AUSTIN-HEALEY RESURRECTED?

Could Austin Healey be on its way back? It just might be resurrected by this very look-alike modern equivalent.

Dubbed Project Tempest, the carmaking team is headed by Prof Krish Bhaskar, the front man for the Triple A bid for MG Rover that lost to Chinese firm Nanjing. If the plans come to fruition, it'll be British-built, and Bhaskar said he was in discussions with a number of partners on this very topic. The plan is that the car will cost under £25,000 and hit 60mph in five seconds or less.

Don't expect to see one on the roads any time soon though: it's only a plan and, as anyone who's observed the car industry for any length of time will know, there's many a slip...