Retro

Meet the 1941 Oldsmobile Series 98 Custom Cruiser, the most forward-thinking product of GM’s most technologically advanced brand.

Rebodied by Zagato, this original Aston Martin DB4GT is elevated above the many GTZ replicas as a test drive reveals.

This 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T has spent far longer in Europe than America, selling new to Zurich, Switzerland. We trace the past and present of a rare expatriate muscle machine. Words: Nigel Boothman. Pictures: Matt Woods.

Early small-capacity V12 Ferraris feel very special indeed to drive, as we discover in a Vignale-bodied 225 S with a competition past

In production for just two years, the Carrera 3.0 is rare, yet it stands as a cornerstone of the 911 dynasty, consolidating the impact-bumper generation and a bulwark for its SC and Carrera 3.2 successors

The E30-generation 3 Series is seriously hot property on the used market at the moment. And when this 320i Touring sold at auction recently for an impressive £17,000, it was a clear sign that the wagon’s time has come.

Having had a hard life, this smart Chevy truck has had everything restored and replaced – but it’s not just for show. This rig will be working for a living, as Steve Havelock found out.

Half a century after he last saw it, we reunite legendary Formula 1 designer John Barnard with the Aston he bought as a teenager.

What is it that makes an Alfa Romeo so instantly recognisable? It is, of course, the unmistakable ‘trilobo’ triangular front grille, which has adorned pretty much every car that ever came out of Milan (or Turin, for that matter). But not absolutely every one…

Project complete, James takes his CX back to the place it was discovered. But after 24 years dormant, will the car make it?

Once ubiquitous, now near-extinct, the BX is a hugely significant car that deserves to be remembered – and saved

After driving two ultra-rare HFs – 1300 and 1600 – with uprated engines, we’re left utterly smitten by Lancia’s enchanting Fulvia coupe.

This 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan is a four-door, straight-six with little in the way of options – and that’s precisely why we like it so much

499cc engine too big for you? One company would merrily swap a 250cc lump into your baby Fiat. But why?

We take a trip to Brooklands to meet the man whose rare Bentley Corniche is almost certainly the finest survivor of its kind – a machine restored to an exemplary standard but still used for long-distance adventures.