We welcome foolhardiness though, and welcome the car into which most UK-bound small-blocks have been dropped: the Vauxhall VXR8. Corvettes, Camaros and the earlier Vauxhall Monaro (nee Holden ...

I can’t help but smile when I spot the Carlton. Parked in a leafy corner of the car park, dappled in sunlight, it looks smaller than I remember, like Curly Wurlys do. It’s hard to imagine the ...