Cars

Man & Machine Racing in a different key David Lane and the UK’s sole Jensen-Healey racer. Words and photography Paul Hardiman.

Russell Horner has owned no fewer than six Ultimas – but his current Sports is the best of the bunch. We met him to find out why. Words and pictures: Adam Wilkins.

Time to put the new Esprit into context - and context doesn't get any scarier than this lot The Carrera 4 is the best 911 ever, this factory-tuned Aston is the ultimate DB7 and the F355. well, it's a Ferrari. Story by Jason Barlow. Photography by Anton Watts.

Alpina B9 3.5 E28. There isn't much that's cooler than a 1980s BMW these days. Apart from this Alpina...

Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Alfa’s Chadwick-approved steroid hatch is coming out of the price doldrums – so act now to avoid disappointment.

1989 BMW 525i SE Automatic Bryan Werbinski ‘It rides like you're flying along on a carpet made of marshmallows’

Chris Graham meets BMW enthusiast, Kos Loizou, and his E24 635CSi; a car that has been in the family for over 30 years.

The N47 has now been in production for 11 years, and I include the B47 from 2015 in with this unit as, really, it’s much about the same. If, however, you’re in need of a used engine to replace yours, you need to be aware that the N47 D20A and D20C do not interchange.

I was surprised to see that F30s are now down to under £6,000 on AutoTrader. co.uk, and I’ve been told that £4,500 will buy an early one in the auctions, albeit with a few miles on the clock (a 12-plate, solid black 318d with 150,000 miles and basic SE trim on 16in wheels but, even so, a nice enough thing if it all checks out). But is an early F30 a better bet than a late E90? There’s no doubt that in the last three years of the E90 (the LCI version), BMW really improved this model. The early ones, with the spartan interior, that weird-looking grille and some truly ghastly colours (what was that light metallic blue-green-grey called?), are just about in banger territory, now with a few hovering around the £1,000 mark.

BMW M10 Range. Andrew Everett spotlights the influential and long-lived M10 range of four-cylinder petrol engines.

E9 trouble-shooter: classic beauty common problems to avoid

Aired-out over its custom three-piece ‘Throwing Star’ splits, this seriously slick 740i is luxury modded BM balling at its best. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Marcus Lundell.