Honed to perfection

Pre-Beatles, pre-Profumo affair, the ʻown brandʼ British luxury saloon market was in full swing in the late 1950s and early ʼ60s. These cars – Zodiacs, Crestas and Super Snipes – brought glamour to hi

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.

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

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

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 find out if MG captured the spirit of its illustrious sports car past by driving three very different examples of the breed