The first draft of history

The situation looks chaotic in this mid-Eighties dash for the Channel – but there are plenty of vehicles to keep classic car-spotters occupied

ALLONBY, CUMBERLAND

Volkswagen’s diesel-powered plug-in hybrid took a decade to develop and cost the firm £1 billion. Weighing just 795kg and fitted with a super-frugal 800cc engine and tiny electric motor, the XL1 could

You might have been surprised to read that such a quintessentially American car as Ash Medicks’ Rambler Rogue was ever officially offered in the UK (p20) – but in fact its maker not only sold cars her

EPIC BATTLE DAIMLER 4.0-LITRE VS MERCEDES-BENZ 560SEL

This XK120 was bought new by Lancashire cobbler Robert Lawrie whose special boot design led to him becoming the official supplier to the 1953 Everest expedition, the team that accompanied Sir Vivian F