Bond has been...
CITROËN HELPS SMOOTH OVER UK POTHOLES WITH AUSTIN HEALEY
With UK temperatures having hit a seven-year low last year, it is no surprise that drivers are two-and-a-half times more likely to suffer a pothole-related breakdown or damage1, than they were in the past. Citroën UK enlisted the help of its New C5 Aircross SUV Brand...
Insure an iconic film car with Quotezone
Ever wonder how much it would cost to insure some of the iconic movie cars in real life? Price comparison experts at Quotezone.co.uk decided to find out for fun using modern day insurance quote criteria. Obviously all cars and drivers are fictional and feature in TV...
RIP John Haynes, the genius behind the Manuals
The Haynes Group is sad to announce the death of John H Haynes OBE, the Group's Founder Director, who passed away on Friday 8 February 2019, aged 80. Eddie Bell, Group Chairman, said: "It is with great sadness that we make the above announcement. John founded the...
KITT cars are coming says Leasing Options
Knight Rider led to a whole generation yearning to have a car as cool as KITT. A car that talked, thought and could help you do pretty much anything as you fought crime together. With advancements in car technology picking up speed every year, we think it...
The Car Years – Classic Car TV with a Twist – Coming soon
Footman James announced as sponsor of new classic car programme coming in 2019 and presented by Vicki Butler-Henderson and Alex Riley. Free Car mag will be interviewing Alex for a future issue when we should have a lot more inside info on this exciting telly...
Fred, First Dates and a Citroen Berlingo
Marking 20 years since the much-loved Citroën Berlingo Leisure Activity Vehicle was first launched in the UK; Citroën has teamed up with Channel 4’s First Dates to celebrate love and family life with two expert observers. Since the UK launch of the original Berlingo...
Eco-Unfriendly Celebs according to Select Car Leasing
Well, this is interesting, with many big names often preaching about how the world needs to step up to deal with climate change, it can sometimes feel like we’re not doing our part. However, are the rich and famous really holding up to their words? After Leonardo...
Dolph Lungren Pumps it Up with Volvo Excavators
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has teamed up with Swedish star Dolph Lundgren to showcase the ultimate in excavator endurance in stunt-filled mini-movie Pump It Up and coming soon to Free Car Mag as we were lucky enough to interview the great man and ask him...
DUA LIPA AND JAGUAR CREATE MUSIC TRACK EVERY FAN CAN REMIX
Here is a sneak peek into what's inside the next Issue of your favourite Free Car Mag. British/Kosovan singer-songwriter Dua Lipa has collaborated with Jaguar to make music in a completely new way. Using Jaguar’s custom-made software, she created an exclusive remix of...
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering combines Classics and Hollywood
Actors Eric Bana, Garrett Hedlund and Angela Sarafyan attend The Quail. A Motorsports Gathering, organized by The Peninsula Hotels, in Carmel Valley California. What a great place to be, not least because we spotted Jay Leno as the MC surrounded by some of the most...
FIRST DATES COUPLES GO ‘SPEED DATING’ WITH CITROËN
Well, this is fun, Citroën UK has treated three blind date couples to the ultimate version of ‘speed dating’, by hosting their first dates while being driven at speed around a rally stage. The special ‘speed dating’ session involved the couples getting to know each...
Daley Thompson Celebrates his 60th with bridgestone
Bridgestone, the world’s number one tyre and rubber company, and Worldwide Olympic Partner, have teamed up with double Olympic gold medalist, Daley Thompson, to encourage people to keep moving and chasing their dreams, whatever their age with a pop-up gym on London’s...
Guy Martin in Russia and on telly and coming to Free Car Mag
Free Car Mag adore Guy Martin and are very pleased to announce that he is back on the box and back in your favourite Free Car Mag. The programme sounds rather brilliant and here is just what is occurring in episode one. Truck mechanic and motorcycle racer Guy Martin...
Dale Winton’s Worst Car + he should have presented Top Gear
Dale Winton’s Opel Monza He’s perma tanned and fixated by walls, but Dale is one of us, a car nut. We met him in 2000 and found out that he really loved cars. Indeed he told me off the record that the programme he wanted to present the most was Top Gear. RIP Dale...
James Martin is on ITV with Grub and Cars
We are very happy about this new programme which you can catch in the afternoons. If you like food and cars then you are going to have a great time with James. More details in the upcoming Issue of Free Car Mag Starting in California, James and his trusty crew will...
Vauxhall Corsa is 25! Let’s celebrate with some special offers.
With the iconic Corsa reaching 25 years on the UK market this year, Vauxhall is starting the party early by offering one year’s free insurance and five years’ zero per cent Flexible Finance, with no minimum deposit, to all buyers of the best-selling supermini. Open to...
Wheeler Dealers: the interview
We were luck enough to chat to Ant Instead and Mike Brewer about the brilliant new series of Wheeler Dealers. read it in full in Issue 55. WHEELER DEALERS is back as the new team begin work on an array of second-hand motors in need of a second chance. From their...
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars: The Interview
We have been interviewing a lot of people on TV recently and it was a great pleasure to speak to Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland about their brilliant new show. Read the full interview in Issue 55. In Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars antiques supremo Drew Pritchard and...
Triumph – Luke Evans and Steve McQueen’s Great Escape icon
Hollywood star Luke Evans injected A-list glamour into the gala opening of Triumph Motorcycles’ all-new Factory Visitor Experience. Riding aboard the new Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster in front of a VIP audience in Hinckley, the Welsh actor – known for films like Fast...
