A classic lotus that loves the daily grind

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

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For Jethro Harris, his Aston Martin Vantage V8 coupé is a dream come true, albeit one tinged with sadness. “I’ve always loved the model,” he says, “but unfortunately mine was an inheritance purchase.

Richard Barnett guides you through ten of the hottest classic deals – and what they reveal about the wider UK market

Meet the Encor Series 1, a full-blown modernisation – not to mention complete improvement – over the original Lotus Esprit S1 V8, the model that starred as the aqua-car in The Spy Who Loved Me (easily