Cars

Finished in gorgeous metallic purple with a caramel leather interior and 2.8 M52-swap under the bonnet, E30s don’t get much better than this. Words: Elizabeth de Latour Photos: Archie GreyWave.

Precious Metal. Stunning S54-swapped E30 Cab. Finished in gorgeous Macau blue, with custom splits and the small matter of a goldplated S54 swap under the bonnet, this E30 Cab is a seriously special machine. Words: Elizabeth de Latour Photos: Matt Richardson.

Buying guide: BMW E31 8 Series. Wonderful Eight E31 8 Series: Full buying guide. Eighth wonder. It might not have been fantastically well received when it was new but, as Bob Harper explains, the E31 8 Series is a superb used buy today… if you choose wisely.

Maasai Warrior Hannu Mikkola’s safari rally. It’s three decades since Hannu Mikkola last won a World Championship rally. Glen Waddington joins him in Kenya – with the very same Audi 200 Quattro.

In at the deep end. Historic rallying was an alien concept to F1 commentator Tony Jardine. So for his first, he chose the toughest of the lot. Photography Francesco Rastrelli.

Out to Lunch. A lilac Morris 1000 – how could such madness have come about? Blame a boozy midday meal, says Jon Pressnell, as he reveals the true story behind the unmissable Minor Million. Photography. Tony Baker/BMIHT.

Nine steps to buying a Alfa Romeo Spider With prices chasing the coupés now’s the time to buy a Spider, with our advice Words Malcolm Mckay. Photography John Colley. Buying Guide How to buy the finest Alfa Romeo Duetto.

Rescued from oblivion on an exposed hillside – find out how this prototype lived again ‘People said we were mad to try’. What sounded like a myth told by Welsh hillwalkers turned out to be a long-lost prototype Aston Martin DB4 guarded by cows – and a formidable challenge. Words Sam Dawson. Photography Alex Tapley.

Buyer’s guide to Renault’s rear-engined R8 and R10 saloons. Renault 8 & 10. The last of La Régie’s small, rear-engined family cars makes a great alternative classic, as Malcolm McKay explains. Photography Tony Baker.

“Tony was fast asleep and it was tracking beautifully at 100mph” So says Mike Kimberley, as he and former Lotus colleague Chris Dunster tell Mike Taylor about their role in developing the Europa Twin Cam. Photography Tony Baker/LAT.

Alfa Romeo Classics… Essential guide to living The Dream. Exotic Alternative. While Alfa Romeo Montreal values have significantly increased are they still a driveable investment? Story by Keith Sueme. Valuation by James Wheeler. Photography by Michael Ward.

More bark for Rover. The P6 was ahead of its time but now you can take things further. Fast Rover P6 How to modify... Stately, robust, well-appointed and affordable – Rover’s pioneering P6 was a staple of Britain’s roads for an impressively long time. Of course, they don’t necessarily have to remain sensible.