My week in cars

MONDAY Important new date for your diary: Friday 25 July. That’s when the British Motor Museum at Gaydon stages its first-ever Petrol & Pride event, a new gathering designed to bring members and allie

A bright day has dawned. My new Renault 5 longtermer has arrived – with the loudest paint (Pop Yellow) you’re ever likely to see. James Attwood, who went to the Bristol docks to collect the car a few

Ever wondered how exactly configurations and price levels for strong-selling cars are decided? I have, but things are clearer now following an absorbing conversation with Audi UK’s Q-model guru, Jo Bu

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

Drive It Day, the annual classic celebration that marks the anniversary of the One Thousand Mile Trial of 23 April 1900, returned this year on 27 April. The initiative, created by the Federation of Br

Wandering London’s packed Piccadilly, swerving red buses and kamikaze pedestrians, my eye fell on one of the greatest racing cars of all time, this beautiful Gold Leaf Lotus 49B, taking pride of place