Bringing the roof down

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Picture Ford’s Group A homologation specials from the 1980s and it’s no wonder the Sierra RS Cosworth springs to mind, especially given the RS500’s dominance in Touring Car racing. The Escort Mk3 gets

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De Tomaso may not have enjoyed the success of fellow Italian marques Ferrari or Maserati, but its founder Alejandro de Tomaso certainly had a knack for choosing model names – after all, who wouldn’t w

The lightweight Jaguar E-type has enjoyed successes in later life far beyond the imaginings of what it achieved in period. When we think of them, it’s usually duking it out for the lead of the TT Cele

GTI, ST, Type R, GR: just some of the hallowed names that crop up in any discussion about hot hatch greats of the modern era, and deservedly so. But there’s one oft-overlooked contender that could hav