British car makers also saw the layout’s appeal, and while theirs tended to be marginal players at the upper end of the ...

BMW ’s dynasty of compact performance heroes, the Rolls-Royce Camargue at 50, a much-loved Simca and lots more – the latest ...

Sheila van Damm earned the Coupe des Dames first time out in the Alpine of 1953 in MKV 25; in the ’54 event, driving MKV 21, ...

Fans of the A6G/54 coupés included Denis ‘Jenks’ Jenkinson. Motor Sport’s ‘continental correspondent’ called at Maserati’s ...

Classic & Sports Car presents… 1970s Legends is on sale now! Find it at newsagents and supermarkets, or buy a copy online, ...

As electrification becomes ever more widespread, increasingly our Future classic candidates are last-of-the-line models, and ...

A slightly heavy clutch makes it difficult to pull out of a junction without at least a chirrup from the rears, but the Cobra resists the one-wheel-peel of a muscle car thanks to the standard-fit Powr ...

The Aero 8 chassis was the world’s first to use Alcan pre-coated aluminium, laser-cut and bonded in Birmingham by Radshape. The panels weren’t hand-beaten, either – they were pressed at Superform in ...

Carbodies, famous for its Austin taxi bodies, produced the stylish Hawk and Super Snipe estate shells from late ’57. These impressively finished load-carriers – good for hauling 850lb – were really ...

“However, it had only done 38,000 miles and had a beautiful interior – still with the factory BMC plastic on the rear seats. Compared to others I’d seen, the floorpans, chassis rails and spring ...

Built in the world’s most highly automated car factory of the late 1950s, turning out more than 200,000 examples a year, the Dauphine’s advanced features included an automatic choke, steering-column ...