Fit for the queen

EPIC BATTLE DAIMLER 4.0-LITRE VS MERCEDES-BENZ 560SEL

ALLONBY, CUMBERLAND

The situation looks chaotic in this mid-Eighties dash for the Channel – but there are plenty of vehicles to keep classic car-spotters occupied

Exactly two years ago we previewed the Bonhams sale of a Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 that Niki Lauda drove to second place in the 1984 Nürburgring Race of Champions organised by the marque to celebrate

1955-1964 TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE

Land Rover’s beloved, rattly old workhorse has gained a chic cachet in recent years–particularly when modified to suit all sorts of purposes, even transporting our guest editor’s honey harvest, finds Charles Rangeley-Wilson