The italian job

In February 1948, the Cadillac Series 62 Coupe became the first American car with tailfins, inspired by the Lockheed P38 Lightning aircraft. A decade later, they reached such baroque heights on US car

In 1973, the arrival of a new Toyota Crown raised eyebrows in our middle-England cul-de-sac, where most driveways were decorated with conservatively styled British products, plus the occasional Fiat o

The 1920s were not easy years in Germany. World War One had left the country impoverished and economic inflation was rife. It was a time of consolidation, as the nation’s industrialists analysed the s

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

For the English leg of this four part roadtrip, we could have planned a picturesque route through the Peak District or across the North York Moors. We could have crossed both the Lake District and the