Motoring collectors items

Buyers continue to stump up for restored minters – but barn-finds continue to surprise the experts too

Classic values & essential buying advice

Occasionally, there was the chance to use one of the newfangled automatic car washes that pulled off your windscreen wipers and wing mirrors, but most 1970s people still washed the family Cortina or 1

During four decades of classic car enthusiasm, I’ve personally encountered only three real examples of a barn find: I recall a straw-filled barn (literally) at a Cornish farm we camped on as a child,

Power/engine size: 118bhp/1.8 litre Engine/gearbox: V6/four-speed manual 0-60/top speed: 11.5 seconds/115mph Price new: £3,173 price now: from £750,000-£1m I'VE had a model of the Lancia Aurelia for m

Has our coverage from Le Mans inspired you to find out more about some of the heroes of yesteryear and their incredible machinery? Look no further than some of these recent book releases…