Needs work and isn’t cheap, but as Alan Anderson asks, just how often do very early manual XJ-S V12s come up for sale?

ASKING £10,995 PRICE ENGINE 4196cc/V8/DOHC POWER 300bhp@6000rpm TORQUE ...

Sam Dawson has found a nicely-preserved XJ which blends originality with a fastidious maintenance schedule

James Walshe on why the humble second-generation Cortina is a shrewd purchase these days

ASKING £25,000 PRICE ENGINE 6230cc/V8/OHV POWER 240bhp@4200rpm TORQUE ...

ASKING £9995 PRICE ENGINE 1486cc/flat-4/OHV POWER 52bhp@4100rpm TORQUE ...