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AS many ViaRETRO readers will know, I worked for British Leyland/Austin Rover Group during some of the most turbulent years of the Sir Michel Edwardes era – I wrote a bit about it as part of my NEC Classic report […]

Hmm, I’d have to be homeless first…

Looks like you had an enjoyable drive, Dave. That Triumph Toledo takes me back – learnt to drive in one (that and my dad’s Volvo 144E). – and love the Audi Quattro Sport.
Not at all keen on the Zagato Aston […]

It’s a good question, Claus. I wonder if you could base it on a few different criteria? Motorsport exploits – especially successful ones – are a sure way to achieve legendary status over time. Besides your chosen […]

@yrhmblhst the yellow ‘vette looked very smart – here’s another pic of it.

@anders-bilidt I liked the yellow GT4 a lot, but there were signs of some expensive paintwork coming up around the mid-engine […]

Bit surprised no-one has mentioned the MGB and indeed it’s smaller brother, the Midget – two previously handsome cars in metal bumper form, defaced by an enormous moustache on the front and a great thick belt at […]

By comparison, there’s a “faultless” (according to the auctioneer) and very low mileage – genuine 22,439 miles – Series 3 fhc up for auction with Historics at Brooklands next month – estimate at £59 – 65k; had […]

This does seem a remarkably low price for an E-Type in supposedly good condition. Having said that, the 2+2 has always been the ugly duckling of each series, in my view – the windscreen is too high and upright, […]

@thunderbird and @gteglman – while white (cream would be slightly different) wouldn’t be my first choice, I have to agree, especially with the exterior colour as well, that in this case, it really looks pretty good!

Sounds like an intriguing road trip, Dave, and your E36 did you proud. I ran a 320i version when living in Germany in 1996/7, was a damn good car.
I’ve visited every major Central European country (and several […]

The spare parts equivalent of a barn find…and for what sounds like very reasonable money.
There’s a serious point to be made here – as we all know, and @Anders Bilidt has reiterated, it’s the unexceptional, […]

That 2000GTZ looks terrific! Such a shame that Volvo management didn’t decide to go ahead with it.
Got to agree with regards to Zagato in general – some beauties, but some uglies as well, no question.

Thanks gents! What rankled at the time – and still does, every time I see them at the BMW National Festival – is that by buying from a so-called classic BMW specialist, I thought I was reducing the odds of ending […]

@claus-ebberfeld thanks for that info on the Ghia; having seen the front, I like it less…the rear looks elegant and refined, the front is mismatched to my eyes, too bulky and aggressive. It also seems that […]

Thanks for this report on what looks like quite a show, Claus.

I have to say that this trend of manufacturers showing their current range at classic shows is not one I like – I can visit their local showrooms […]

Although I prefer this car’s successor, the E32, this one does indeed look very smart and potentially tremendous value – £4,000 to £5,000 seems almost ludicrously cheap. Perhaps people are put off big classics ( […]

Oh my…I HAVE to go to this next year! Wonderful pictures of fabulous cars – Porsche 904, 906 and 917 – in pairs! Bizzarini’s – in yellow and red! Multiple Mercedes 300SL’s, and so much more – yet not many […]