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E-TYPE SWINGS PAST 60 AT HISTORIC CLIMB • Coventry and Cowley took over Shelsley for the E-type 60 event with a Mini supporting cast
KEEPING A LIGHTWEIGHT CAT
PUTTING EIGHT INTO E-TYPE
H6B AND CAN-AM STEP OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Twin Scramble takes Bicester to capacity
SHOW MUST GO ON SAYS NEC THEME
REVIVAL RACES TAKE SHAPE
CLASSIC CAR MEAT UP
WHO GIVES YOU FIVA?
NEW MOSS MEMORIAL
RAC OPENS NOMINATIONS
Lotus racer enjoys moment in the sun
FIVA wants action on low-emission zones
DIAMOND DAYS IN CREWE
PERFECT RIDES AT GOODWOOD
RETURN OF PARIS RUN
AUTO ROYALE OFF
CONCOURS FOR FLORIDA
BELGIAN EVENT GROWS
Obituaries
Federation update
SUMMER STARTS WITH AN OVERDUE VICTORY
Thunder in the Brands Hatch sun
NORTHERN DELIGHTS
HISTORICS HIT HAMPSHIRE
Paddock profile
MILLE MIGLIA HISTORY BID
STUTTGART TO SPEEDWAY
LOCKED-UP JAG OUT OF LOCKDOWN
2CV IS BOG STANDARD
BSA edges closer to finally hitting the road
MISFIT ASTON MARTIN IS A HISTORIC FIND
Bucknall B prime for long overdue revival
FARMLAND FIND REMAINS THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Holiday pal’s Imp pair is preserved
FORD PULLFORD DRAWN ABROAD
Look familiar?
PAUL WHITE • Pencil drawing and classic muscle cars fire up this award-winning Australian artist
Book of the month
Model of the month
Product of the month
Tested this month
Mick WALSH • ‘The fabulous Delage sprint cars were super-exotic for the age, and among the first to be wind-tunnel tested’
Simon TAYLOR • ‘When my article hit the newsstands, some voiced the view that March stood for “Much Advertised Racing Car Hoax”’
Martin BUCKLEY • ‘Manzù made a great impression on Giacosa, who devotes many warm words to the young lad in his classic memoir’
Letter of the month
Triumph’s missed opportunity
Pedant of the month
Comments & clarif ications
BETTER, LATE & CLEVER • They weren’t first to the supercar party, but Ferrari and Maserati came back fighting in 1971 with the innovative 365GT4 Berlinetta Boxer and Bora
MASERATI BORA
FERRARI 365GT4 BB
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE... • Or at least it looked as if it had in 1971, when the outrageous Lamborghini Countach landed. Five decades later, it’s lost none of that impact
GANDINI ON THE BIRTH OF COUNTACH
SUPER ZEROES • As these duffers prove, not every attempt at a supercar for the super ’70s was quite so, well, super
FAMILY VALUED • Despite the famous name and its once mighty empire, duPont cars are all but forgotten – but not lost, as this Model G Speedster confirms
GOING OUT IN STYLE
NATIONALISED PRIDE • Once in a league of its own making, the Renault 16 meets its belated and belittled rival from then newly formed British Leyland, the Austin Maxi
A CHANGE OF HEART • After decades as a family runabout, the mysterious history of Tim Harper’s unique Cosworth-engined Morgan 4/4 finally began to reveal itself
EVERYDAY HEROES • Just opened but already making a splash, the Great British Car Journey is taking...