‘it’s got a lotus engine and a ford colour scheme!’

The classics you love, drive and restore

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

If it hadn’t been for a keen online rival bidder, you would now be reading about how I’d just bought a Renault Avantime and how I was embarking on an ill-judged foray into weird French car ownership.

Road users had best be careful if they don’t want to incur the wrath of that police constable for over-revving their engines

Nostalgia drove Paul Nicholes on to recreate the family favourite of his childhood

Classic values & essential buying advice