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It's time to plan your classic adventures for the year

It's time to plan your classic adventures for the year

While classic cars are enjoyable to own, it’s surely the experiences they make possible that really enrich the soul. So if you haven’t sampled the sense of adventure, camaraderie and life-affirming joy of taking part in an organised classic car tour, make 2013 the year you give it a try. Life’s too short not to. Read more
Endangered Classics: Numbers nosedive

Endangered Classics: Numbers nosedive

With the classic market booming, it’s easy to overlook the cars we take for granted, those that we never thought of as rare, or special, or even very nice – metal from the 80s and 90s that was once a feature of everyday life. Read more
Driving a Peugeot 205 T16 on the road

Driving a Peugeot 205 T16 on the road

The fearsome Peugeot 205 T16 was one of a handful of Group B rally supercars that were so powerful and wild they drew vast and out-of-control crowds wherever they performed. In fact they were so extreme that by the end of 1986 these 500bhp featherweight machines were judged too fast for the rally stages, the drivers and the fans. So they were banned, bringing to an end one of the most exciting eras of motor sport. Read more
Z factor: great value

Z factor: great value

With Datsun 240Z values pushing beyond £20,000 for the very best examples, the 260Z has never looked more tempting. Read more
Rare Daimler barn find

Rare Daimler barn find

A 1951 Daimler DB18 Sports Special Empress has been uncovered in Buckinghamshire and is offered for restoration for £5200. Read more
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Buying and selling cars can be a great way to drive the classics you love and also make a bit of pin money – but it can also be a real hassle. Read more
Sabre: rarity sharpens values

Sabre: rarity sharpens values

Values of Reliant's first sports car are rising, with demand far outweighing supply.

A Sabre 4 advertised recently with an asking price of £11,500 sold within days, which gives an indication of where the market is.

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Is turbocharging the way forward?

Is turbocharging the way forward?

As emission tests get more stringent, more and more modern cars are using forced induction and smaller engines to get better results. This method may work well in mass produced, slightly boring modern cars as it reduces emissions and improves MPG - but can there really be a replacement for displacement? Read more
Delivery mileage Mini

Delivery mileage Mini

A 1989 Rover Mini 30th anniversary edition with 11 miles on the clock could be yours for £13,950.

This RHD example has been kept in a private collection in Norway, the car was recently shipped back to Britain after being acquired by another collector. The Mini has had regular maintenance and its 998cc engine is said to be in ‘perfect’ condition.

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Low mileage a bonus?

Low mileage a bonus?

The news seems to be full of low mileage classics coming up for sale for astronomical sums, spanning everything from Jaguar XJ220s to the humble MkV Cortina. But am I alone in thinking they’re a waste of money? Read more
Forgotten Citroen GS offers superb value

Forgotten Citroen GS offers superb value

Fancy the magic of a Citroën DS but with lower running costs and complication? Then consider its smaller sibling – the GS. A really good one could be less than half the price of a decent DS. Read more
The biggest thrills per £1 on the road

The biggest thrills per £1 on the road

TVR's ferociously fast and irresistibly charismatic Cerbera is one of the best supercar bargains around. Prices start at £8000 but the good stuff is more like £15k - for that you get an excellent example of Blackpool's 185mph, 400bhp road rocket. And there's room to take the whole family out for a spin, as long as the kids are still young. Read more
Which classic Porsche 911 would you buy?

Which classic Porsche 911 would you buy?

Not an easy question, is it? But you may find it easier to answer once you’ve read our showpiece, 19-page feature in which writer Adam Towler tests no fewer than nine different versions of the iconic German sports car, which celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Read more
Christmas is coming

Christmas is coming

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been too busy buying, selling and tinkering to have realised that Christmas is just around the corner, and you are yet to buy a single present. But the biggest worry is that I havn’t decided what I’d like myself - and that’s put friends and family in a bit of a bind. Thankfully, there are plenty of great gift ideas for the obsessive car enthusiast. Read more
Catch the Comete

Catch the Comete

An early V8 coachbuilt that’s rare even in its native France has been unearthed by Car Collection Wittner in Austria. The Ford Comète has quite a tale behind it, being a pre-Facel Vega co-production between Ford and metal workers Facel Metallon.

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