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HOT HATCH – MAZDA 3 FOR SOME THE NAME MAZDA WILL ALWAYS BE SYNONYMOUS WITH THE LIGHTBULB BUT HERE IT IS THE MANUFACTURER OF LIAM BIRD’S TEST DRIVE CAR OF THE MONTH. For a car manufacturer, bringing a new hatchback
Read MoreJaguar F-Type Each month Liam sends TheBAY a list of the latest cars that he’s been test driving for us to select from. I was interested to see if the F-Type would live up to the E-Type’s advertising slogan of
Read MoreMonday, Monday, so good to me So sang The Mamas and The Papas in 1966 For most of us the Monday morning drive to the office is just part of the tedium of the working week. But if you’re Liam
Read MoreIt’s no secret that car designers the world over have been inspired by what’s gone before. Ian Cameron’sgorgeous BMW Z8 for instance played more than just a little homage to the mid 1950s Bayerische Motoren Werke’s 507. Peugeot’s 208 GTi
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AUDI A3….FUN! Liam test drove the NEW Audi A3 last month. Let’s just say he was suitably impressed It’s taken me a little while, but now I think, I’ve finally made myself comfortable in Audi’s all new A3. It arrived
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They say if you can remember the 1960’s you weren’t there. So, if things for some of you are a little hazy, allow me to fill in a few of the gaps. I’ve concentrated mainly on 1963 for reasons which
Read MoreEver since a late Friday afternoon dash to the coast approximately three years ago I’ve had a bit of a soft-spot for Jaguar’s XF. The purpose of that particular journey was to meet up with the Welsh Group of Motoring
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A spot of late afternoon telly watching is nothing new for most of us, some of us these days even get a massaging seat; it’s hardly worthy of note. However, when both the television screen, and the seat in which
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage – a grand day out Liam Bird managed to keep control of his emotions when he spent a Saturday afternoon driving around North Wales in a new Aston Martin. And he found a novel way of
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“Noddy’s been on the phone. He was wondering when he could have his car back”. “Couldn’t you afford the other roller-skate?” “Did someone boil-wash your Golf?” Oh ha-ha. They’re all examples of what passes for wit apparently. And they’ve all
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Long Distance Champion If I was to say the word Porsche to you what would you envisage? A 911 probably springs to mind first and probably a Boxster too. But think a little harder what else does that name mean
Read MoreWhen Liam Bird said he had a “super-charged” car in mind for this month, we were surprised by his choice of the mild mannered Micra. But someone in TheBAY studio was copped for speeding not once but twice in a
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CLASSIC CAR LOVER ASHLEY LOVERING CONTINUES HIS SERIES ON LOCALLY OWNED CARS WITH A BIT OF PERSONALITY. HERE HE INTRODUCES A CAR FITTING FOR VALENTINE’S DAY, A 1971 VW BEETLE BY THE NAME OF HERBIE A.K.A. THE LOVE BUG – HE MAY NOT BE THE
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Usually when I pass by my local garage it goes unnoticed. Occasionally if I’m in something noisy, a V8 Morgan or a Maserati perhaps, someone will peer through the workshop door to see what’s disturbing the peace. Or, if I’m
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Finally the wait is over. It’s been three years since Land-Rover unveiled its LRX concept car at the Geneva Motor Show, but now the car they turned the LRX into – the new Range-Rover Evoque, is available to buy. In
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Not so long ago BMW kept telling us they were building “The Ultimate Driving Machine” and few would argue that the M3 or its larger sibling, the M5 were anything but. Recently the marketing men at Munich have changed tack.
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Porsche 911 Carrera GTS – Driving the Dream “In the beginning, I looked around and couldn’t quite find the car I dreamed of, so I decided to build one myself” – not my words, but those of Ferry Porsche. In
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