Bmw z8

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

From drama to silky smoothness, the V8 does it all. Here are our favourites…

What if I told you there was a place in Japan where your wildest fantasies could be brought to life? Not that one. I’m talking about the one where the car in your garage looks as good as a 250 Testa R

Whoever decided that drivers should have either practicality or performance clearly lacked vision. For much of its existence the estate car or stationwagon was just a practical workhorse. Aside from o

Price new: From £18,950 Price now: £16,000-25,000 Engine: 1.8-litre, four-cylinder petrol Gearbox: Fivespeed manual Power/torque: 118bhp/165Nm 0-60mph: 5.8 seconds Top speed: 126mph HAD Lotus not come

Zenos is back. I know it’s possible that you don’t remember it from the first time, so, to recap, this two-seat lightweight roadster, the E10, was the brainchild of some engineers who had worked at Lo