A movie hero’s ‘hero car’

Here’s a motor we all should have bought: this 1976 Ford Escort RS 1800, priced at a bit over £3000 when new, has just sold at a Historics auction in Berkshire for £279,000. Apparently this was Ford’s

MANOR PARK CLASSICS, RUNCORN. 19 JULY

The classics you love, drive and restore

No matter what the onslaught of incredible stats, it’s the gearknob I remember most. Sure, when the McLaren F1 was launched in 1994 it cost £540,000 (plus taxes) and there was talk of a 6.0-litre V12

HISTORICS, WINDSORVIEW LAKES. 19 JULY

Time to celebrate 75 years with an epic blast from track to track