It’s one thing to own an old car. It’s another to choose a 55-year-old British car and constantly be the butt of Lucas jokes. But it’s a third layer of madness when that car is a vintage Lotus whose ...

Many of us are familiar with the anxiety that accompanies the dreaded clicking sound when we turn the key and the car doesn’t start. It means we’re not going anywhere without facing a bit of a hassle.

Barrow hematite steel works (antique engraving) 19th century illustration of Barrow hematite steel works, in Cumbria, England. Published in 'The Practical Magazine, an Illustrated Cyclopedia of ...