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How to buy a secondhand Ferrari 308 GTB

By Chris Chilton Motoring Issues 10 April 2009 10:00 Jim Heywood’s glassfibre-bodied example is one of just 87 right-hookers built before the switch to steel panels. Which also means it’s on carbs and is delivering a healthy 240bhp. ‘The carburettor cars are the best in terms of engine response,’ says Karl Virdi, ‘most people steer clear of the ’81-82 injected cars.

1970 DeTomaso Mangusta: Bring a Trailer special

The name means “mongoose” in Italian, and even if this American half-breed never killed a Cobra on the track, in the looks department it’s still lethal. DeTomaso built 401 Mangusta sports cars from 1967 to 1971 before it was axed in favor of the ubiquitous Pantera--a styling step backward in the eyes of your humble author. The Mangusta formula was the same as that for Pantera: a Ford V8 engine (albeit a 302 rather than a 351C) midships in a sleek Italian body.

Dacia Sandero: Price from £5,995

The new 2013 Dacia Sandero – revealed at Paris 2012 – is to cost from just £5,995 when it arrives in the UK in January 2013. The Sandero joins the Dacia Duster SUV in an attack on the burgeoning ‘Budget’ market in the UK and stands out as a Fiesta rival at almost half the price you’d pay for entry in to Ford’s evergreen supermini (£9,795). The Sandero’s styling isn’t cutting edge, but nor does it shriek ‘Cheap’ at first glance.