Paradise lost

Most cities are harsh, noisy and aggressive in character. Those who can will do their best to insulate themselves from the cut ’n’ thrust of the urban jungle, and this includes their choice of motor v

1939 Alvis 12/70 Special, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, 1972 Porsche 911T Berthold Dörrich WHEN MY BRITISH colleagues approached me as the publisher of Octane’s German edition to contribute to this secti

Before I could see it, I heard it. The venue was Boughton House, a summer weekend car meet in the beautiful, manicured grounds of this Northamptonshire stately home, built originally in the 17th Centu

The obvious question is whether it would have been easier to soup-up a stock Europa rather than streetify a 47. It’s a fair one, too, especially if you are unfamiliar with quite how different a Type 4

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Our recent British V8s test (July) got me thinking about the failed attempts to give British saloons of the ’60s eight-pot power. No true barge was not improved by a V8, but only Rover had the momentu