‘some panels were like lace there was so little metal left’

The classics you love, drive and restore

Nostalgia drove Paul Nicholes on to recreate the family favourite of his childhood

ME AND MY RESTO

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

Classic values & essential buying advice

Dennis Francis has owned his beloved Mini Balmoral for 15 years, transforming what was once a badly bodged buy into a thoroughly restored show regular with miles of motoring memories behind it