Paul’s motoring cv

Road users had best be careful if they don’t want to incur the wrath of that police constable for over-revving their engines

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The Fiat Grande Panda could easily have been dull and unimaginative. Something that, because of cost-cutting and its relatively low asking price, was bereft of unique, headline-grabbing features. But

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

Two simple cars: old 4x4 Fiat Pandas. One less simple plan: buy them in Europe, drive them 1000 miles to the UK. Probability of success: zero