2006 vauxhall monaro v8s £18,995

What have I done? I have just spent about six times that which I’ve yet previously spent on a car, on a vehicle that has twice as many cylinders as I’m used to, will consume about double the amount of

REGULAR CARRERA S, SILVER, CIRCA 2005. Non-standard wheels and the exhaust tailpipes are fatter than factory items, but otherwise just like any well-used 911 of 20 years of age. Tidy inside, with a ma

Losing Fisher & Ludlow (which had made monocoque bodies for the Standard 8 and 10) to the British Motor Corporation led Standard-Triumph to choose separate-chassis construction for its next small car.

The V8 Vantage remains an automotive icon two decades on from its launch – still riotous to drive but now tantalisingly affordable

(1962-1969)

Traditional classic or modern classic? The MG RV8 of 1992-95 is a hard car to pigeonhole. It looks (a bit) like a classic MGB but has a wider track, upgraded suspension and a thumping great 3.9-litre