Accordingly the cars were rebadged as the Hansa 1100 for 1959 and given a further restyle, with a stepped chrome side strip and integral rear fins. Yet it was all to no avail. In the 1959 model year, ...

So it has a magnificent motor, handbuilt in Newport Pagnell like all the four-cam, Tadek Marek-designed V8s that starred as the lead act in every Aston from the DBS V8 of 1969 until bowing out at a ...

The Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.8 AMG ‘Rote Sau’ (Red Pig) is one of the marque’s best-known touring cars and this week the brand’s former design chief has shared his 21st-century reimagining of this ...

Ferrari Dino 246GTS vs F355GTS, a rare Opel Ascona 400, 1950s British saloons and much more – the latest Classic & Sports Car ...

Alfa Romeo dealer Bell & Colvill imported small numbers of Spiders in the 1980s and converted them to RHD. When it first appeared in 1966, the Spider was a great formula: all-alloy twin-cam, ...

I originally created my Triumph Special 30 years ago, using full-size paper patterns. It loosely resembled an MG J2, being flat-sided with a slab tank. It was constructed from ¾in plywood with an ...

Ford farewells Ford’s announcement that the Fiesta will be discontinued in 2023, just short of its 50th anniversary, has provoked strong and often emotional reactions. It’s easy to see why, but at the ...

Going like the wind Among the various inspirations for model names, atmospheric turbulence has been used several times by manufacturers, in some cases on a regular basis. Here are 24 examples, all of ...