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Owners urged to check fuel hoses

hen the Mk2 Ford Capri famously used in the opening sequence to the Minder TV show caught fire a couple of weeks ago, the assumption among enthusiasts was that the blaze had been caused by fuel hose degradation related to ethanol in petrol. As it turned out the issue was electrical and the car is now off to be restored, but the discussion nonetheless served as a warning for classic car owners to check the fuel hoses, especially given the

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