Gavin Braithwaite-Smith, Author at Retro Motor

News

Rover 220 Turbo that holds 36 land speed records is up for auction

Thought to be the sole surviving pre-production Rover 220 Coupe Turbo, this car was used to break multiple land speed world records.

Auction Car of the Week: 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Targa

Get yourself ready for summer with this open-air Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Targa, up for online auction. Here's what you need to know.

Car & Classic launches retro car insurance

Get an indicative quote in seconds simply by entering a vehicle registration into the new Car & Classic insurance tool.

Features

Celebrity cars star at Race Retro auction

Cars formerly owned by Mark Blundell, Bruce Willis, Jay Kay and Rowan Atkinson set to go under the hammer at the Race Retro Classic Car Sale on 24 February 2018

Land Rover Defender: driving 70 years of history

We travel to the remote Isle of Islay to drive six classic Land Rovers off-road

The greatest Peugeot hot hatches

We trace Peugeot’s hot hatchback heritage, from the famous 205 GTI forwards, and look at what might come next

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith

Citroen celebrates 40 years of the 2CV6 Charleston

Britain’s favourite cars of 1995

The greatest Japanese sports cars ever made

30 years of fast Ford Fiestas

Celebrating Citroen’s most innovative cars

The story of Japan’s tiny kei cars

1987 Ford Capri 280 review: Retro Road Test

Alpine: the history of F1’s newest team

London Concours 2020: the 10 cars you must see

Price guide values McLaren F1 at over £16m

News

Rover 220 Turbo that holds 36 land speed records is up for auction

Auction Car of the Week: 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Targa

Car & Classic launches retro car insurance

Features

Celebrity cars star at Race Retro auction

Land Rover Defender: driving 70 years of history

The greatest Peugeot hot hatches

Reviews

Rover Mini Cooper Sport review: Retro Road Test

1984 Ferrari 308 GTS review: Retro Road Test

1989 Seat Ibiza Mk1 review: Retro Road Test