Europe
Asia
Oceania
Americas
Africa
ALEX RILEY’S Retro GROOVERS
From the depths of uncoolness, these fo
The classics you love, drive and restore
John-Joe Vollans assesses the evolution of the hot hatch through two very different examples
Perceptions of cool desirability of a car model can change radically over time. If you’re happy to challenge conventional tastes, rewarding opportunities await
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
Over the decades some car makers have perhaps tried a little too hard to be groovy…
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