

1975 THE GREATEST CAR YEAR?
From the depths of the malaise era came five cars that changed the fortunes of their makers. Now, 50 years after their debuts, they make the case for 1975 being an automotive peak
‘We put 1000 hours into it, this makes no commercial sense’
In a world of restomods, AutoRara decided to perfect a Peugeot 205GTi. What had it let itself in for?
BONDING AGENTS
In the mid-Sixties, could the everyman MGB share even a glimmer of the Aston Martin DB5’s limelight?
The COMEBACK KIDS
From the depths of uncoolness, these four cars are bouncing back. Our resident arbiter of retro style finds out why they have – and others haven’t
QUENTIN WILLSON’S 57 SMART BUYS
Every year, Quentin Willson picks his Smart Buys, cars he believes will best weather the stormy and unpredictable classic market. Time to take stock of the past decade, to see how they’ve done
‘The sills were rotten, even missing the crossmembers’
Rescued from retirement, this Ford Transit MkI was meticulously rebuilt and reengineered by concept car creators Envisage for eBay UK to meet and greet the classic car community
1975 THE GREATEST CAR YEAR?
From the depths of the malaise era came five cars that changed the fortunes of their makers. Now, 50 years after their debuts, they make the case for 1975 being an automotive peak
‘We put 1000 hours into it, this makes no commercial sense’
In a world of restomods, AutoRara decided to perfect a Peugeot 205GTi. What had it let itself in for?
QUENTIN WILLSON’S 57 SMART BUYS
Every year, Quentin Willson picks his Smart Buys, cars he believes will best weather the stormy and unpredictable classic market. Time to take stock of the past decade, to see how they’ve done
‘The sills were rotten, even missing the crossmembers’
Rescued from retirement, this Ford Transit MkI was meticulously rebuilt and reengineered by concept car creators Envisage for eBay UK to meet and greet the classic car community