Car of 1983

Road and rail, both of which need a little work

Before I could see it, I heard it. The venue was Boughton House, a summer weekend car meet in the beautiful, manicured grounds of this Northamptonshire stately home, built originally in the 17th Centu

If it hadn’t been for a keen online rival bidder, you would now be reading about how I’d just bought a Renault Avantime and how I was embarking on an ill-judged foray into weird French car ownership.

Road users had best be careful if they don’t want to incur the wrath of that police constable for over-revving their engines

We’ve landed in North Wales for a bit of car- and train-spotting, where the Griffins and Blue Ovals face a Bavarian interloper

Over to Ireland’s west coast where Fiats and Renaults are surprisingly popular. But there are reasons for that…