Cut to shape

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

A road trip is a joyous affair. Armed with a fine car, great roads and good company, it can hold the recipe for all that is good in life, and leave you and your travel companion with an unerring sense

The persistent (and ultimately unfounded) rumours that cabriolets would be banned in the USA in the aftermath of Ralph Nader’s landmark 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed crops up in the story of virtually

Alfasud designer Giorgetto Giugiaro was given carte blanche by Volkswagen to design the Golf, the Italian chosen because he’d studied manufacturing methods. The car entered production with minimal cha

The exquisitely detailed 1927 Rolls-Royce ‘Phantom of Love’ captured Best in Show at the Concours of Elegance, held at Hampton Court Palace from 5-7 September. Commissioned by Woolworth’s financial di

It's five miles to Exeter and one car has a half a tank of Esso Extra – will it make it or end up at the roadside?