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This 911S once pounded America’s road courses. Now it begins a new life as a road-legal homage to Porsche’s racing all-rounder, the 911 ST.

From Minis to McLaren F1s, George Harrison proved himself a petrolhead – but the car that held his interest longest was this AMG-styled Mercedes-Benz 500SEL V126. We take it for a drive to find out why.

Very little beats that news car smell or the benefits that come with buying a car brand new. We ask Dave Raybould whether the novelty, or that smell, ever wears off.

Taking on an ultra-rare, water-cooled VW as a project can soon turn into a tricky task as Steve Holden found out with this stunning 1978 Mk1 Derby.

By day Jake Nelson works on military vehicles. It makes sense that his Berg-kitted 330bhp 1.8T powered Mk1 looks as hard as nails. You’d be brave to wage war against this one…

Do estate cars make good drift cars? For Jack Cockburn, the boxy chic of the Touring is a great way to surprise people.

This one-off special might look like a pre-war racing car but it was made in the late 2010s and is based on the running gear of a 1959 XK150.

This restomod Capri is at once quintessentially British and wonderfully multicultural, shaking off the conventions of the scene to create something unique.

Originally starting life as a 1959 3.4, this Mk1 has recently been been given a 3.8-litre and was built for fast road use.

It might look largely standard but this Series 3 XJ12 has a startling pace thanks to a 6.0-litre TWR engine.

Surrounded by V8s in his youth, Aussie Peter Ross never let go of the dream of ownership and a clapped-out 230SL Pagoda W113 presented the perfect opportunity to fulfill an ambition in his retirement.

The driver Muscle car fan Jeff Wu turns an unsuspecting 230S into a V8-powered rally lookalike. In the tradition and spirit of American hot rodding (and the legendary 300SEL 6.3), Jeff Wu has built a special W111 230S with V8 powerplant

They said it couldn’t be done, but that was just the incentive Johan Muter needed to create this M120 V12-powered W201 190 saloon.

The modified Mercedes-Benz that graced Tino Zovko’s bedroom wall as a child is now under his ownership – we find out more about the one-off B300 Gullwing by Boschert and how this show car ended up with its latest custodian.

There are no slugs and snails and puppy dog tails here: this Jager-liveried E28 is a sweet little race build with a spicy afterglow.