Classic Cars

Classic Cars is the original classic car magazine. It defined the world of classic motoring 40 years ago and still does it today. Every issue is put together by our team of classic car experts and enthusiasts. Using the best expert writing and photography, the magazine helps you experience what it's like to drive, keep and restore the classic cars of days gone by. We bring the stories and people behind the cars to life - showing you how to buy, keep and enjoy your cars. Every issue of Classic Cars is packed with: - Road tests - Drive stories - Expert buying advice - News and events coverage Classic Cars is the original classic car magazine.

Welcome • When motor sport achievement was almost essential for performance car credibility, BMW made it count

‘I love how it puts power down – it’s so smooth and refined’ • Porsche and carburettor fan Ajmal Mahmood has always lusted after an early 911. Today we let him loose in a pre-impact bumper, fuel-injected Targa

AJMAL’S DREAM DRIVE LIST

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AJMAL MAHMOOD’S CLASSIC CV

The numbers look good for a 428 • Quentin says recent prices attracted by this gorgeous AC make it look very tempting

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Savage sale • Hot Fords dominate Histories’ winter sale

Market indicators • The last month has seen some almost inexplicably high prices paid at auction

PRICE GUIDE MOVERS

Branching out for greener classic use • FBHVC launches carbon balancing scheme for historic vehicles

K500 INDEX

IN THE TRADE

One of twelve • Bonhams to offer a Talbot-Lago factory-fitted with BMW V8 in Paris sale

Rallying North on the RAC • Roger Albert Clark rally sees bumper entries in wake of WRC pullout

Carolina concours defies the rain • Hilton Head Concours brings the curtain down on North American show season

Obituaries

January-May 2022 • How – and where – to get those all-important classic fixes in the first half of 2022

DIY sports car pioneer to live on • Ron Champion’s Locost #1 gets a new lease of life after 25 years of internment

WORTH REPEATING • 7 best originals that made a modern comeback

LETTERS

Aston DB4GT antics

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Quentin Willson • I’ve just struck historical gold with this silver Jaguar XJ-S – and there’s no reason why you can’t make an equally exciting discovery…

John Fitzpatrick • Driving an ailing Holden to victory at Bathurst in ’76 was a struggle but recognising an Aussie TV personality turned out to be even harder

THE LEADING EDGE • This racing 3.0 CSL was the very first car to emerge from the new BMW Motorsport workshop. Now restored, we drive it on track

GUIDING LEICHT • This is where modern motor sport-bred BMWs began – on the road in the 3.0CSL in its earliest, purest form

RAPID RESPONSE • Despite its suburban lines, this BMW E3 Kombi is the lone survivor of three built by BMW Motorsport, designed to keep up with speeding rally cars

‘AT THE START WE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A WORKSHOP’ • Jochen Neerpasch founded BMW Motorsport GmbH 50 years ago. He recalls its origins, the CSL’s racing evolution, and an era which would become critical for BMW’s future

SECOND CHANCE • In the Sixties a boatbuilder developed the dormant Ogle GT for racing. We drive the sole Fletcher GT survivor

‘It was bought as a project – and it hid plenty of horrors’ • Hunting down a Lamborghini Miura ripe for restoration was about finding the best candidate, not the biggest wreck. That still left plenty for Iain Tyrrell’s team to do

MY FAVOURITE TOOL

LIFE STORY OF A Jaguar XJ • Still serving its first owner dutifully, this 1995 Sovereign has been both a companion and a romance catalyst

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