‘there came a day when the laughing had to stop’

Looking back without hindsight

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

ONE of the reasons why we love classic cars is because they each have their own individual character. They’re not bland or homogenous, thanks to their distinctive designs and soundtracks. Nowhere is t

Last week’s motorsport fun (I ran Autocar’s electric Renault 5 in a Cornwall sprint) sent me into one of those urgent moods of car desire that stay with you after you’ve had a really good time. Sprint

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

John recalls some standout motors of 1985…