

‘There were more dustpans of rust than viable components’
The chance to restore an Austin Seven Swallow Sports was irresistible – even though a barn had collapsed on it
EPIC RESTORATION 2024
We look back on a year of huge restorative endeavours, from vintage sports cars to modern-classic technology. Vote for your favourite and you could win a workshop’s worth of quality tools too
COOL BRITANNIA
The confidence of British culture in the Nineties overflowed into its cars. But which of these five icons of the Britpop era have kept their cool?
‘It was a bare bodyshell… and 30 boxes of bits’
The target for this 1981 Escort XR3 was simple: it had to be the best. Which made starting with a rust-holed bodyshell and a jigsaw kit of parts even more challenging
‘There were more dustpans of rust than viable components’
The chance to restore an Austin Seven Swallow Sports was irresistible – even though a barn had collapsed on it
EPIC RESTORATION 2024
We look back on a year of huge restorative endeavours, from vintage sports cars to modern-classic technology. Vote for your favourite and you could win a workshop’s worth of quality tools too
COOL BRITANNIA
The confidence of British culture in the Nineties overflowed into its cars. But which of these five icons of the Britpop era have kept their cool?
‘It was a bare bodyshell… and 30 boxes of bits’
The target for this 1981 Escort XR3 was simple: it had to be the best. Which made starting with a rust-holed bodyshell and a jigsaw kit of parts even more challenging