Eight steps to buying a daimler sp250

Overlooked for decades, this charming roadster makes a cost-effective alternative e to an early E-type – for now, at least…

The classics you love, drive and restore

ASKING £8995 PRICE ENGINE 5340cc/V12/OHC POWER 299bhp@5500rpm TORQUE ...

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

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.

P38s are often seen as a challenging DIY-maintenance money pits but a well-chosen one can be a genuine pleasure to own – and, if you buy right, a bargain, too