Mick WALSH

'Alain got a little too competitive. He overtook the police lead car and had his numbers removed by the organisers in Rome'

BRANDS HOSTS HSCC LEGENDS

The Historic Sports Car Club's Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix was contested on the Kent track's Grand Prix circuit on 9-10 July, featuring a packed schedule kicking off with the Thundersports contest. Warren Briggs qualified second in his McLaren M8E but retired with throttle-linkage failure, leaving John Burton to take a comfortable win in his Chevron B26.

BMW TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT GOODWOOD

The 2022 Festival of Speed was dominated by the fanfare of BMW Motorsport's 50th anniversary

GAME OF THRONES

In the 1970s, Rolls-Royce's claim to the world's best car' title put it directly in the crosshairs of ascendant luxury rivals from Jaguar and Cadillac

ALAIN DE CADENET

Fast, fun and often controversial, but never boring, C&SC's own Alain de Cadenet was one of motorsport's great characters

FROM SEA ΤΟ SHINING SEA

What better way to shake off the post-pandemic blues than a proper road trip? For one Canadian student, that meant more than 10,000 miles to visit three oceans in a 52-year-old Volvo

INCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

Both the Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 and Jensen FF offered serious pace and advanced technology in understated packages, but they came at a price

THE COSMOPOLITAN RS

Inspired by the first major rally win for an RS, this South African-built Ford combined parts from Germany and Britain to create the ultimate Taunus

BLUE SKY ΤΗINKING

Blending sporting pedigree with boulevard cruising appeal, Mazda's FC RX-7 and Porsche's 944 S2 offer plentiful posing power with a high-performance twist

YES, PRIME MINISTER

The Rover P5B was a stalwart of ministerial transport through a tumultuous period in politics; this example was at the heart of it

THUNDER CAT

What do you do if your standard Jaguar E-type just isn't fast enough? Slot in a huge American V8 engine, of course. Meet the fearsome Egal

CALIFORNIA DREAM MACHINES

Tracing the lineage of Stuttgart's sun-seekers, from race-bred Porsche 356 through to the celebratory 911 and 964 run-out editions

SEVENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING

Built on Porsche 356 running gear, this Sportkabriolett is the car Dannenhauer & Stauss had always dreamed of creating

ENZO'S ROAD GOING WINNER

Cruising the Cotswolds in a group of glorious 250GTEs brings to the fore the appeal of Ferrari's first series-production 2+2

TOP TEN - DETROIT DEJECTION

The winners of the race to the bottom, as stringent regulations and questionable taste combined to create an imperfect storm

STAYING TRUE TO TYPE

Honda's Type R models differ on paper and in character, but share a common purpose. The hot Integra, Accord and Civic reveal their secrets

BRAVERY IN THE FIELD

The heroic story of this Frazer Nash. TT Replica's wartime owner has been unearthed during the meticulous restoration of his first car

HEARTS OF GLAS

These pretty coupés bridge the gap between independence and BMW ownership for the tiny Dingolfing concern founded by Hans Glas

LATERAL THINKING

Celebrating BMC's badge-engineered AD016 and its transverse power unit, 60 years after it took the British small family car market by storm

DEAN BUTLER

Never mind the classics, there's far more to this collection than first meets the eye

PORSCHE BOXSTER 25

GTS-spec componentry and retro looks should appeal to the nostalgic enthusiast

It's like a hooligan version of a vintage Bentley

With more power, less weight and a shorter chassis, the rare Super Sports proved to be the ultimate expression of Cricklewood's first production car

OUT OF THE VALLEYS

Mixing glassfibre bodywork, V6 power and GT luxury, the Gilbern Genie and Invader steered their own sporting course from Wales

Mick WALSH

'Bolton opened up the 4450bhp, turboprop-powered sensation to hit 100mph down the 1.5-mile runway'

FRUGAL BUT FUN

Inspired by the panic at the pumps, members of the C&SC team count down the finest sub-1-litre classics and pick their favourite fuel-saving sports cars

THE LIONS SHARE

Located near Los Angeles, the Lions Drag Strip Museum honours the memory of one of the bestknown quarter-mile tracks in America, which closed half a century ago this year

Simon TAYLOR

"By the time I'd lifted my foot it had gone from 50 to 125, tail-wagging like Allards should and leaving lots of smoke"

RECORDS SMASHED BY €135M MERCEDES SALE

"For everyone involved, and especially the new owner, this was truly a once-ina-lifetime chance to buy the Mona Lisa of cars"

Martin BUCKLEY

'In the midst of the oil crisis, with US motorists feeling the pain, Liz saw her chance and bought the rights to the Dale'

ANDREW RITTER

A cheeky style and attention to detail combine for these fun illustrations