Smart buys

A Ford Escort RS 1800 that sold at auction in July for a record £276,848 is evidence of the growing appeal of modern classics to the Gen X and millennial generations, who now have the money and desire

We’ve all seen modern classics booming, but there’s a lot more to discover as our international panel of experts sort the wheat from the chaff

WE TRIED. WE REALLY DID. BUT NO MATTER WHICH WAY WE sliced it, the 2000s couldn’t be adequately represented with six cars. And so – much to the dismay of photographer Dean Smith – we went with seven.

Auction results rise for glamourous or go-faster Germans, a lithe Italian, and a period bewitching Brit

High-end deals dominated July’s auction headlines but most are still changing hands at real-world prices

‘All things retro…’ D o es loving old ...