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Me and My Classic Motor

Me and my classic motor: 1964 Renault Caravelle cabriolet

Published 09 November 2015
By Emma Smith
Back in 1958, Renault called its new Caravelle “a dream car come true”...
Kim Horton and his Jaguar Mark 2 for a classic car column. Kim's number is 07941270432. The car was previously owned by Tony Wilson, of Factory Records. Pictures from Kim Horton

Me and my classic motor: 1962 Jaguar Mk 2 2.4-litre

This stately, pale green Jaguar does not scream rock’n’roll, but in the early 1980s it belonged to Tony Wilson
Published 21 September 2015

Me and My Classic Motor: Volkswagen Beetle

One day in the summer of 2006 I was perusing the online classified ads when I stumbled upon “Emily”
Published 17 August 2015

Me and My Classic Motor: 1968 Sunbeam Alpine series...

As a boy, Andrew Yeomans plastered his bedroom walls with posters of cars. There were the usual Italian beauties — Ferraris, Maseratis, Alfa...
Published 27 July 2015

Me and My Classic Motor: Austin Mini Mk IV HLE 1000

When Louise Branch got a call from the new owners of a garage where she’d left her ageing Mini two years earlier, asking her to come and take it...
Published 06 July 2015
Tony Dron with his 911

Me and My Classic Motor: 1970 Porsche 911 2.2S

At the height of his motor racing career in the 1970s and 1980s Tony Dron won the Porsche 924 championship
Published 18 May 2015

Me and my Classic Motor: 1962 Morris Minor

If you could choose any classic car to take you over the Stelvio Pass in northern Italy, what would it be?
Published 30 March 2015

Me and my classic motor: 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7...

When David Bridges bought his Porsche 911 RS 30 years ago, he didn’t realise he was taking ownership of a motoring legend. He just wanted more power
Published 23 March 2015

Me and my classic motor: 1971 Triumph Herald

Which classic car should a Liberal Democrat MP drive? Something frugal that supports their environmental credentials?
Published 17 March 2015

Me and my classic motor: Land Rover Series IIA

Bought in 1990 as a temporary replacement for a car that had been stolen, the 1962 Series IIA Land Rover quickly found its way into the affections...
Published 11 March 2015