Classic & Sports Car is the world's best-selling classic car magazine and the undisputed authority for all owners and enthusiasts. Whether your interest is Italian Exotica, British sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s or modern classics, every issue of Classic & Sports Car perfectly complements the sheer joy and nostalgia of owning a classic car.
THE BIG PICTURE
Welcome
Classic & Sports Car
PARIS SALUTES MILANESE GREATS • Rétromobile maintains its reputation as one of the most anticipated classic events of the year, drawing the world’s finest to the French capital
OUR STAR CARS OF THE SHOW
ALFA BOXER FLAT-12 REVIVED
FERRARI VOTED BEST OF THE BEST
America picks prettiest roadster
RAC award for youth
BRISTOL PASSION MARKS TONY CROOK’S CENTENARY
LAUDING THE AURELIA
MARCOS RACES BACK
JUMBLE SALE FOR BICESTER
BEAULIEU AT THE DOUBLE
Blue Bird is closer to flying again
Youngtimers in Bremen
CLASSICS ENJOY A WARM WELLINGTON WELCOME
IN CLARK’S WHEELTRACKS
WEB RESOURCE HOPES
AUSTIN’S RUGBY SEVEN
WIZARDS OF AUS
Americana lights up Down Under
Obituary
HISTORIC EMANCIPATION RUN MEDAL REUNITED
Federation update
CLASSIC DIARY • All the shows, festivals, tours, meets and races that matter
Pick of the month March
FIATS DOMINATE THE DOLOMITES
Foot to the floor for Millen’s annual party
Paddock profile
FORD LANDS MONTE GLORY
Storming to Sywell wins
NOT SUCH A MEEKE EFFORT
SHELSLEY BIRTHDAY BASH
SALVAGED E-TYPE GOES WORLDWIDE
Entombed Opel Monza gets new lease of life
THE TIME IS NOW FOR SUPER-RARE HILLMAN
No picnic for Snipe wagon
Abandoned Dart is set for revival
READER FIND OF THE MONTH
Rare Crayford seeks fresh home
NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR SCRIBE’S SWISS STUTZ
Look familiar?
BOOKS
Book of the month
Model of the month
Tested this month
Mick WALSH • ‘My own top five changes all the time, but they each have to have a purpose – from weekend motorsport to romantic escapes’
Simon TAYLOR • ‘I walked along the fence by the 180mph straight. Suddenly, in a shrieking burst of sound, a missile blasted by, 20 feet away’
Martin BUCKLEY • ‘It burbled like a muscle car, but looked as if it was on the way to a shotgun wedding where the budget was blown on cheap lager’
LETTERS
Letter of the month
Pedant of the month
Comments & clarif ications
Alfa Romeo 8C Monza • Flat-out around Goodwood in the ultimate pre-war supercar
PORSCHES FOUR ALL • Once the butt of the ‘poor man’s Porsche’ jibes, the four-cylinder 912E, 912 and 914 are now rightly revered for their individual appeal
PORSCHE 912
PORSCHE 914 1.7
Expert’s view MAX LEVELL, REVIVAL CARS
PORSCHE 912E
Expert’s view KEVIN CLARKE
ON THE FRINGES?
STUTTGART SAVERS • With a fantasy budget of £10k and a pack of brave pills, we set out to discover whether the cheap Porsche is myth or reality
BAND ON THE RUN • The gorgeous 250GT SWB Speciale was Bertone’s riposte to Pininfarina’s berlinetta, yet this one-off was an unlikely workhorse for a California musician
FERRARI 250GT SWB SPECIALE
“I had seen photos, I was sure my father’s car would one day be mine. I just didn’t know when” • This Simca is back tearing around the roads it once knew – after more than a decade’s wait for one persistent son
FAST FEMALES • Shining a light on the trailblazers who overcame prejudice and criticism to compete at the very top
SOMETHING BORROWED • Based on...