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The classics you love, drive and restore

Jaguar Cars unveiled the E-Type in Geneva in 1961. It was an immediate success, and the factory had to work hard to keep up with the demand. Sales may have been excellent but, in the fast-moving autom

What have I done? I have just spent about six times that which I’ve yet previously spent on a car, on a vehicle that has twice as many cylinders as I’m used to, will consume about double the amount of

This XK140 SE DHC might look largely standard, but an engine upgrade plus several racing modifications have transformed it into a very fast yet still comfortable example.

Traditional classic or modern classic? The MG RV8 of 1992-95 is a hard car to pigeonhole. It looks (a bit) like a classic MGB but has a wider track, upgraded suspension and a thumping great 3.9-litre

Having achieved successes with single-collection sales recently, auctioneer Charterhouse has been instructed to dispose of another private collector’s hoard of more than 20 cars and two motorcycles in