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RACE RETRO IS BACK IN ACTION

The event's welcome return to Warwickshire was a riot of restored racers - plus a record-breaking auction sale

VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUZZ

The past and the future combine perfectly in Wolfsburg's cheerful 'Kombi' revival

CABINET MAKER TURNS TO CARS

Stephen Sowerby's growing business combines a lifetime of woodworking with a passion for classics

RAYMOND NIESEN

From V12 Ferraris down to 49cc mopeds, this enthusiast's passion has no bounds

Present & correct

This one-off Wolseley was created as a gift for the company's saviour by his own employees, and it heralded a run of rare production models

"6000rpm along the Mulsanne was 200mph.I thought I was going jolly fast, then a Jag came past like I was standing still"

Sports car ace Andy Wallace has a record to be proud of, even if he never fulfilled the F1 dream

LIVING SEPARATE LIVES

Long held as quintessential examples of their marques, the Lancia Gamma and Citroën CX were nearly joined at the hip

FAILED BRITISH CONCEPT CARS

High-tech concepts can spawn iconic models, but others don't make the cut. Here are just a few

Wood you believe it?

More often used in early estate cars, timber made an appearance across the board with Chrysler's Town and Country range

Honneur et Rallye

The Peugeot 106, 205 and 306 Rallyes reduced weight and cost to massively increase driving fun for a growing niche of hot-hatch enthusiasts

MONARCHS OF THE GLEN

An enthusiast looks back at his album from a memorable summer of 1971, when the world's most exciting racers hit New York state

THE DB5 DAILY

Pulled out of a barn after 40 years, this Aston Martin has been kept as a rough diamond so it can be driven without fear

The game Changers

75 years ago, the motoring world changed for ever as a clutch of iconic vehicles made their debuts on a wave of post-war optimism

Mick WALSH

‘The Tiger introduced me to friends and heroes, including rally ace Peter Riley and racer David Barraclough’

PETER HELCK

The legendary American illustrator whose passion for early racing inspired a remarkable book in 1961

24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE HIT PARIS

Endurance racers were honoured as Rétromobile returned, but high-end dealers provided the stars

ALL ABOARD FOR NOSTALGIA

Worcestershire's museum for buses, electric milk floats and other curiosities is fast gaining popularity

Big fish for small ponds

Built for the 1960s managerial class, the Ford Zodiac MkIII, Austin A110 Westminster and Vauxhall Cresta PB were symbols of local success

'The odometer ticked back to 0000...it only counts up to 9999 the Seven was not intended for crosscontinental trips'

Two Brits drive from Maryland to Tierra del Fuego, via Alaska, in the UK's first people's car

Righting the wrongs of history

After a lifetime together, one owner decided it was time to banish the model's inherent flaws to create his perfect Jensen-Healey

Underdog day afternoon

Regularly - and unfairly - maligned in period, the Triumph TR7 and Jensen- Healey are overdue another look

The best car in the world?

Stylish, solid, fast, refined, safe and practical, the first Mercedes-Benz S-Class was a true giant of the luxury genre

SURTEES SECRET BMW

Driving a rare BMW 503 Cabriolet, discreetly improved by a Grand Prix legend over 25 years of ownership

Primal SCREAMERS

Paying tribute to the naturally aspirated V10, soundtrack to F1's greatest modern era and one of the finest units the sport has produced

THE WHOLE 10 YARDS

The days of exotic multi-cylinder engines are numbered. Porsche, Dodge and Lamborghini V10s gather to remind us what we'll be missing

KIDS SCRAMBLE TO BICESTER

In the hundreds of classic cars converging on Bicester Heritage in January, record numbers of young enthusiasts set the tone for the hobby and industry alike

NEARLY TOGETHER IN ECLECTIC DREAMS

The Opel Monza, a long-wheelbase fastback with sleek lights, splitrim-style alloy wheels, a 178bhp straight-six and a limited-slip differential, is a tantalising blend of American personal car, muscle car and 1980s sporting GT.

NEW TRAVELS, OLD MEMORIES

For years I had been thinking about one day buying an MX-5. When my dear wife Ine passed away in 2015, the time when we had rented a beautiful red 1993 MX-5 NA for the day became a treasured memory. For old time's sake, it would have to be an early red roadster just like that.

FUZZ TOWNSHEND

A life-long fascination with buses fails to hide in this musician and TV star's garage

"I didn't like damaging cars UN because I had to repair them"

As handy under the bonnet as he is behind the wheel, the multi-talented Andy Dawson reflects on his varied motorsport career