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LIVING CLASSIC LIFE IN ISOLATION • Not being able to drive during the coronavirus crisis doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy our cars. Here’s what C&SC readers have been up to
THOUSANDS VISIT VIDEO CAR SHOW
NHS BENEFITS FROM REMOTE MEET
Spirit of Drive-It Day beats lockdown blues
VIRTUAL CAR WEEK PLANS
MINI CONCOURS DELIGHTS
ESSEN BOUNCES BACK
NHS CAR RUN PLANS BEGIN
SALON PRIVÉ IS GO
BMM NAMES NEW CHIEF
Virtual concours unites Allards
Obituary
Small car, big quest
Federation update
HALF A CENTURY OF PORSCHE’S GROUND ZERO • Le Mans winner Richard Attwood looks back on the breakthrough win for Porsche at Le Mans in 1970
MAJOR MORRIS MINOR TO RETURN
AMERICAN-INSPIRED GERMAN ONE-OFF HEADS TO MARKET
MINI IS A JEM OF A TIP-OFF
Exhibit SM right-hooker moves on
WELL-TRAVELLED SEVEN FOR SALE
Look familiar?
Book of the month
Model of the month
MULSANNE BLOWOUT REVISITED • Automotive sculptor Terry Ross has created another spectacular work inspired by a dramatic motorsport moment: the high-speed tyre blowout on the Mulsanne Straight that spoiled the chances of a 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans win for the Ferrari 250LM of Pierre Dumay and Gustave ‘Taf’ Gosselin. Ross vividly captures the drama that lost the privateer team five laps for rear bodywork repairs. The hand-painted, wall-mounted artwork measures 130 x 130cm and is limited to just six editions, £POA. 020 8778 3188; speed-still.com
Tested this month
Mick WALSH • ‘Henry designed a 4.8-litre twin-cam straight-eight, and when René Thomas viewed the drawings he saw a potential Indy win’
Simon TAYLOR • ‘As we set off, my watches tell me I’ve made a terrible error. I shout into Stirling’s ear that we have 14 mins to do the next 16 miles’
Martin BUCKLEY • ‘I’m desperate to avoid The Shed being like those eccentric museums where you pay £5 to see a Minx then exit via a petting zoo’
Letter of the month
Comments & clarif ications
Pedant of the month • Pedant of the month wins a C&SC baseball cap. Send your observations to alastair. clements@haymarket.com
ALFA ROMEO A-Z
FLAWED DIAMOND • Looks and legend can be deceptive when it comes to Alfa Romeo’s ’70s super-GT, the Montreal
NUVOLARI, TAZIO
OWNERS’ MEMORIES
PORTELLO & POMIGLIANO D’ARCO
QUATTRORUOTE
RICOTTI
BLUE MOON • The most beautiful and elusive of all Alfa Romeos, the Tipo 33 Stradale is the forgotten supercar
ALFA ROMEO T33 STRADALE
TWIN- CAM
UGO STELLA, SIVOCCI & GOBBATO
VISCONTI
WHALE
X-RAY
YACHTING
ZAGATO
THE TIP & TAIL OF THE DART • The earliest surviving Daimler SP250 meets the newest Dart that never was: the William Lyons-penned SP252
A BALLOT DANCE • It was beaten by the Americans in the greatest race of all, but the Ballot 3/8 LC has lost none of its grandeur
“The island is a living car museum” • Importing new cars to a remote island in the south Atlantic is difficult and costly, so most residents of St Helena keep their classics going for ever
HATCHES UNHINGED • Two...