May 1964 sheffield high street, south yorkshire

It's five miles to Exeter and one car has a half a tank of Esso Extra – will it make it or end up at the roadside?

We’re arriving at the sea in style, with the sounds of Cyril Davies and The Rhythm and Blues All-Stars blaring from the car radio. Now to find a parking space…

How was it that the Mini became ‘cool’ during the Swinging Sixties? We investigate by attempting to separate fact from fiction

FAIRFIELD HALLS, CROYDON

It’s a quarter of a century since the last Issigonis-shape Mini was built, ending the run of Britain’s most enduring people’s car. We mark 25 years with an alphabetical trawl of Mini facts and figures

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’