Panhard 24 coupé

Year of manufacture 1971 Recorded mileage 47,000 Asking price £21,500 Vendor European Classic Cars, Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire; 01672 512879; europeanclassiccars.co.uk WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £2578

Rétromobile is Europe’s finest indoor classic car show, and as I nosed happily around this year’s three floors it seemed better than ever. Among the money-drenched dealers’ stands, favourites included

A vision of a time 11 years before the M3 opened – and when Ford Prefects, Austin Cambridges and telegraph poles were everyday sights

Year of manufacture 1970 Recorded mileage 58,940km Asking price €59,500 Vendor Gallery Aaldering, Brummen, The Netherlands; 0031 0575 564055; gallery-aaldering.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £5342 (1972) M

Something is not right. Racing cars are meant to be more difficult to drive than road cars; extra power and performance but less harnessed, so trickier to access and control than with the engineering

The E24 BMW 6 Series was arguably the most evocative coupé of its era. Now, 50 years on since its inception we see how BMW cemented its legend