Next week sees the 50th edition of one of Europe’s best-known classic shows – here are our past highlights to whet your appetite

Hard to believe that the Lamborghini Miura is turning 60. But yes, this revolutionary model was launched at the 1966 Geneva motor show, and its principal architects were only in their 20s. This, for t

As barn finds go, they don’t get much better than this 1972 911 Targa that emerged from a dusty garage where it had lain since 1982. Acquired by the unidentified family when it was just a year old, th

It is nothing new to turn a large private collection of classics into a museum, though it is less common in the UK and Europe than the USA (where the tax benefits can be considerable). Even so, to do

28 January – 1 February Rétromobile The 50th edition of the Paris show is set to include a special display of the seven BMW Art Cars that have raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including the M1 painte

‘When the owner came over to Italy and saw the finished car, we surprised him by having Valentino Balboni come and drive him in it. That was quite an experience for him, to have his freshly restored M