A well-earned engine rebuild

The classics you love, drive and restore

I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

Ever wished you’d just bitten the bullet to correct a mistake when working on an old car, instead of going down a complex path trying to make what you opted for fit? In my previous report, the Healey

Further to the Aston Vantage and Ford Capri story (January), I thought my experience of the original X-Pack Capri may be of interest. I started an apprenticeship at FoMoCo in 1974 including various pl

One howls and buzzes, and the other snorts and hammers. In both cases, you make them sing their song by way of a deliciously mechanical manual gearbox. These truly are two of the most exciting powertr

A thorough 100-point restoration on a valuable flat-floor Jaguar E-type is commonplace, but on a rusty 1969 2+2 automatic? That takes serious dedication