John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

Forever car, forever memories. ‘This car is ...

TOTAL UK SALES 2,129,648 That the death of the Fiesta made national news headlines demonstrates just how much love Ford’s long-serving supermini had received in the UK. But even that perhaps understat

John recalls some standout motors of 1985…

JAMES ATTWOOD Illya, shall we start with your Mini, given that it’s from 2001? ILLYA VERPRAET It’s significant on a number of levels. Originally it was meant to be just a car, but BMW built a whole br

Price new: From £18,950 Price now: £16,000-25,000 Engine: 1.8-litre, four-cylinder petrol Gearbox: Fivespeed manual Power/torque: 118bhp/165Nm 0-60mph: 5.8 seconds Top speed: 126mph HAD Lotus not come