It has been a hectic season for the Stovebolt Special: 11 hillclimb weekends, two hillclimb schools, and 3000 rapid road miles getting to and from them. And one serious breakage. That was sorted in ti

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

LOOKING BACK, it seems like fate. I was on my way to view a classic car that was coming up for sale at an auction when the automatic gearbox in my 2006 Volvo XC70 began to overheat and slip. It’s done

The Wheeler Dealers set out tonight to create a Hillman Imp that corrects the faults found by Sixties road-testers – but Rootes’ baby has had its ups and downs with the press, as we discover

A 60-YEAR-OLD car with just over 20,000 miles on the clock, no matter what the marque, is a rare beast. That it had remained in the same ownership all its life is unusual, and that it should survive u

HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE