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GREEN FLAG FINALLY DROPS AGAIN • It’s been a long wait for the UK’s busy historic motorsport scene to get back on track, but there could be positives
SUN, SAND AND PSYCHEDELIA IN SARDINIA
Como get-together reunites rare Alfas
Join us at a Hampton Court garden party
CLASSIC EXPERTS PUT TO GOOD USE
Aintree roars again
GOODWOOD GOES AHEAD
LANDMARK ROAD BATTLE
NOMINATE THE GREATS
SOUTHERN SCREEN STARS
Obituaries
Federation update
JACKSON RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS
CLASSIC WIN IN CUMBRIA
Historic F1 foes go head to head
Paddock profile CALUM LOCKIE
Donington hosts club class
CLASSIC HIGHLAND FLING
CHAMPIONSHIPS ON HOLD
POLITICS MEETS RACING
DANCING ON ICE
A UNIQUE SET OF ISLAND HEROES
Battered Triumph TR2 joins American stable
SHOP SHUTS, SL SLIPS OFF
BENZ BREAKS COVER ON THE EAST COAST
Stripped Singer tourer is stitched together
FAN CAR SALVAGED
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
A baby off-roader awaits revival
BUY A PROPERTY AND A CLASSIC COMES FREE!
Look familiar?
DEXTER BROWN • Studying Alfa Romeo’s first Grand Prix wins – under the alias ‘de Bruyne’
Book of the month
Model of the month
BIG CAT CAPTURED IN WOOD
Tested this month
Mick WALSH
Simon TAYLOR
Martin BUCKLEY
Letter of the month
Pedant of the month
Comments & clarifications
BACK FOR GOOD • The unlikely recovery of this family Jaguar XK150 was a slow process – but memories live long for the expat Big Cat and its second-generation owner
JAGUAR XK150 3.8 SE
SUN SEEKERS • Today, just like half a century ago, dropping the top in any one of this Teutonic trio from Borgward, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz is guaranteed to lift the mood
MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
PORSCHE 356C 1600 SC
BORGWARD ISABELLA CABRIOLET
‘One of the most exciting, ridiculous & downright unnecessary cars ever built’ • It’s as challenging to work on as it is to drive, yet the spellbinding Lamborghini LM002 is well worth making the effort
LAMBORGHINI LM002
BORN TO FLY • The Pegaso Z-102 was built to take on that old foe Ferrari, but was doomed to fail. Yet this was more than just another pretender to the crown
THE HEARTBEAT OF BENTLEY • For six decades, the L-series V8 has provided the silken punch that has characterised Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars. Here, first and last unite
A POTTED HISTORY OF THE L-SERIES V8
DARKNESS AT SPA • Alan Stacey and Chris Bristow were on their way to F1 stardom – only for the deadly reality of Grand Prix racing to draw into focus
CUT-PRICE CRUISE LINERS • Most of Volvo’s luxury coachbuilt 262 C and 780 coupés were shipped to America, but increasingly they’re coming back
VOLVO 262 C
VOLVO 780 BERTONE
UNLIKELY COLLABORATIONS • From marriages of convenience to perfect partners, pairings that prove sometimes opposites do attract
TROUBLED SUCCESSION • The much-lauded Lancia Aurelia B20 GT left its replacement a high bar, but there is much to appreciate hidden within the Flaminia
LANCIA AURELIA B20 GT...