A REMARKABLE c1904 Opel Darracq is set to make its debut on the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on 2 November. Discovered stashed in the basement of a Hanover technical university in 1

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

1955-1964 TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE

Joe Tinley (right) started tinkering with old British bikes as a kid thanks to his dad John (left). Joe ended up making it his full-time job and now Toolbox Lifestyle is a thriving firm specialising in Matchless and AJS

1965-1974 NORTON COMMANDO

1. This paperweight was the event memento from the 25th anniversary SVRA race meeting commemorating the silver anniversary of the Ford GT40. The event – featuring a one-hour GT40 enduro – was at Watki