1974 vauxhall firenza hp

The classics you love, drive and restore

IN MORE THAN 20 years of writing for Octane, one of the cars I remember most covetously was not a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or even a Jaguar (although a D-type is a good contender). No, it was a comparat

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

Here’s a motor we all should have bought: this 1976 Ford Escort RS 1800, priced at a bit over £3000 when new, has just sold at a Historics auction in Berkshire for £279,000. Apparently this was Ford’s

(1996-2002)

John-Joe Vollans assesses the evolution of the hot hatch through two very different examples