Dream garage
What we’d blow the budget on this month
CLAREMONT CORVETTES
CHEVROLET CORVETTE EX-87
Every Corvette phase has its devotees, but if you like the initial shape of the cruising classic here’s one with ‘hoppedup’ big-valve 329 V8, T10 four-speed and discs up front £59,995
www.claremont.corvette.co.uk
SPELLBOUND
JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 SERIES 1
The purest version of the Coventry beauty. During an extensive rebuild it has received some upgrades including brakes and cooling but only the wider wheels are visible
EPOA www.spellbound-cars.co.uk
FANTASY JUNCTION
BENTLEY 4 1/2 VAN DEN PLAS
The archetypal Big Four, and remarkably still wearing its original VdP four-seater bodywork. Boasts a Le Mans tank perfect for the trip to nextyear’s French classic
$995,000 www.fantasyjunction.com
HILTON & MOSS
MERCEDES 280SL
Anyone who built the Airfix model has fond memories of the `Pagoda’ with its unique concave roof Surely the best-looking hard-top around, and it comes offif the sun ever reappears
£64,950 www.hiltonandmoss.com