Classic & Sports Car

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.

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Classic & Sports Car

RACERS RETURN TO LA SARTHE STREETS • The long-awaited Le Mans Classic comeback provided a 24-hour feast of historic motorsport

THE C&SC TEAM'S FAVOURITE CARS

NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN THE INFIELD

BMW TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT GOODWOOD • The 2022 Festival of Speed was dominated by the fanfare of BMW Motorsport's 50th anniversary

75 YEARS OF FERRARI

C&SC'S CHOICE

CLASSIC CLASS ON THE MED

SYNTHETIC FUEL TEST

Obituary

BEAULIEU BIRTHDAY

Federation update

BRANDS HOSTS HSCC LEGENDS

Verralls victorious on epic Euro event

COROLLA COMES TOP

Paddock profile

ONE-OFF WAGON TO ROLL AGAIN

UNLOVED ALLARD'S ROAD TO RECOVERY

RARE CROSSLEY DUO SAVED

PARTS A PROBLEM FOR RARE LEAF

FAMILY FIAT FINDS A HOME

Look familiar?

KIERAN GABRIEL • Modern classics meet elegantly simple graphics in striking urban compositions

THE 8C STORY CONTINUES

ALFA ROMEO TIPO B

Pick of the month

Tested this month

Mick WALSH

Simon TAYLOR

Martin BUCKLEY

Letter of the month

Pedant of the month • Pedant of the month wins a C&SC baseball cap. Send your observations to alastair.clements@haymarket.com

THUNDER CAT • What do you do if your standard Jaguar E-type just isn’t fast enough? Slot in a huge American V8 engine, of course. Meet the fearsome Egal

YES, PRIME MINISTER • The Rover P5B was a stalwart of ministerial transport through a tumultuous period in politics; this example was at the heart of it

BLUE SKY THINKING • Blending sporting pedigree with boulevard cruiing appeal, Mazda’s FC RX-7 and Porsche’s 944 S2 offer plentiful posing power with a high-performance twist

THE COSMOPOLITAN RS • Inspired by the first major rally win for an RS, this South African-built Ford combined parts from Germany and Britain to create the ultimate Taunus

Ford Taunus A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB

INCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION • Both the Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 and Jensen FF offered serious pace and advanced technology in understated packages, but they came at a price

OBJECTIF: LE MANS • Staid Peugeot was shaken up by the 302 and 402 Spécial Sports, blending Émile Darl’mat’s ingenuity with Georges Paulin’s striking design as they rubbed shoulders with the best at La Sarthe

FROM STREAMLINING PIONEER TO WAR HERO

Les 24 heures du Mans

FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA • What better way to shake off the post-pandemic blues than a proper road trip? For one Canadian student, that meant more than 10,000 miles to visit three oceans in a 52-year-old Volvo

“I remember looking at his race licence and seeing a naked portrait. When the organisers complained, he replaced it with a picture of a Friesian cow” • Fast, fun and often controversial, but never boring, C&SC’s own Alain de Cadenet was one of motorsport’s great characters

GAME OF THRONE • In the 1970s, Rolls-Royce’s claim to the ‘world’s best car’ title put it directly in the crosshairs of ascendant luxury rivals from Jaguar and Cadillac

FIVE HEAD SARTHE FOR A READER RUN IN THE SUN

C&SC LE MANS CLASSIC READER RUNNERS AND RIDERS

MEET THE FLEET

RENAULTS RUN IN THE FAMILY

ANGELOS TRAKADAS • This Athens garage is home...