Simister’s smart buys

Classic values & essential buying advice

ASKING £7995 PRICE ENGINE 3980cc/6-cyl/DOHC POWER 223bhp@4750rpm TORQUE ...

James Walshe says the time has come to properly celebrate BL’s luxurious saloon…

The classics you love, drive and restore

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.

Power/engine size: 118bhp/1.8 litre Engine/gearbox: V6/four-speed manual 0-60/top speed: 11.5 seconds/115mph Price new: £3,173 price now: from £750,000-£1m I'VE had a model of the Lancia Aurelia for m