Motors I'd have back
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Motors I'd have back

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Motors I'd have back

Graham Ashworth
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Chorlton born, semi-retired and still allergic to spending a Saturday indoors. Between whisky tastings and vinyl digging I've spent thirty-odd years gawping at other people's motors outside pubs and car parks round Manchester, and this is the lot I'd actually hand over cash for. No Ferraris, no nonsense — just proper metal that made this rainy corner of the country feel a bit special. Tatton Park's classic car do every summer still gets me every time.

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Motors I'd have back — 10 items
NameTypeWhy it's hereVerdict
1Ford Escort Mk1Small saloon, rally legendEvery lad on our street wanted his dad's one. Simple as that.Buy it, don't sell it, ever
2Mini Cooper (classic)City runabout, giant killerFits down Manchester's back streets better than owt made since. Punches well above its size.Small but mighty, proper Northern spirit
3Jaguar E-TypeGrand tourerLooks like it's doing ninety parked outside the chippy. Ridiculous, in a good way.Sell a kidney if you must
4Land Rover DefenderOff-roader, farm workhorseOnly thing that laughs at Manchester weather instead of complaining about it, like the rest of us do.Ugly, honest, unkillable
5Triumph SpitfireCompact convertibleNever once kept the rain out properly. Bought one anyway, twice.Leaky roof, full heart
6Ford Cortina Mk3Family saloonDad's car, every dad's car. The smell of the seats alone is a time machine.Nostalgia on four wheels
7MGB RoadsterSports convertibleOne decent bank holiday and this thing makes you feel twenty-five again.Sunny day essential, rare as they are
8Reliant RobinThree wheeler runaboutEveryone's mate has a story about one tipping over on a roundabout. Still can't help but grin at them.Daft, brilliant, very British
9Aston Martin DB5Grand tourer, Bond carNever driven one. Never will. Doesn't stop me pricing them up after a couple of whiskies.The dream, permanently out of reach
10Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2Family saloon, company car stapleHalf the surveyors I trained with turned up in one of these. Unglamorous, unbreakable.Nobody's favourite, everybody's reliable