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PORSCHE 917 IS STILL A WINNER AFTER 50 YEARS • West London’s palace is treated to road and racing royalty as the Concours of Elegance crowns a surprise champion
BUBBLE CAR BEATS BIG BOYS
Barn-find blooms at the Palace • The first production Land-Rover wowed Concours of Elegance visitors with its preserved patina
CLUB AWARDS GO VIRTUAL FOR 2020
RAC ANNOUNCES BOOK AWARDS HOPEFULS
‘Mr Goodwood’ to be celebrated
MASSIVE MANX CLASSIC MEET
PEDAL CAR’S NEW LOOK
AOHE GOES STATESIDE
RARE BUGATTIS IN BLU
MUSEUM BOARD EXPANDS
VELOCE FUNDRAISER
Special Porsches heading for Stowe
DB ASTONS NEW AND NEW
Veteran on border force
Federation update
KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT AT THE GOLD CUP
Teen steals the HERO headlines
MGS AT THE DOUBLE
TIN-TOPS DO BATTLE IN KENT
UNBEATABLE IN BRESCIA
JAGUAR’S DIAMOND RACE
Paddock profile
MILANESE STASH FOUND STATESIDE
UNTOUCHED MINI MARCOS
Swallow gets ready for another summer
AUSTIN IS A RODENTS’ HOME
History repeats for Delta enthusiast
RUSTY AUDI FINDS SAVIOUR
SWAP SHOP TO WORKSHOP
Choosing to live life in the bubble
GALLIC BADGE ENGINEERING
Look familiar?
STEFAN IVANOV • An unlikely subject has helped this Bulgarian artist’s talent blossom
Book of the month
Model of the month
PAYING TRIBUTE TO JIMMY
Tested this month
Mick WALSH
Simon TAYLOR
Martin BUCKLEY
LETTERS
Letter of the month
Pedant of the month
Comments & clarif ications
SEVEN DECADES OF SEPARATION • In its 70th year, the Morgan Plus 4 as we know it bows out. Here, the end-of-the-line Anniversary edition comes face to face with a model that helped make its name
MORGAN +4 COMPETITION
70 YEARS OF PLUS 4 POWER SOURCES
THE 12-YEAR-OLD THAT WON AT LE MANS
MORGAN +4 70TH ANNIV
TRIP IN THE LIGHT FANTASTIC • After a meticulous rebuild, the Alfa Romeo GTA that played a part in the formative years of future F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt is back on track
BOY WHO WOULD BE KING • Jochen Rindt, the fastest F1 driver of his day, was determined to become World Champion. But tragically he did not live to see his ambition fulfilled
A PEAK IN THE RANGE • Named for a mountain and built for the road, the Type 57 Stelvio is among Molsheim’s final few, and one of the last true great Bugattis
A QUESTION OF TASTE • All of these six-cylinder coupés have class, but can the coachbuilt Bitter SC measure up to the mass-produced BMW 635CSi and Jaguar XJ-S?
ONE HUNDRED NOT OUT • Today it sits in Jaguar’s shadow, but in its heyday Alvis was very much the king of Coventry. C&SC gatecrashed the marque’s 100th-birthday party
FASTER THAN LIGHTNING • So-Cal Speed Shop founder Alex Xydias and his Lakester were heroes of a generation that stopped at nothing in their pursuit of speed
GROUND TO AIR MISSION • This fascinating museum in the American south-west combines classic cars with vintage military aircraft
The knowledge
DESERT STORM • An award-winning author recalls his epic African adventure by...