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G'day mates. This is a ute. The recipe for a ute (short for Utility Vehicle) is simple: mix the comfort and handling of a car with the practicality of a pickup. The story of their creation goes that in 1932, an Australian farmer’s wife wrote to Ford asking for something that could take her to church on Sunday and the pigs to market on Monday. Australian Lewis Bandt designed the car (which was unflatteringly referred to as “Kangaroo Chaser” by Henry Ford)...

RWB doesn’t do normal. It doesn’t blend in. In a world of small tweaks and delicate restomods, it stands alone with fierce individualism and outlandish creativity.

When you think of cars that don’t have to pay road tax, don’t need an MOT, and cost just £180 a year in insurance, you probably think of something small. Quaint. A lovely old classic car living out its older years in a heated garage with little trips out to a local pub or cafe.

As far as first cars go, most people had something pretty dull. Maybe you had a Ford Ka or a Citroen C1. Maybe it was a Fiesta, or that most prevalent of first cars - a Vauxhall Corsa.

It’s a freezing cold Sunday morning in very early January. -2°C, 9am. Most sane people are still at home, but West Park, Harrogate, is abuzz.

Comrades, this is a Lada Riva 1300SL. Based on the same platform as a Fiat 124 (the Italian company having licensed the design to Russian company AvtoVAZ in the 1970s), the Riva’s 1.3L engine makes around 78bhp. Or at least that’s what this car would have, were it a standard one. This isn’t a standard one… See, a quick look under the bonnet of this ex-Soviet manufactured car reveals a certain Italian company’s name on the engine. No, not Fiat, but Lancia. And here the car rev

To the untrained, the role of a Rally co-driver seems to be just sitting in the passenger seat of a fast car telling the driver where to go. A human sat nav. But there’s so much more to it than that, and it’s a shame that co-drivers often don’t get the recognition they deserve, because the legends of the sport might not exist without them. There might be no Colin McRae without Nicky Grist. No Sébastian Loeb without Daniel Elena. No Michelle Mouton without Fabrizia Pons.

Through its years, Porsche has made some cars that are slightly more attainable. These have offered a gateway into the Stuttgart-based marque - a taste of the brand without the need to buy a 911.

You might know Paul Woodford as the former Circuit Manager of Cadwell Park Race Track. Or you might know him from the VW Festival at Harewood House. You could even know him as a Rally driver.

Older BMWs exude a confidence that their newer cousins just don't have. There's a class, an air, an aura about them that commands respect. While newer models shout, older ones let their silence do their talking. Case in point: this 1982 BMW 635 CSi.