Cars

Ageing gracefully 

Built with Aston’s blessing from Zagato’s design at R-Reforged’s new UK facility, the V12 Zagato Heritage Twins were announced in 2019 to mark the Milanese design studio’s centenary. Just 19 of the pairs, which comprise coupé and speedster versions, are poised to be built and sold for a princely £1.75m (excl. taxes) each.

Think Ferrari in the 1980s and, if you’re wired anything like us, images of crisp pastel linen suits, macho moustaches, cheese grater-like side strakes and Gilles Villeneuve (quite literally) driving the wheels off his scarlet Formula 1 car spring to mind. But, believe it or not, the prancing horse also sanctioned a rally programme during the era of excess, and a moderately successful one at that. 

The last off the line 

Long before they posed in front of the world’s most luxurious hotels, Rolls-Royces were extraordinarily durable. There certainly weren’t many other cars in the 1920s that could drive from London to Edinburgh in top gear, cross unpaved Alpine passes and even (with some modifications) serve as military tanks in Middle Eastern deserts. 

It takes just a few minutes in Rémi Dargegen’s company to understand his fierce passion and deep knowledge for historic cars, particularly those of the pre-War variety – he even has a Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix car tattooed on his arm. His extraordinary eye for detail and uncanny ability to capture a car’s character or an event’s atmosphere has led him to become one of the most well-respected and sought-after classic car photographers – and the true eye of Classic Driver.

Monterey magic 

Silent summer loving