How the HMC Healey MkIV created an icon. And why it's better than an original Healey

New classic car films featuring the Great Driving Days hire fleet

Why the X300 Jaguar XJR is one of the best Jaguars ever made

Jaguar E Type model history and quick buying guide

Our Britain v Italy package lets you put the classic MGB up against the beautiful Alfa Romeo Spider to see which is best

Jaguar’s best getaway cars the Jaguar Mk2 and XJR

Car makers have, of course, continued to make sports cars since the E Type was launched in 1961. But it's probably fair to say that they haven't really made...

We may be exiting the European Union but to show there's no hard feelings here at Great Escape Cars we've added some great cars from two old foes, Germany an...

The British motor industry did and does come in for a lot of flack. With some justification it has to be said. But out of adversity, just sometimes, came g...

Conventional wisdom generally has it that original is best. The Jaguar Mk2 is the exception to that rule - a car that, as its simple name implies, wasn't th...

Sometimes, but not very often, a cover version is better than the original. And so it is with cars: despite the plethora of kit cars and retro-inspired mode...

It is 40 years since Jaguar launched the XJ-S to an expectant world. It wasn't, it turns out, what the world expected. After a veritable hit parade of beauti...

Life is full of dilemmas. Catholic or Protestant. Labour or Conservative. To be or not to be. Tea or coffee. Frankly, it's a wonder we can make it through th...

To celebrate the Capri' remarkable half century, here's a gallery of photos of our Ford Capri 280 hire car - one of the last Capris made. And a rather good ...

Today, 14th December 2018, is the Capri's birthday. 50 years ago Ford of Britain introduced its own version of the Mustang, America's runaway motoring succe...

Porsche's 911 is one of those cars you either love or hate.  Clarkson famously dislikes them, Hammond is at the other end of the scale. I've driven a few 911...

Perhaps it's a sign of age, or possibly old cars were always made that way.  Who knows. But like men of a certain age, classic cars have a remarkable habit o...

Hiring a classic car means anticipation and, for some, not a little nervousness.  As new cars get newer, old cars get older - and, inevitably, less familiar....

Hiring out old cars has given me the opportunity to drive and own a lot of classics I've always admired.  Sadly, not all have lived up to expectations.  Here...

Classic cars are like chocolates - each one promises a sugar 'n' cocoa rush, they're all equally valid and loved by some, but not every one is a caramel swir...