An A-road transport cafe circa 1958, the atmosphere thick with intrigue and cheap-cigar fumes. The waitress, a twin for comedy starlet Liz Fraser, scowls at the attempts of four businessmen at the win

A car park in rapidly changing Northampton reveals some rarities – and a surprising absence

THIRSK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?

BRENT, NORTH LONDON

COUPES were big news in the seventies and eighties, but by the nineties the segment was shrinking fast, as car makers opted for hot hatches instead. Luckily for enthusiasts, Volkswagen did both, by se