The story of the first ‘modern’ electric vehicle
GM kept trudging on with the project using many of the lessons learned from the Impact and in 1996 produced the EV1, a brilliant if divisive car…
Converting a classic Porsche to electric is sacrilege. But then again…
The original 356 was fitted with disc brakes for much-improved stopping ability compared with drums, but Electrogenic has improved them to give drivers extra confidence to use…
Toy story: how James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 and Corgi caused a sensation at Christmas 1965
A helping hand surely came from the films, which had “broken out” with Goldfinger the previous year. Number 261 became the fastest-selling toy car in history, registering…
Supercar legend Henrik Fisker has designs on a cheaper electric revolution
“If you look at the car, it fundamentally hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years,” says Henrik Fisker, who designed the iconic Aston Martin DB9. “It…
UK’s rarest cars: 1973 Hillman Hunter GLS, one of only 12 left on British roads
Meanwhile, Car tested the Hunter opposite the Fiat 124 Special T, the Opel Ascona 1.9 and the Vauxhall Viva HC 2300, three rivals that are now as…
The 5 best classic cars to buy in 2021 for less than £2,000
Prices of the classic Volvo 240 are now well and truly on the rise, but buyers haven’t cottoned on to its successor, the 740, in quite the…
The Blower Bentley rides again: behind the wheel of a British racing legend
In fact, they’ve struggled but kept at it, which again is a defining quality. This is the number zero “engineering car” (there’s another of these, in addition…
UK’s rarest cars: 1984 Nissan Laurel, one of only five left on British roads
In the early 1980s, the Laurel was the largest form of Nissan frequently seen on British roads. The 2.8-litre 280C was mostly seen only in brochures, but…
This vintage Ferrari is the ultimate classic car
It starts with a ringing, mechanical clang, as though you dropped a cutlery drawer – not the sort of sound you might associate with this ultimate festive…
UK’s rarest cars: 1978 Chrysler Sunbeam 1.6S Automatic, one of only two left on British roads
The Sunbeam made no claims to innovation in its heyday, for its raison d’être was straightforward but good-looking transport at a modest cost. It was also the…
Tony Dron: 29 August 1946 – 16 November 2021
“Wanna race?” I was sitting at traffic lights on the A240 Kingston Road in Surrey one summer evening in the late 1980s, homeward bound from my junior…
Morris Minor: the unlikeliest police car ever
Five years ago, Michael Burgess, a retired police officer, acquired a rather special Morris Minor. Not only was it a genuine former London Metropolitan Panda Car, but…