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CLASSICS ADD TO LAKE COMO GLAMOUR • The historic Villa d’Este tempted a sensational selection to Lombardy for a special autumnal competition
OUR REPORTER’S VILLA D’ESTE FAVOURITES
BELGIANS RALLY ROUND ZOUTE GP
Gents move from two wheels to four
FROM HERO TO ZERO
ROYCE RUN RE-ENACTED
Italian greats shine in Rhode Island
RUNNERS & RIDERS REVEALED
Teutonic classics scramble to Bicester gathering
Obituaries
Federation update
SUSSEX SERVES UP EPIC DUELS
MM RACE WINNERS
Rain fails to dampen spirits at Castle Combe
RECORD SET IN CORSICA
CARRERA IS CLASSIC CAPER
Paddock profile
FRONT-DRIVE PIONEER DISCOVERED
Early TR bound for revival
NUMBER’S UP FOR MORRIS
TRIALS CAR IS A PIECE OF DELLOW HISTORY
Lifting the lid on a Daimler landaulette
TRANSATLANTIC MINI RETURNS TO BLIGHTY
Look familiar?
OLGUN KORDAL • A talented automotive photographer who combines his love of cars and colour in a series of spectacular prints
Book of the month
Model of the month
Product of the month
Tested this month
Mick WALSH
Simon TAYLOR
Martin BUCKLEY
LETTERS
Letter of the month
Pedant of the month
Comments & clarif ications
GLITZ & CLAMOUR • Radically different approaches from each side of the Atlantic, but the Ford Thunderbird and Jaguar XK140 have more in common than you might think
FORD THUNDERBIRD
JAGUAR XK140 SE OTS
HIGH FLYER • Inspired by aviation technology, the spectacular one-off Voisin C27 Aérosport has been reborn as a rolling masterpiece of the Art Deco style
TALKING ’BOUT MY GENERATION • An insider’s view of a fresh initiative created to draw a new generation into top-level concours competition
DRIVEN TO DISRUPTION • Early and facelifted Honda NSXs meet their spiritual successor as three generations of the car that upset the supercar apple cart come together
HONDA NSX (NA1)
HONDA NSX (NC1)
CHOOSE YOUR CORNER • First-generation NSX-R takes on its ultra-rare replacement in a meeting of modern classic royalty
THE TOKYO ELITE • Now immaculately restored, this Lotus is soon to return to Japan to be reunited with the son of its first owner, one Soichiro Honda
ON THE UP • In the 1920s, a difficult market led Vauxhall and Sunbeam to pack innovation and driver appeal into their most accessible models
KING OF THE HILL • A decade and a half before the launch of the Range Rover Sport, Land-Rover pioneered the concept with a tribute to its creator
TOP TEN THINK OF A NUMBER • Motorsport’s greats past and present are often intextricably linked with an iconic race number. Here are some of the most memorable
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES • These aspirational saloons brought a touch of glamour to the motorway services and roadside cafés of 1960s Britain
WAGON ROLLS AT THE REVIVAL
MEET THE FLEET
A TALE OF THE UNEXPECTED
DAVID PICKETT • A champion of the underdog, on both four wheels and two, and his life’s passions
INTERNAL AFFAIRS • A double career change has led to the formation of a thriving family...