Cars

We’re back to myth-busting again this issue as we address another oft-muttered assumption within our Porsche marketplace: that prices of Cabriolets and Targas change according to the season. So can their values really spike in spring and fall in autumn, for want of a better phrase?

Renault Twingo Mk1 - Simple yet stylish, it’s a modern city car with the charm of the past

How to buy a wild De Tomaso Pantera – the sensible way. Have your cake and eat it – a genuine supercar with affordable running costs. Words Richard Dredge. Photography John Colley.

Man & machine - An S with excess Edward Hall and his Carat Cullinan by Duchatelet. Words and photography Paul Hardiman.

A crazy blend of V8 power, stock car racer inspiration, and lots of tyre smoke… it’s a Sierra but not as we know it! Words by Ben Hosking. Photos by Ade Brannan.

Buying Guide Expert advice on the fabulous Type 14 Karmann Ghia from Volkswagen. The world has seemingly woken up to the charms of the small but stylish Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, but that makes it all the more important to get the best car for your money when looking at one of these coachbuilt beauties, some 444,300 of which were made in Osnabrück and a further 41,900 in Brazil. Report: Jack Grover.

Comfort and Speed Between them, Dan Geoghegan’s cars are built for both. Words and photography Paul Hardiman.

Andrew Crank is a unique thinker. You could sit us down in front of a Corsa B all day and it wouldn’t occur to us to fit it with Audi quattro running gear. And that’s only one of his many smart ideas…Words Joe Partridge. Photos Adam Rous.

Running Reporter Jason Burrage has spent four and a half years creating the closest Ferrari Dino replica he could. We’ve driven it just as it’s going to be pressed into almost daily use. Words and pictures: Adam Wilkins.

World (in) famous in New Zealand. Warren Good’s ex-Tim Harvey BTCC-winning BMW 318iS. Words: Ross MacKay. Photos: Richard Dimmock, Geoff Ridder.

Alun Parry and his Alpina B6 2.8 A man with an Alpina addiction shares the story behind his immaculate 1982 B6. Words by Antony Ingram.

Homebuilt hero: Escort Estate From wreck to stunning showstopper. The first thing that strikes you about this Imperial Blue estate is that the finish is utterly flawless. But there’s far more to this Escort than a minty-fresh paintjob… Words Daniel Bevis. Photos Rob Schaverien.