It’s all-too easy to get bogged down in the never-ending list of reasons that owning a car in the UK is a hellish endeavour. Whether it’s the soaring fuel prices or the mass emergence of potholes, I empathise. However, I am happy to report that, after attending a classic meet hosted by the newly started Cobham Car Club, an appreciation of car culture is very much back at the wheel.

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Down in Surrey one April weekend, crammed into the car park of Leatherhead Golf Club, were more than 140 cars and dozens of motoring enthusiasts. Gathered together were a mix of old classics, such as a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 in a beautiful burnt almond or the 1981 Porsche 924 Turbo in a bright red. Yet Cobham Car Club doesn’t exclude itself from the modern supercars: displayed front and centre in a bright volcano orange was a 2012 McLaren MP4-12C and, opposite that, a 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato.

For many readers (including myself) who don’t fully understand all these numbers and dates, fear not. The car world, as exhibited here, is still very accessible despite the jargon of car fanatics (just look at why Top Gear was so popular). It was easy to wander the aisles of classics, take........

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