Standard Motor Products Cv106 Choke Thermostat (carbureted) on 2040-parts.com

EBay exotic: Toyota 2000GT

Our friends over at Bring a Trailer discovered this example of a right-hand-drive 1968 Toyota 2000GT for sale on eBay. The rear-wheel-drive, front-engine sports car’s engine is seized, but with the quality sheetmetal, it’s still worth a look. The VIN is claimed to be MF10-10129, while the engine is numbered 3M-10189.

Top Gear: Skoda Yeti, Ariel Atom V8, Porsche 911 & John Bishop tonight

Top Gear Skoda Yeti Helipad We thought that Top Gear had kicked in to the start of a new series – Series 16 AB (that’s ‘After Boring’ Top Gear) – when we had the Three Wise Men Christmas Special and the preceding Top Gear East Coast USA Road Trip. But it was a trick; nothing more than an hors d’œuvre for the new series. But Top Gear series 16 does start tonight – 8pm BBC2 (GMT).

New Honda Civic Type R Concept previews production Type R

The new Honda Civic Type R Concept previews production Type R We had a concept Civic Type R at Geneva earlier this year, but this latest Honda Civic Type R Concept – heading for a debut this week at the Paris Motor Show – almost certainly preview the full production Civic Type R due to arrive in Honda showrooms in 2015. Honda has made sure this Type R Concept is anything but a shrinking violet, giving it a startling blue paintjob with red highlights and keeping the statement massive rear wing intact, complete with quad tail pipes, aggressive rear diffuser and butch body kit. Under the skin of the front-wheel-drive Type R will be a new 2.0-litre i-VTEC which offers more than 278bhp – enough, it’s expected, for a sub-6 second 0-62mph – mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox with a new steer axis control at the front which minimises torque steer so you can get the power down properly.