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

From fastest selling new Vauxhall of all time to rare classic, here’s how to buy the very best example that you can…

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

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

The parking for Presto, where suddenly your pound is worth more with McVitie’s Swiss Rolls available for only 17½p each. Bargain!

Richard Barnett guides you through ten of the hottest classic deals – and what they reveal about the wider UK market