Amid the industrial agonies and political intrigues that dogged the British Leyland empire in the 1970s, the MGB GT V8 is definitely one of the brighter spots. Rather like the Daimler SP250, it was a

With the new bearings, piston rings and seals fitted into the 850 block (at last), it was time to pull the old 700cc engine from the Vegemite Special so certain other parts could be swapped over. Firs

Year of manufacture 1962 Recorded mileage n/a Asking price £POA Vendor Marcel Roks Consultants, Baarle Hertog, Belgium; 0032 476 886518; mroks.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price n/a Max power 115bhp Max torque

The parking for Presto, where suddenly your pound is worth more with McVitie’s Swiss Rolls available for only 17½p each. Bargain!

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

Year of manufacture 1974 Recorded mileage 68,500km Asking price €52,500 Vendor FS Automóveis, Lisbon, Portugal; 00351 918660398; fsautomoveis.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £1997 Max power 130bhp Max torqu