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Roaring start for Alpine club

Motorsport-linked Swiss village rejuvenates a prestigious past

Big progress on new fuels

Tests of synthetic fuels in historic cars suggest they could be a viable alternative to rampant electrification

FIRST of the FEW

In 1925, Bugatti offered a more customer-friendly version of its Type 35 Grand Prix car, which it named the 35A. Mark Dixon drives the prototype

CLASS ACT

IT DASHED THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE AND DOWN A FAST FOUR-MILE STRAIGHT WHILE THE ATTENTION OF LOCAL POLICE WAS ELSEWHERE'

Robin Shute

From the flattest corner of England to three victories at Pikes Peak, the most celebrated hillclimb in the USA: meet the new (British) King of the Mountain

SWISS HIGH-ROLLER

The Basel-based supercar-builder Monteverdi was long shrouded in mystery. After a lifetime of dreaming about it, Marc Sonnery finally gets to drive its definitive GT: the Berlinetta

WHEELS & WAVES

A cruise along the central western coast of Portugal uncovers a unique but growing classic car scene driven by surfers, who chase the swell in vintage vehicles

HOW TO WIN PRIZES (and influence judges)

Take a rookie concours entrant, an obsessively restored Ferrari, a curious Octane editor and set them loose at Salon Privé. James Elliott reveals all

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LAGONDA...

...and so much more. Peter Tomalin celebrates the life and works of a remarkable design talent - with special guest stars from Aston Martin, including DBS V8 and Bulldog

Scheckter's timely stash

For someone claiming little interest in watches, the F1 star has quite a collection

Compact Disc

It was the future, once. And there's still something good about holding a physical embodiment of a sound source

Ford Thunderbird

After 20 years, is this retro-styled T-Bird worthy of re-evaluation?

National Museum of Arts and History, Dublin, Ireland

Ireland's turbulent past explained - and a Guinness to enjoy

HERO'S RETURN

This Singer Le Mans once belonged to a tail-gunner from the intrepid wartime Dambusters mission. John Simister retraces its old Air Force haunts

WUNDERCAR!

It's 70 years since Mercedes-Benz won at Le Mans in the 300SL Gullwing. Here we go again

Alan Gow

Meet the BTCC boss who turned unknown drivers of souped-up repmobiles into household-name heroes of the racetrack

WATER WAY TO TRAVEL

In 1933, Niniette III set a World Water Speed Record. In 2022, John Simister braves the newly restored Bugatti-powered hydroplane

Anna-Louise Felstead

You'll see her on the concours circuit, rendering the scenes surreal in ink or paint

ONE MAN'S ENDEAVOUR

This Jaguar Mk1 has been developed to a high pitch over the last 27 years of ownership. And it became a crime-busting TV star on the way, as Robert Coucher discovers

Rule breaker

2004 BMW Z4 3.0i SE

OVERDRIVE

Other interesting cars we've been driving

50 YEARS WITH A FERRARI LUSSO

Bill Collins bought his 250 Lusso five decades ago and has cherished it ever since. Robert Coucher finds out more about its celebrity connections

freeze frame

The second volume of work from a gifted amateur photographer evocatively captures motorsport in the early 1970s. Here are some highlights

THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE

One man's technical knowledge made the 1952 Zanussi 1100 Sport far more significant than the world would remember

AS LEFT BY A GENTLEMAN OF VERONA

Just outside the Italian city of Verona is Museo Nicolis, home to 200 cars - and so much more. Massimo Delbò takes us on a privileged tour

Roger Corman

Mike Renaut speaks to filmmaker Roger Corman about the car movies he's made during a career that spans eight decades

THE FULL WORKS

The short-lived MGC suffered a poor reputation as a driver's car. The racing GTS suggests it could have been so much greater, as Richard Meaden discovers

GOING WEST

What would you choose to drive nearly 3000 miles across the USA in two weeks? Massimo Delbò picked a 1930 Lancia Type 227 Dilambda Cabriolet - which wasn't without issues...

THE RIGHT STUFF

It's 50 years since Porsche launched the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, the most iconic 911 of all - and first to wear a tail spoiler. Matthew Hayward meets the aerodynamicist responsible, and compares both versions of the legend

Audi RS2 Avant

With Porsche’s help, the maddest, baddest estate was born