A sensible supercar

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

Apart from dalliances with V8s (and begging an exception for a currently owned Ford twin-turbo V6), I’ve always had a preference for small road cars with simple engines. So why I should be seized by a

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

ASKING £9995 PRICE ENGINE 1486cc/flat-4/OHV POWER 52bhp@4100rpm TORQUE ...

James Walshe on why the humble second-generation Cortina is a shrewd purchase these days

ASKING £24,995 PRICE ENGINE (standard) 1558cc/4-cyl/DOHC POWER ...