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I can vouch for all of the above. Even though my two days at the Goodwood Revival were Saturday and Sunday and I did not meet the author there I sense we share the same overall feeling of the event.

In short […]

I absolutely agree, Tony: These pretty (yes, I think they are!) little saloons represent a lot of car for the money compared to the very obvious competitor BMW M3. As a road car as such I suspect the BMW has the […]

Well, a lot has happened over those four years – in our hobby and I suppose within ourselves. The latter is not unimportant as the exact definition of a classic is still much more than a question of age (the […]

I know, @tony-wawryk. And I am a BIG fan of brown. In fact this car is very nearly perfect for me :-).

You’re “less convinced about the interior”, Tony?!? Wow, you are hard to impress! In combination with the restrained exterior colour I on the contrary find it perfectly judged in that late Seventies way that I lik […]

Agreed, @tony-wawryk – but I still think that makes it just about the most expensive Elite I’ve ever seen sold. Great car!

I had a 1986 5 GT Turbo (making it a Phase 1) and I loved it: Brilliant little scorcher with great engine power, fantastic seats, tight handling – in fact I am pretty sure my later Alpine A310 out of – sort of – […]

Very often I tend to prefer the romantic classics with curves, leather and chrome, but more and more often I find the allure of what was really ultra modern in the Seventies hard to resist too.

The Elite is […]

Great colour! And actually some very nice modifications overall, that sort of gel very well together. Usually I am not that fond of grey interiors but it does work here – and appears to have been done well too. […]

Hmm, I never knew such a thing existed – that’s how covert it is to me. And the most pressing question would be “why”?

Today as a classic car I must confess, though, that my usual penchant for the very rare […]

Oooh, an E9 bargain! That is something I dream about again and again, but haven’t seen for years. Interesting if this could be it.

To me personally the US side markers were always rather annoying, but that […]

The esteemed author is so right regarding the diesel version. Well, right in most of the above, in fact, but the puny diesel is the Ascona (as I am in Denmark, where the car was an Opel) I drove the most. Not as a […]

Now here’s a subject I actually KNOW something about: Back in 2014-2015 I drove a SAAB 90 for about 35,000 kilometers. I acquired it after my Honda Legend Coupé (well, I had a flirt going with youngtimers at the […]

This is a big yes from me too: They actually drive rather well as I recall it and this one seems a true timewarp machine. In many ways I prefer the Meastro-version but then again – try finding one like this. It […]

I quite like it – but then again, I once looked at actually buying an Electron.

The engine must be a Spitfire 1,3-liter, from what I can see. That would predate the car somewhat, rendering it uneligable for […]

Brilliant thesis, Dave Leadbetter. Brave, even. I look forward to reading your analysis of converting classic cars into EV’s, actually.

Although I have to disagree regarding Minis that “they are best […]

I salute you, Tony – and your dream and the fact that you went for it. And that it took you 900 warming-up-words to tell us about it. That sort of sums up how big and important a step that was.

Even the car I […]

Now THAT was a good deal on a great car! Always loved the Monza.

A brilliant formula, Group A. Proper “standard” cars, not some de facto silhouette Formula as of today.

My favourite period was the really early years when the contenders for the win were VERY different cars: […]

That grey Clubman 1275 GT seems rather nice too. And the matte Triumph TR carries its fade with grace.

With the possibilities apparantly in your new back yard, @Tony, you seemed to have made a wise move!