Mick walsh

Fact 1: Lotus never made a works racer out of the Seven. Wrong. Although Team Lotus generally left Sevens to the clubmen, it did dabble in a few stealth ‘factory’ cars, namely the early ’60s car known

This photo is 65 years old but a large number of the cars have survived

The classics you love, drive and restore

Traditional classic or modern classic? The MG RV8 of 1992-95 is a hard car to pigeonhole. It looks (a bit) like a classic MGB but has a wider track, upgraded suspension and a thumping great 3.9-litre

Thirty years ago the MGF was born into a rejuvenated sports car market. But how does it stack up today?

TWO LETTERS in Octane 267 have prompted me to write: the first from Rody O’Grady about his £2400 Renault Megane 225, which highlights the broad range of cars that you feature, and Gerard McCartney’s a