Story and pictures by Kiran Parmar In issue 110 of Free Car Mag, we built a Lego Technic Ferrari Daytona SP3, a fantastic and highly educational model kit. (Read issue 110 here: https://cdn.lumara.digital/freecarmag/magazine/Free-Car-Mag-Issue-110.pdf ) After the build was complete, I got thinking; are there any modifications I could do to make the model even better?
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Leicestershire-based Flying Spares, the world’s largest independent supplier of Rolls-Royce and Bentley parts, has crystallised its guiding principle into a new company motto: ‘Recycle to Preserve’. Flying Spares director, Neil Arman, explained: “As we shifted to Employee Ownership, with company founders Ben and Lucy Handford stepping back from the day-to-day running of the business, we
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At Free Car Mag we have a very large soft spot for Seiko watches. Our own collection is well into double figures and there is a feature coming soon on our '70s and '80s classics. Meanwhile we are saving up for a top of the range Grand Seiko.Here is some great news with some fabulous
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Car MOTs roll around once a year – but it doesn’t have to be a worrisome event. It can be helpful to take a few steps beforehand ahead of the test to give your car the best possible chance of passing. There may be talks of decreasing the frequency of MOTs, as well as delayed
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The Africa Rally is an adventurous, exciting and beautiful charity rally event starting in Sparrowhawk Lodge, by Hartbeespoort (South Africa), and ends to the west of Kisumu, on Lake Victoria in Kenya. The 4,200km event is taking place in July! Will we see you at the start line? From Saturday 1st – Saturday 22nd July
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If you’ve started seeing more electric cars on the road and are considering buying or leasing your own, now is the perfect time. Not only are these cars cheaper to maintain and run than traditional petrol or diesel vehicles but they are also great for the environment. With fuel-powered vehicles starting to be phased out,
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Firstly, hats off to ev.energy and William Goldsmith Head of Grid and Data Services for agreeing to speak to us. Whereas so many companies involved in this hide behind their corporate sofas, William was keen to talk and tackle some difficult questions, “I do find myself talking to a lot of people who agree with
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The Alpine A110 sports car was actually introduced in 2017, but harks back even further to the 1963-1977 Alpine A110, described as a Berlinette (the French version of Berlinetta) otherwise described as a small two-door coupe. The new version from Alpine (which is owned by Renault) is designed by putting tracing paper over the shape
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The Volkswagen ID.5 is the 'coupe' version of ID.4, which is a crossover family SUV-style electric vehicle. And by 'coupe' we don't mean it loses the rear doors, but that it gets a more fastback-like sloping rear roof-line. Cynical but enticing marketing terminology aside, there's no question the ID.5 is the better-looking sibling, and compared
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At Free Car Mag we love watches, especially divers that are automatic and have a story to tell. This really is a proper Diver's timepiece. We will have more images and details in the next issue, 118. Please read on. The Fleuss Automatic Marlborough Limited Edition is a tribute to the Fleuss collection’s namesake, celebrated
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10 BRAND-NEW EPISODES PRESENTED BY TIM SHAW AND FUZZ TOWNSHEND AIRING EVERY THURSDAY AT 8.00PM EXCLUSIVELY ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FROM 9TH MARCH 2023 Mimi kindly asked the questions we prepared, it was a fun… National Geographic’s top-rated car restoration show with a heart, Car S.O.S, returns to screens for its eleventh season on Thursday 9th
Read More: Car SOS returns for 11th series on National GeographicIn life some things are guaranteed, these included tax, death and also that dreaded yearly MOT. It’s something that you remember a few weeks before and hate every second until you get the call to say it has passed. There are so many components that make up a car, if just one of them is
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