Russ GREAT Smith
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Blower Bentley controversy Collectors protest about planned run of £1.5m replicas
A group of Bentley enthusiasts, led by Ralph Lauren, Lord Bamford and former CC columnist Simon Kidston, has sent an impassioned letter of protest...
1934 Riley Lynx ‘Phoenix’ special
Consumed by fire, battered by falling beams then marinated in water, this Riley was barely fit for scrap. But Roger Fountain somehow saw potential...
One man’s vision – Famous one-off 1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith emerges as an unfinished project
Love it or hate it, this Rolls is not a car you can ignore, and it has quite a history. Featured in Autocar when...
Epic Restoration 1990 BMW 325i Sport Coupe E30
‘The advice was blunt – start again and get another car’ Epic Restoration How a £3250, 133k-mile BMW E30 325i Sport is now as good as new after a runaway £50k rebuild. It may be a 325i Sport rather than the usual M3 but that didn’t divert a determined owner from his mission to return this E30 to showroom condition. Words Russ Smith. Photography Stuart Collins.
1975 Fiat 130 Coupé
This is a car Tim Kirkham almost landed, but it slipped the hook. Will driving a Fiat 130 Coupé renew his desire to catch...
Wearing a three-piece – Super-early 1950 Aston Martin DB2 set to star at Silverstone’s NEC sale
Launched off the back of a successful debut at Le Mans in 1949, where one of the three-car works team finished seventh, Aston Martin’s...
1968 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 W109
The List - your dream drive made real. Jonathan Privett once owned a W109/W108 S-Class but the 6.3 version has always drawn him. We...
1961 Morris Mini Minor vs. 1988 Audi Quattro MB, 1971 Range Rover, 1971 Ferrari Dino 246GT, 1958 Cadillac Model 62 Coupe de Ville and...
From Mini to Cadillac, Audi to Ferrari and Citroën to Land Rover, six clever cars that are on a roll. ‘Choose one and it’s...
Jim Randle, 1938-2019 Driving force behind Jaguar innovations
Jim Randle, the former director of product engineering at Jaguar, best known for helping save the marque in the British Leyland era and bringing...
Pilot episode – 1949 Ford V8 Pilot Saloon
Britain’s V8 Ford makes a rare auction appearance at Bonhams CHASING CARS Russ Smith’s market headliners The first big post-war...
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