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Welcome
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ATTACK ON THE CLONES • Replicas are under the microscope and into the firing line in Sweden
BACK-TO-BACK CONCOURS WINS FOR FERRARI
REMARKABLE LANCIA COLLECTION SURFACES
C&SC links with Classic Nostalgia
Cabin FIVA
CATCH THE QUATRELLE IF YOU CAN
STATIC RUN RETURNS
ORDER NOW FOR B BODIES
ALFA MUSEUM MEMORIES
BREAKFAST BACK AT HAYNES
Cheshire Land Rovers defended
Video start for Bremen
BERLINETTAS A CLASS APART
AWARD WIN FOR MACLEMAN
AUTOJUMBLE BUMPED
COAST TO SHINING COAST
INSURER IN AT BICESTER
Obituaries • MICHAEL J WORTHINGTON-WILLIAMS MBE 1938-2021
JOHNSTONE SYER 1933-2021
DOROTHY CALDWELL 1918-2021
Federation update
THE PHOENIX FROM FELTHAM • Aston Martin’s inglorious history in F1, in the shadow of Le Mans
NOT ALL OVER FOR TRIUMPH PI
Daredevil pilot’s Rolls Phantom ready to fly
BURIED MÉHARI BREAKS OUT
Austin Seven Special is a mystery machine
GWYNNE GOES DUTCH VIA THE US
MG TC project ready to be supercharged out the box
CREWE CUT FOR MkVI
Look familiar?
JEAN GRATON 1923-2021 • The late Michel Vaillant creator, whose work is loved by fans and aces alike
PEGASO: EL COCHE ESPAÑOL DE ENSUEÑO
Model of the month
Pick of the month
Tested this month
Mick WALSH • ‘Aged 22 in 1946, ARA filed his first patent for miniature spoked wheels, and a Mercedes W154 was launched in 1947’
Simon TAYLOR • ‘At a wet Silverstone test session he talked his way into one of the D-types, and was 2.5 secs faster than the works drivers’
Martin BUCKLEY • ‘When Mike Hodges made Get Carter, it was no secret that the story was influenced by the real-life goings on in Newcastle’
LETTERS
Chance post online leads to old friends reunited
Pedant of the month
Comments & clarifications
A WORKS HORSE • In the rough with the most original of all the factory-run Triumph TR4s, 3 VC, once lost in America in its retirement and later unearthed in error
TRIED & TESTED • The view from inside Triumph’s vaunted competitions department, courtesy of its former long-time boss
THE SOUTH STAR • The Alfasud belies its now 50 years, and still has the ability to win over new adoring fans – as this ti and Sprint trio proves
THE ALFASUD YEARS, 1971-’89
EYE OF THE STORM • The Jankel Tempest commands respect not only for its rarity, but also for its reputation as a force to be reckoned with, come rain or shine
ROBERT JANKEL TEMPEST
BIJOU & COMPACT • The Citroën Bijou and Wolseley Hornet borrowed familiar underpinnings and attempted to add a touch of class to the driveways of 1960s Britain
WOLSELEY HORNET
CITROËN BIJOU
CARRIAGE TO THE STARS • From the glamour of the Parisian night to confiscation by the Nazis, then a return to glory following a meticulous rebuild, this is the life story of a mighty Mercedes 540K
MERCEDES-BENZ 540K CABRIOLET A
THE ULTIMATE MINI ADVENTURE • These two BL babies covered a lifetime’s mileage in their first year on an epic charity mission. Now at last, they have been...