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

Forever car, forever memories. ‘This car is ...

At this title we know the SLR in general and one, chassis 0004/55, in particular. It’s the car in which Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson won the 1955 Mille Miglia after which the latter wrote his acc

Whoever decided that drivers should have either practicality or performance clearly lacked vision. For much of its existence the estate car or stationwagon was just a practical workhorse. Aside from o

The exquisitely detailed 1927 Rolls-Royce ‘Phantom of Love’ captured Best in Show at the Concours of Elegance, held at Hampton Court Palace from 5-7 September. Commissioned by Woolworth’s financial di

My outstanding memory is travelling to Toyota City in 2018 to award then CEO Akio Toyoda Autocar’s highest annual accolade: the Issigonis Trophy. He took the award extremely seriously, giving us an af