and when you see one now, you go, "wow, it's a ford cortina!" that's what we're doing. we're bringing these cars back to life, back to attention of, you know, the many millions of people that actually drove them. but this isn't just the story of a major part of british industry and the people who worked in it. it's your story, too. my mum had one of these — a mini clubman estate. we used to take our great dane dog, fred, to the vet. he'd stand up in the back and push his head forwards right to the front of the windscreen in between you and the passenger. this is a triumph spitfire 1500. i bought one of these — it was in a terrible state — fixed it all up, took it out for my first drive and i got crashed into. the ford fiesta xr2 — i've been upside down in one of these, when my mate steve rolled it into a ditch. so what is it about these cars that captures the imagination? steph has her own youtube channel, using digital to share her love of this analogue world.