Social spotlight 📱

How effortlessly cool is this 1 of 1, BMW 2002 wagon? None of the practicality of an estate and all the inconvenience of a coupe, but honestly who cares when it looks this good.

Car of the week 💰

The Morgan 3-Wheeler looks like a contraption from a different generation, which it sorta is, being inspired by the Morgan Aero V-Twin cars of the 20’s and 30’s. The retro graphics, exposed engine and side-mounted exhaust all create an incredible sense of fun - just to look at if nothing else. In a world of small displacement and turbos, the sound of a 2-litre, 2-cylinder will certainly stand out and despite only having 1 driven wheel, it will scamper to 60mph in just 6 seconds. I’ve kept an eye on these since they were released and values haven’t changed one bit, consistently floating around £35k, so you could buy one, enjoy a few summers and then get your money back…if you can convince someone to buy it.

Small screen scene 📺

Hagerty are consistently creating some of the best car content on YouTube, which isn’t a surprise given they’ve got the great Henry Catchpole on their roster. This time they pit two of Gordon Murrary’s creations against each other, the McLaren F1 and GMA T.50. Do you agree with the conclusions though?

Worth a visit 🚘

Sticking with the Hagerty theme, it’s not long until the exceptional, Festival of the Unexceptional. Described as “A celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars”, expect lots of familiar but forgettable throwbacks to the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. It’s exceptional that they survived decades of British weather and a scrappage scheme, so they deserve their time in the limelight. We all love an underdog, don’t we? The event is hosted at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July, tickets are £17.

Seen in the wild 👀

With a smidgen over 1,300 built, the Renault Clio V6 is a rare spot and this one comes paired with the most appropriate number plate to boot. The model harks back to the wide-bodied, rear-engined Renault 5 Turbo of the ’80s, and it comes with compromises that are more befitting of that era. The turning circle is 13m (double that of a black cab), 0-60 is reached in what now seems like a lethargic 5.9 seconds and the handling is known to be…erratic. Still, who can ignore those cartoonish good looks and it looks to have been a good investment, those who bought one new for £27k can now cash in for £70k+.