1977 triumph stag £29,995

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

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Picture the vehicle of choice for your stereotypical ‘white van man’, and most likely its grille or bonnet will be adorned with the Blue Oval. Across the model’s 60-year history, the Ford Transit has