Introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2003, the Gallardo offered much of the performance of its bigger brother, the Murciélago, but in a more compact and accessible package...   read more >>

The whole world likes an open Jaguar, so when the British company introduced a full convertible version of its flagship XJS model it soon became one of the most popular cars in the range...   read more >>

From the early 1950s onwards, Bentley buyers ordering a ‘Continental’ knew they were getting the very top model in the range: extremely limited in production numbers and able to transport four people and their luggage from one end of Europe to the other…   read more >>

Classic Ferraris? Expensive, aren’t they? Well, should you be in the market for a 250 GT California Spider, we’d have to agree. But what’s not to like about this very affordable Mondial Cabriolet – its paintwork as white as this week’s unseasonable snow, yet ideally suited to summertime motoring?...   read more >>

While the supercharged straight-six DB7 was undeniably a beautiful car, its oft-mentioned Jaguar XJS underpinnings and 335bhp 3,293cc engine just weren’t quite ‘Aston Martin’ enough. Then, in March 1999 at the Geneva Show, the British company introduced a 6.0-litre V12 version...   read more >>

Crossing badly surfaced, potholed roads in many 4x4s is often a bruising encounter. Not so in the P38A-series Range Rover, a car which incorporated air suspension. And nowadays a second-generation Range Rover is comfortable on the pocket, too...   read more >>

Exclusivity has its price. Usually a big one. Except this time, in the case of the Jensen S-V8, it’s a remarkably attractive one. Fewer than 50 or so S-V8s were ever built...   read more >>

The ‘hairdresser’s Porsche’ was a name thrown at the Boxster when it first came to market. But, nowadays, even the most hysterically puritanical of Porsche fans will accept that the Boxster is a real sports car, and worthy of the badge...   read more >>

The Pagani Zonda was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular hypercars of the 2000s, but beneath its extravagant Italian curves sat solid German engineering: an engine straight from Mercedes’ in-house skunk works, AMG...   read more >>

All eyes might now be on the Aventador Roadster, but it was its grandfather that perfected the art of prowling sun-drenched boulevards. Almost two decades on from its launch, we take another look at the merits of the Diablo VT Roadster...   read more >>

This is the race car that never raced. Ferrari’s glorious foray into Group B saw the creation of the magnificent but menacing 288 GTO Evoluzione, a 1980s car which was all set to take on the world when Group B was – for very good reason – dropped...   read more >>

Many will agree that the Lotus Elise is the embodiment of the modern lightweight sports car. But with the S2 Sport 190, the Lotus Sport and Performance division posthumously applied Chapman’s famous mantra to a handful of the spritely little gems – giving them a racing disposition and a new aura of collectability...   read more >>

Nine years ago, at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Ferrari revealed the striking 612 Scaglietti, a four-seater coupé with a 315km/h top speed...   read more >>

No cars less than a decade old have ever been featured in our ‘Modern Classics’ section before – especially when wearing ‘mainstream’ badges with production numbers in their thousands, rather than hundreds. But the Ford GT has an appeal that runs deeper than the fact that its value has never dropped below its original asking price...   read more >>

Never has the expression “do not try this at home” been more apt than it does in relation to the image you see here: an immaculate, Rothesay Red V550 supercharged Vantage sitting on a bed of snow...   read more >>

With a drive in Aston Martin’s latest limited-edition convertible an enjoyable recent memory, our minds turned to another very special open car built by the famous British company...   read more >>

Take the words ‘Ferrari’, ‘fast’ and ‘rare’ and - in today’s collecting climate at any rate - you have a recipe for an extremely valuable motor car. The F50 GT, of which only three were built, is one...   read more >>

The sunnier states of the US have always been a motivating force behind the creation of convertibles that truly embrace the romantic spirit of sun and surf. In 2003, to be marketed solely in the USA, Aston Martin launched the Zagato-designed ‘DB American Roadster 1’...   read more >>

They’re bright red and arrive in a group of three, but that’s where the similarities with London buses end. Each of these colour co-ordinated Lancias is a descendant of a rally legend, meaning terrific performance, sky-high street cred and considerable rarity...   read more >>

Following the introduction of the four-seater 456, the next all-new Ferrari in the mid-90s was the F355. The previous mid-engined 308s, 328s and 348s were nice cars, but… well… not neck-snappingly quick. The F355 changed all that...   read more >>

Chevrolet Corvette 1990s-style

How about a 1990s Chevrolet Corvette as a relatively inexpensive alternative to a collectors’ Porsche? More tempting still if it’s one of the rare 40th Anniversary models – such as this one...   read more >>

MG RV8: The Diva’s final curtain call

At first glance, this roadster is not among the most sought-after models in the world, but under its bonnet slumbers a husky Rover V8. Only around 2000 examples of the RV8 were built and hence today it represents an unusual classic car...   read more >>

A Techno Classic: Porsche’s 959

The Porsche 959 offered a fascinating glimpse into the future of the automobile. And, despite its innovative, firecracker performance, a well-maintained 959 still commands the legendary reliability of the Zuffenhausen marque...   read more >>

Porsche 911 GT1 'Street Version'

Homologation specials produce some of the most wondrous motor cars, and the Porsche 911 GT1 certainly qualifies as such. It married engineering elements of the 993-generation 911 and the legendary Group C 962, and cloaked the resultant underpinnings in striking bodywork...   read more >>