Quentin RRR Willson

Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG R230 blows cool. It once served as the F1 safety car and prices are now falling on this brawny drop-top.

Rejoice – the world may have been going to hell in a handcart but the old car market chugs on and good cars are still out there for us enthusiasts.

Any BMW E3 is now a rare sight but the long-wheelbase 3.3 limo is something you only see every decade. BMW built just 1406, only 222 were sold in the UK and the DVLA has just four cars registered on its mainframe. A mere 30 are believed to be still in running order worldwide. Handsome chiselled looks, impossible rarity, sumptuous cabins and 128mph mean that this is definitely a classic BMW to watch. And the trade has already got the E3 on its radar with Fast Classics in Bramley offering a gorgeous Anthracite 1977 3.3Li with 68k miles for £60,000. That might sound big money but recreating anything as mint as this example could easily cost double. Scuderia Sportiva in Cologne has a 1976 LHD in Rubinrot red with total history, only 54,000km and period factory Alpina bits for £27,500. That one needs buying.