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When someone hears what I do for a living, it’s usually not too long before they ask me what makes a classic. My pragmatic answer is that it should be old, distinctive-looking and something that people still care about no matter how challenging it is to own. The purist version lists things like technical and styling innovation, motor sport success and cultural significance. My audience is usually still nodding at this point. Cars like the Lancia Stratos, I’ll add, or the Cosworth RS Sierra. Now their furrowed brows will be asking why my examples aren’t symphonies in curves, chrome, wood and leather because the photofit artist in their heads was sketching a Jaguar Mk2. Even as new generations form bonds with cars from later periods, the Mk2 persists as the…
