Bond-style original fetches a big premium now, but Esprit ownership can be cheaper than you think

We were spoiled for choice when it came to outlandish performance that was genuinely attainable back in the Nineties, as this super sextet of buys proves

(1966-1970)

What classic does £10k buy you in 2025? If you have the nerve, it could be a hand-built Bentley , a motorsport-bred BMW , a Porsche 911 or one of our nine alternatives. Tempting? Of course. Sensible? Well…

(1984-1989)

Toyota took a lesson from the Fiat X1/9, scaling the concept up just enough to capture the former MGB market sector with a beautifully balanced, mid-engined coupé powered by an oversquare, twin-cam fo