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

Citroën’s final hydropneumatic luxury saloon failed to set a German-dominated market alight, but it makes for a compelling classic today

If the 1963-’65 Buick Riviera is not the peak of American luxury coupes, I cannot think of one that looks better. It was the early ’60s passion project of General Motors’ styling vice president Bill M

I f the definition of sailing is standing under a shower tearing up tenners, then surely owning a classic car is standing under an inspection ramp doing likewise. Just ask Peter Foot. He has recently

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A baby 4 Series, or a big 1 Series? Whichever way you view the first-generation BMW 2 Series, it is good to drive, good to sit in and good to look at, and it went straight to the top of the class when