The raw and the refined

In 1961 the Beetle had 1192cc and had only just received an all-synchro ’box. It had been immensely successful, but nobody imagined it had decades more life in it. And Volkswagen wanted to expand beyo

The classics you love, drive and restore

The obvious question is whether it would have been easier to soup-up a stock Europa rather than streetify a 47. It’s a fair one, too, especially if you are unfamiliar with quite how different a Type 4

James Walshe says the time has come to properly celebrate BL’s luxurious saloon…

IT’S hard to get excited by a Nissan Micra, but reclothe this rather mundane supermini as a retro urban runabout and you can create a level of hysteria usually reserved for cars powered by something r

Power/engine size: 118bhp/1.8 litre Engine/gearbox: V6/four-speed manual 0-60/top speed: 11.5 seconds/115mph Price new: £3,173 price now: from £750,000-£1m I'VE had a model of the Lancia Aurelia for m