BRENT, NORTH LONDON

Next week sees the 50th edition of one of Europe’s best-known classic shows – here are our past highlights to whet your appetite

I “t’s what I call a ‘yes, but’ car,” says Danny McLean of his Renault Caravelle Convertible 1100. “Yes, it has brakes, but they have no servo. Yes, it has steering, but it’s not power-assisted. Peopl

That’s marque historian Clare Hay’s verdict regarding the boat-tail body on 1927 Bentley 3 Litre chassis TN1564, and it’s no idle hyperbole. This ultimate development of the ‘skiff ’ body style (origi

‘IT’S A BIT like seeing an old girlfriend again,’ muses Nicholas Mee as his former Venturi Atlantique 300 press car glints in the sun. ‘There are a lot of mixed feelings.’ Nearly 30 years have passed

I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway