CLASSIC FUN AT BARGAIN PRICES

Reading our Midget vs Spitfire battle (p12) makes me wish that spring could arrive earlier. Both are brilliant sports cars, and you can pick up a decent example of either for less than £5k. They’re proof that al fresco driving thrills needn’t cost a fortune. MG Midget v Triumph Spitfire – top tiddlers go head to head Mythbuster – debunking the stories surrounding the Jag XJ40 Five Trials – we put the last-ofthe-line Hillman Minx to the test