“People have said ‘you know that it’s the hardest car to restore,’ but it’s what I had, and it didn’t occur to me that I couldn’t do it,” he says. “That said, once I got the body back from stripping I ...

The XE has a lot of strengths. It is great fun to drive, comfortable, really well equipped and should hold onto its value well. On top of that, it’s very cheap next to its premium rivals, so ...