American Car - November 2015

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FirstDateBulletin

According to an IAM survey, the biggest turn-off on a first date is rudeness or bad manners (81%). Talking on a mobile while driving (44%) or, worse,

texting (45%) were also turn-offs, while having a dirty car came in at 10th (23%). Having a nice car was a top turn-on for 7% of respondents...

10 Millibu

Winter Warmers

Once again, winter is on the doorstep, but there's plenty from Sealey to keep the weather at bay. Let's start with

their Winter Promotion, running from now until the end of February, which is packed with more than 500 of their

most popular tools and equipment for the winter months, and with prices slashed by up to 57%.

There's everything from start-

and-charge units, heaters and

lighting, to car covers and

even snow shovels, and you

should check out their range

of Sealey/Schumacher battery

chargers that charge at three

times the speed of conventional

chargers. Also be sure to

check their Vehicle Service

Promotion, running until

December 31st, with 24 pages of

products dedicated to servicing

and auto work.

Sealey have also just

launched an extensive range

of consumables for garages,

workshops, bodyshops and so

on, including drill bits, electrical

terminals, hose clips, and even

stackable boxes to store them

in. Get all of the promotional

leaflets and details from your

local stockist, or call 01284

757500, or see http://www.sealey.co.uk

and stock up now! Don't forget

to enter the competition on the

website to win one of Sealey's

popular Wedge portable

toolchest and rollcab combos –

follow the competition link from

http://www.sealey.co.uk.

Edward, 3rd Baron

Montagu of Beaulieu

OCTOBER 20TH, 1926 - AUGUST 31ST, 2015

Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron

Montagu of Beaulieu, died peacefully at his home on August 31st,

aged 88, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Fiona, his

son and heir Ralph, daughter Mary and second son Jonathan. In

accordance with his wishes, the estate and visitor attractions –

such as the National Motor Museum he opened in the grounds of

his Hampshire stately home in 1952 - are continuing to operate as

usual. Rest in peace.

The venerable Chevrolet Malibu,

introduced as a midsize sedan

in 1964, passed the milestone

of 10 million units produced at

the end of August. The mark

was passed just as the all-new,

ninth-generation 2016 Malibu

entered production.

Great White Wall

Illinois' Vogue Tyre & Rubber Co

recently announced the biggest

production whitewall ever in

their Custom Built Radial SCT

range – a whopping 305/35R

• with a whitewall and their
  signature gold stripe. Classy... see
  http://www.voguetyre.com.

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