There’s more to Bristol specialists Brabazon Motors than restoration. Dep-O was invited along to test drive one of their modified V8 models.

Regular readers will be familiar with the exploits of Alfaholics’ Max Banks – well, this vision of boxy brilliance, belongs to Max’s brother, Andrew.

In a little over two months’ time I turn 30. OK, so that’s doesn’t make me old or anything (well, to some I guess it does) but it does mean the cars I remember as everyday street furniture are now moving into classic car territory.

Amongst the biggest crime a modern car’s spec sheet can contain is electronic power assisted steering.

I don’t know what it is about prototypes and concepts, but they’ve always fascinated me. There’s something about cars we were never meant to see that I find incredibly intriguing.

Dismiss the Lotus 2-Eleven at your folly, because this car packs a masters degree in superb handling and dynamics. The only drawback is that after you’ve driven one, you’ll be forever haunted by the experience.

The boys over at ‘Classics Monthly’ have bagged first drive of Frontline’s amazing new creation. Dep-O get a sneaky preview…

It’s a great feeling, that electric buzz when you really see a car for the first time. I don’t mean a fleeting glance at a show where you’re already suffering from sensory overload…

Alfaholics, a name inextricably associated with beautiful bespoke GTA replicas, has just worked its magic on a different variant of the Alfa Romeo tipo 105. So we pulled up a tuffet and let Max Banks fill us in on this company first.

There’s been a transformation at leading Alfa Romeo specialists, Alfaholics. Not content with being one of the leading places of pilgrimage for 105-series enthusiasts, they’ve started building turn-key GTA Replicas.

When we clocked this 1967 MkII Cortina De Luxe, it was lust at first sight. Packing faded factory paint, a perfect stance, that bonnet paintwork and a 200bhp transplant, we just had to find out more from its owner and builder, Paul Smith.

Martin Wright’s stunning retro 1967 Type 3 Volkswagen 1500N notchback. When Martin contacted us about his 1967 Type 3 Volkswagen 1500, we just had to drop everything, make for Bristol and check it out.