Chevrolet

If it hadn’t been for a keen online rival bidder, you would now be reading about how I’d just bought a Renault Avantime and how I was embarking on an ill-judged foray into weird French car ownership.

If you want your motoring life affirmed, find a thriving low-volume car business and – if they have the time for you – see if you can hang out for a while with the people who run the place. I dropped

Road and rail, both of which need a little work

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

ASKING £9750 PRICE ENGINE 998cc/4-cyl/OHV POWER 39bhp@4750rpm TORQUE ...

Ian Cushway searches out new and used parts prices