Please warn your readers about the dangers of metal fans on classic cars.

During the 1960s I was studying metallurgy and one of our senior lecturers was called as an expert witness at an inquest of a mechanic who had been killed, when a fan blade of a car he was tuning up had...

Rolling, rolling, rolling..

According to a news report, Mr. Allen Swift (of Springfield, MA.) received this Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Piccadilly Roadster from his father, brand new, as a graduation gift, in 1928. He drove it up until...

Classic mistake

I recently bought a 1994 Mercedes 280SL at Barons Auctions, Sandown Park, Esher. The car did not reach its reserve and when the auction was over I approached the office and said that I was interested....

What has happened to the steering lock on my Morgan 4/4?

The steering lock of my Morgan 4/4 has never been brilliant but it is now almost non-existent on right hand lock. On left hand lock it is good. Can you tell me what has gone wrong?

Is it worth restoring my friend's Lotus Esprit Turbo?

A friend of mine is thinking of selling his 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo. It has done about 15,000 miles and has been kept in a garage for the last six years on a SORN. He bought it nearly new and has had it...

Where is the best place to sell my 1994 Jaguar XJS?

I have a 1994 Jaguar XJS 4.0 manual convertible which I have owned since new. Although the total mileage is 117,000, over the last 10 years it has only averaged 2,500-3,000 miles a year. I have decided...

Long lost Vitesse

Last week's Telegraph report on the London to Brighton Classic Car run was illustrated with a photo of a Triumph Vitesse reg. VAP 509H. I owned this car in the 70's, albeit a different colour. Is there...

Choice of cars for the disabled

I get mobility allowance but cannot afford to fill the tank regularly and feel that a new car every three years is a waste, I have managed to reduce my miles per year to around 6K. I am thinking along...

Would an imported Lamborghini LM002 be a good investment?

From time to time on my travels here in Kent, Surrey and Sussex I have seen a tree surgeon who has a Lamborghini four-wheel-drive. It’s an ugly brute of a car. The Lamborghini is signwritten and the guy...

Do I need to SORN my old vehicles which are all in long-term storage?

I am the owner and registered keeper of various old vehicles in storage: two old Lancias in lock-ups, one being 1973 and free of VED, a 1936 Ariel Red Hunter motorbike in bits in my office basement and...