CLASSICS RIVALS: AUDI TT VS PORSCHE BOXSTER
Matt Bell on 3rd August 2020
It's Audi TT vs Porsche Boxster in this Classic Rivals as the top end of the TT market meets the bottom of the Boxster one. Where would your money go?
Guides
AUSTIN SEVEN BUYING GUIDE
Matt Bell on 31st July 2020
The car which transformed the motoring landscape, the Austin Seven offers an easy entry into the world of pre-war motoring. Here's our Austin Seven buying guide.
LEGENDS OF ABINGDON
Paul Wager on 25th June 2020
The Oxfordshire town forever associated with MG also had a hand in some other very significant classics. We take a look at the legends of Abingdon.
MORGAN 4/4 TIMELINE AND DECONFUSER
Matt Bell on 19th June 2020
We've put together this Morgan 4/4 timeline to help deconfuse the beloved model that was sadly discontinued in 2019.
AUDI QUATTRO BUYING GUIDE
Paul Wager on 17th June 2020
The car which really put Audi on the map, the Quattro is an appreciating asset these days. Here’s your definitive Audi Quattro buying guide.
FORD CORTINA MK4 & MK5 BUYING GUIDE
Matt Bell on 11th June 2020
Having started the 1970s with a boxy Cortina, Ford would end the decade in much the same way with the Mk4 and Mk5. Here’s how to find a good Ford Cortina Mk4 and Mk5.
POSTWAR ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY MODELS
Paul Wager on 3rd June 2020
Two decades after the two brands became separate marques once more, we unravel the often confusing postwar Rolls-Royce and Bentley models.
BRIGGS & STRATTON HYBRID CONCEPT
Matt Bell on 18th May 2020
If you thought hybrids were a modern idea then think again, this is the Briggs & Stratton Hybrid from the 1980s.
DEBUGGING CLASSIC CAR MYTHS
Paul Wager on 7th May 2020
We debug some of the classic car myths, rumours and received wisdom that would catch out the unwary classic car writer.
TIGER KING: 85 YEARS OF JAGUAR SPORTS CARS
Matt Bell on 4th May 2020
It's not uncommon for companies to reinvent themselves within the car industry and Jaguar's name change from SS cars to Jaguar 85 years ago was one of the earliest. We look at 85 years of Jaguar sports cars.
BENTLEY ARNAGE BUYING GUIDE
Matt Bell on 30th April 2020
Replacing the Brooklands and Turbo R in 1998 was the all-new Bentley Arnage, a long-lived model that helped to take Bentley into a new era – but what’s it like now as a modern-classic buy?
TWIN TEST: AUSTIN MAXI VS FORD CORTINA
Matt Bell on 24th April 2020
The Ford Cortina and the Austin Maxi were radically different creations but both would have been on the same shopping list in the mid-1970s. Which has survived the years as the better classic?
TOP 10 BRITISH DRIVER’S CLASSICS
Matt Bell on 14th April 2020
Over the years there have been plenty of cars honed for the driving enthusiast. We chart 10 of the best British driver’s classics.
EASY TO LIVE WITH 1930’S CARS
Matt Bell on 10th April 2020
Although pre-war cars aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, they definitely appeal to a certain breed of enthusiastic owner who finds it hard to resist motoring at its most basic level accompanied by the delights of simple DIY engineering. Here's a guide to some of the easy to live with 1930's cars.