Bond-style original fetches a big premium now, but Esprit ownership can be cheaper than you think

We were spoiled for choice when it came to outlandish performance that was genuinely attainable back in the Nineties, as this super sextet of buys proves

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Fourteen-year-old Alex Myland’s Porsche 924S has sparked mechanical skills and a love of classics

Dave Partridge bought his Peugeot 106 1.3 Rallye to compete in motorsport events – and then the rules were changed. “I bought it 14 years ago for £450 with the aim of going sprinting and hillclimbing