Ready for battle

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.

The classics you love, drive and restore

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

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