Touring de force

Before I could see it, I heard it. The venue was Boughton House, a summer weekend car meet in the beautiful, manicured grounds of this Northamptonshire stately home, built originally in the 17th Centu

Pre-Beatles, pre-Profumo affair, the ʻown brandʼ British luxury saloon market was in full swing in the late 1950s and early ʼ60s. These cars – Zodiacs, Crestas and Super Snipes – brought glamour to hi

The obvious question is whether it would have been easier to soup-up a stock Europa rather than streetify a 47. It’s a fair one, too, especially if you are unfamiliar with quite how different a Type 4

Power/engine size: 118bhp/1.8 litre Engine/gearbox: V6/four-speed manual 0-60/top speed: 11.5 seconds/115mph Price new: £3,173 price now: from £750,000-£1m I'VE had a model of the Lancia Aurelia for m

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

Deep breath, relax. Which of these elegant wafters would you choose?