In this issue:

Barn Finds A one-of-120 Maserati Mistral Spyder pulled out of the parking space it’s occupied since 1983, a shocking Jaguar E-type and a Scottish island-!nd Rover P5

Simon Kidston wonders whether any of the Geneva debutants warrant classic status

The Collector An American whose "eet includes a !re engine and an ice-cream truck recounts a night spent hairdrying damp $100 bills to buy back his Cobra 289

Smart BuysQuentin Willson predicts Stuttgart fever and tips a pair of Noughties Mercs – the SL55 F1 and the CL500 – for future greatness. And there are bargains across the size spectrum, from little Hillman to big Bentley and much more...

‘Directly ahead of you is a wonderful timber dashboard framed in marquetry and stocked with Smiths dials’

Alvis 4.3 Mayfair – the Epic Restoration of a decrepit art-deco masterpiece.

‘My God, even the colour’s right’ – a reader lives out his Maserati Bora dream.

Epic Restoration How James Glickenhaus turned the wildest concept of the Seventies – the Pininfarina Ferrari 512S Modulo – into a working road car.

Our Cars Steve Coogan’s Jaguar E-type joins our fleet and begins its quest for originality, while Sam gets a nice surprise at auction as he sells his Peugeot 405SRi.

Life Cycle The life and times of a MkI Volkswagen Golf GTI, from original to bodykitted and colour-coded, and back as a cherished classic.

Power to the People Four-door practicality with supercar thrust is an irresistable combination. So would a Jaguar 3.8 Mk2, Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3, BMW E28 M5, Lotus Carlton or Audi S8 satisfy both petrolhead and family?

4000 Miles of Aussie Dust Melbourne to Perth through the unforgiving Outback in an Australian muscle-car legend – the Ford Falcon XB GT.

The List Can a Porsche fanatic be lured back to the Italian fold? Reader Jason Gibson is tempted with a blast in a Ferrari F355 F1 Spider.

Goodwood Festival of Speed Inside stories on the Porsches, Mercedes, an Alfa and a Volvo fresh to the Goodwood hill climb.

Royal Blue We drive the only Leonida-bodied Jaguar SS100 and explore its amazing past involving Romanian royalty and more.

Temptations Russ picks an Aston, Lotus, BMW and Volvo that would tempt his wallet, if it were a little bit fatter. Reader donations always welcome.

Beaulieu Hot Rod & Custom Drive-In Customising legend Andy Saunders guides us around a new exhibition of his creations, including a special Peugeot 403.

Events Planner Organise your classic August and September, plus a new event at Preston’s Hoghton Tower.

Grand Prix Historique de Bressuire Classic French road-race sees a Bugatti-inspired special in action for the first time since the Forties.

Coventry Motofest Andy Wallace on Jaguar’s historic Le Mans win 30 years ago.

Letters Why Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati aren’t a patch on Aussie muscle cars.

Life Cycle The journey from care to neglect and back again for a Jensen SP.

The Adventurer Life with an exceptionally well-travelled Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

Brabham returns David Brabham is our guide as his new supercar is joined by Formula One legends at the Australian High Commission in London.

Epic Restoration How do you go about restoring a Ferrari 288 GTO rescued from a desert? Learn the resourceful secrets of Eighties supercar resurrection.

Life Cycle The fast-paced life of the Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF once rallied by Sandro Munari then abandoned by the works team on an African river bed.

Goodwood 76th Members’ Meeting Horrendous weather, great cars – including the first appearance of a Le Mans Jaguar E-type since the Sixties.

Epic Restoration This Australian Derby Bentley looked great – until it failed a safety inspection. Here’s the story of a resurrection that saw its new owner join in too.

The List TV presenter, architect and Classic Cars reader Piers Taylor meets the design icon that is the Audi Quattro. Will it live up to its gravel-spraying hype?

Hot Tips Quentin Willson reveals the best Jaguar to buy now, the ‘ordinary’ Fords that are now hot property, and the Land Rovers emerging from the mud.

The Collector Meet the man who’s spent decades amassing rare and unique examples of one of America’s finest luxury marques – Packard.

Life Cycle This plucky Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint travelled the world in pursuit of oil, adventure and history – discover a life story that spans Europe and Africa.

Rob Walker’s Mystical Mistress On the road in the Facel-Vega Facel II that crossed Europe in the hands of the man who managed Stirling Moss’ racing career.

11 Heaven The ex-Alan Stacey Lotus XI bursts from the racetrack for an intense, invigorating road blast – hold on tight.

Epic Restoration The Lancia Flaminia GT which languished, rusting, for two decades before a marque specialist worked its magic to resurrect it.

Life Cycle The Citroën CX GTi that went from daily driver, to concours, to barn find and back via a series of wonderful coincidences.

The List Colin Napton steps from his Mercedes into the spartan world of the MGA – having never driven a traditional British sports car before.

High Rollers Now the Aston Martin Virage, Bentley Continental R and Ferrari 456GT can be yours for the price of a basic Sixties roadster.

Interview Sir David’s grandson Adam Brown recalls life at DB HQ during the Aston ownership years, and reveals some family-business secrets of his own.

The Collector A yard full of obscure parts, some of which shouldn’t exist, are brought to life by the extraordinary ‘Hicky’ Hickling, Edwardian car necromancer.

The Last Stand We test three sporting Seventies survivors, Rover SD1 Vitesse, Opel Manta GT/E and Ford Capri 2.8 Injection, against their biggest challenge – the Eighties.

Willson’s top tips Quentin reveals which once-overlooked Astons, Fords and Volkswagens are actually smart buys for the open-minded classic enthusiast.

Ferrari exhibition A new London showcase demonstrating Maranello’s design magic.

Quentin Willson says our market is cosily wrapped up despite the economic chill.

John Fitzpatrick remembers gaining a Jaguar E-type but losing the girl.

Next Month The Epic Restoration of a barn-find Aston Martin DB4 prototype.

The Collector Meet the man whose expansive Jaguar collection is spread across several barns, and ranges from valuable early E-types to moon-mileage XJ-Ss.

Spice on life Gordon Spice on the road that led him to Le Mans – one peppered with Lawrencetune Morgans, Downton Minis and written-off Porsches.

The List We put an MG TD-owning reader into another British sports car with a long-running bloodline – the AC Ace.

Wing Man Robin Herd, pioneer of the rear spoiler, looks back on a life engineering Concordes, Can-Am McLarens, and Grand Prix cars for his own March F1 team.

The Collector A South African with a 100-car Datsun/Nissan collection – and it’s all because of his miniature motors obsession as a child.

The List The lucky reader this month wanted us to get him out of his own Lotus Esprit and into a Ford Mustang – and as he quickly discovers, the handling gulf between them causes him to recalibrate his driving style.

Royal Concours/Salon Privé Highlights from the UK’s two main concours events, including a Jaguar D-type swarm and Dallara’s Lamborghini Miura.

Life Cycle The tale of a Lister Costin which was raced by tin-top royalty, run on aviation fuel and used as a road car by six of its ten owners.

The Collector Jim Hoff has done what most of us wish we had done in hindsight, and kept every car he’s ever owned. He shows us around his diverse fleet.

Silverstone Classic Group A touring cars – including the Spa 24 Hours-winning Sierra Cosworth and the only 4wd Nissan Primera – return to a storied battle ground.

Tom Tjaarda In his last-ever column, Tom tells us about his fateful dragster fascination.

Simon Kidston In his last column, Simon discusses the upside of inevitable automation.

Events planner September and October’s highlights, including a Snetterton double.

Brooklands Double 12 Past masters set loose on the newly restored start/finish straight.

Events planner Highlights include the Brooklands Reunion and Ignition Festival.

Tom Tjaarda With the Tjaarda family’s blessing, we publish his penultimate column.

Simon Kidston spends time with two recent – and polar-opposite – fleet additions.

Why I Love... my 1928 Sunbeam tourer, by Monte-winning rally co-driver Paul Easter.

Quentin Willson on the lost art of employing character judgement as a buying tool.

Tom Tjaarda At the request of his family we’ll be publishing the late great’s final columns.

Tom Tjaarda obituary We look back at the colourful life of a pillar of Italian car design, whose legacy will live on in cars from the Ford Fiesta to the Ferrari 365 California.

Why I Love... Brian Hart’s autobiography, by Cosworth co-founder Mike Costin.

Your Letters Debates rage on speed-record E-types and MX-5 poly-bushes.

Quentin Willson vents his frustration at quick-money flippers who add no value.

Simon Kidston peels back the bling of modern-day Monaco to unearth a hidden gem.

Why I Love... Rally legend Louise Aitken-Walker MBE on her fateful competition entry.

Gordon Murray on scale-model fantasies as a kid and daily-driving a Lotus Eleven.

Epic Restoration The boss of Pirelli Motorsport sent his Jensen FF for a restoration so exacting it took four years to complete. We find out why.

Life Cycle Bought new in Australia as an alternative to a plane, this expat has since won races, traversed America and become the world’s fastest road Jaguar E-type.

1000-mile Masterpiece From rolling sculpture to Mille Miglia entrant, we experience the visual and mechanical virtues of this Cisitalia 202SC first-hand.

In this issue:

Our Cars Phil delicately relieves his Jaguar E-type of its dashboard, Sam becomes the man from Del Monte and Nathan bids farewell – to Classic Cars and his Merc W123

Smart Buys Quentin Willson charts the rise of the rarity that is the AC 428, tips the slab-sided Mercedes W140, and recommends the XJ12C, a BL-built Jaguar. Yes, really.

Buying Guide Our Jaguar MkI inspection advice might stop you getting into spats and much more...

In this issue:

Epic Restoration The owner’s brief to the specialists was short and to the point. ‘Turn my Giulia Spider into the best Alfa there is.’ Did they succeed…?

Smart Buys Quentin Willson charts the rehabilitation of the Aston DBS V8, marvels at the bargain that is the Rolls-Royce Camargue and champions Rover’s rare P6 Estoura

Buying Guide Ford’s Pilot V8 positively reeks of Forties Americana, yet it was made in Dagenham. Cool and interesting to own – if you know how to pick a good one and much more...

In this issue: Milano Autoclassica Crowds flock to see Stradale-spec Lancia 037 and Delta S4 in Milan, Simon Kidston considers 2016’s craziness – and losing the patron saint of car dealers, The Collector Luo Wenyou opens the doors to his museum to reveal a staggering collection of Chinese state cars, including Chairman Mao’s 10m-long limousine, The List Reader Rob Norton owned E-types and MGs in the Seventies, but the Sunbeam Tiger always eluded him. We realise his dream of driving Rootes’ hot rod and much more...

In this issue: Simon Kidston takes his Miura to meet the family who gave it its famous name, Epic Restoration Munich Legends had just 12 weeks to get BMW UK’s M1 press car to Goodwood, despite having to tackle extensive rust and blown body panels, Our Cars Phil treats his Jaguar E-type to some period-style tyres, Russ gets his Alfa Spider running sweetly and Sam buys a race-inspired homologation coupé, The List Reader Mark Heath has never forgotten seeing Jim Clark three-wheeling Lotus Cortinas in the Sixties – we get him behind the wheel to realise a long-held dream, Buying Guide Buying one of Honda’s early pocket-rocket CRXs isn’t as straightforward as it used to be – our six-point expert guide reveals the pitfalls to avoid and much more...

In this issue: Our Cars Phil’s Jaguar E-type takes part in a coastal charity drive, Malcolm’s MG TF helps his mum to realise a dream and Adam’s Peugeot 205 GTI exists in a bubble, The Pilgrimage Ben Barry revels in an Alfaholics-prepared Giulia Sprint on the specialist’s favourite roads, before seeing how it builds its road and race cars, Temptations Three cars to spend the kids’ inheritance on, including an M5-powered CSi, Why I love Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams on winning the Loton Park stage of the first International Welsh Rally and much more...

In this issue: Best models tested, from original E30 to E92 GTSPLUS  BMW race legend STEVE SOPER on life at 10,600rpm, PRICE GUIDEQUARTERLY297 MOVERSREVEALED, LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH  LP400 and much more

In this issue: Smart Buys Quentin Willson sees growing Jaguar MkI interest and states the case for the E23 BMW 7 Series and Audi GT Coupé. Mercedes’ CL55 AMG is one to watch, The List Reader Dave Handley’s Elan addiction – and current MX-5 – was prompted by Emma Peel’s car in The Avengers. Now it’s time for him to drive one himself, The Collector We take a tour of the eclectic classics Derek Newman and his son-inlaw Chris Littler have amassed over the years, from a Morris 8 to a Porsche 911 GT3, Barn Finds Paul Hardiman unearths three rarities – an Iso Grifo, Mathis PY and Lancia Flaminia GT Touring and much more...

In this issue: The Collector Andrea Nicoletto still owns the Ferrari Dino he bought when he was just 24. Now his collection includes a Bugatti EB110 and two Lamborghinis, The Pilgrimage We follow one of Jaguar specialist CMC’s test routes in the early flat-floor E-type it has just restored, and take a tour of its restoration workshops, Smart Buys Quentin Willson says bargain Avenger Tigers, E28 BMW 5 Series and VW Type 34s won’t be around for long, and reckons BMW’s hybrid i8 is an instant classic, Market Highlight Marque expert Tom Shaughnessy questions the wisdom of three different auction houses each offering a Ford GT40 in the Monterey sales and much more...

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