Greatest AC sports cars 16/80, Ace and Cobra

Jaguar’s top all-rounder Buyer’s guide to S-type

Ariel Atom prototype Driving the brilliant LSC

FUEL CRISIS CLASSICS
64 ways to have fun without breaking the bank

PLUS
Our top five frugal sportscars on  track

MERCEDES 190: BABY BENZ BUYER’S GUIDE

GILBERN’S WELSH MUSCLE CAR FAMILY

DRIVING A UNIQUE CITROËN DS COUPÉ

RACERS FOR THE ROAD
Aaron McKay tries to pick a winner from the purest examples of the BMW M3 bloodline across four generations.

MASERATI IN MINIATURE
Mick Walsh hits the road in the brilliant little Osca MT4, a giant-killing sports-racer.

Driving the sole surviving Vignale-bodied.

The remarkable rebuild of a rare Citroën taxi that once pounded the Paris streets.

Martin Buckley reveals a guilty pleasure: six-cylinder versions of BMC’s ‘Landcrab.

A GLOBAL PHENOMENON
Meet the couple whose impromptu world tour by classic Benz was inspired by C&SC.

INTO THE ARCHIVES
Key members of the C&SC team past and present pick their highlights from 40 years of Britain’s best-selling classic magazine.

BENTLEY S1 VS MERCEDES 300
The finest 1950s luxury saloons from Britain and Germany go head to head.

AND THE BEAT GOES ON
The Cobra was never going to lie dormant, and the MkIV, Lightweight, Superblower and CRS are all worthy successors.

TRANSCONTINENTAL MODEL A
Recalling an epic journey from Australia to England at the wheel of a pre-war Ford.

1600BHP MEGATEST
V12 powerhouses from Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini revive a supercar grudge match that began in the 1960s.

FLYWEIGHT FLYER
Taking to the track in a Lotus Six whose homespun evolution embodies the early years of Colin Chapman’s famous firm.

OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Taking a tour of Jeff Lane’s collection of wacky classics in Nashville, Tennessee

JOINING THE ELITE
A pioneering Lotus that was bought – and crashed – by Honda’s founding family.

SUNBEAM VS VAUXHALL
Simon Hucknall compares a pair of quality tourers from Wolverhampton and Luton.

TOP TEN RACE NUMBERS
Rounding up the roundels that have become synonymous with famous aces..

ADIEU AND FAREWELL
After a 25-year innings, the Lotus Elise is being retired. Jack Phillips compares the purist S1 with a potent supercharged S2.

STYLE MEETS SUBSTANCE
Reminiscing with Elise designer Julian Thomson and engineer Richard Rackham.

BEST READ MINI
Not just one of the finest survivor Minis, but great journo John Bolster’s very own.

DOUBLE LOTUS HEAVEN
One man’s mission to fulfil a childhood dream has created two unmistakable and unforgettable Bond homage Lotus Esprits.

STAR OFF SCREEN
Taking the helm of 007 producer Harry Saltzman’s Rolls-Royce Phantom V.

CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Ben Barry marks a watershed moment in rally history, as 4WD Audi quattro displaced 2WD Talbot Sunbeam Lotus.

SYDNEY’S FLIER
Mick Walsh on the loose in Allard’s hairychested V8 trials champion, ‘Tailwagger II’

SHOWDOWN IN MODENA
Ferrari and Maserati both unveiled a mid-engined riposte to Lamborghini in 1971, but does Buckley prefer Bora or BB?

YEAR OF THE BULL
Celebrating 50 years of the most savage supercar, the Lamborghini Countach, with LP400, LP400S, 5000S and Anniversary.

EVERYMAN SL AT 50
Three different flavours of Mercedes-Benz R107 celebrate the model’s half century.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUPERCARS
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Iso and Maserati do battle in the four-seater super-GT stakes.

THE GARAGE TIME FORGOT
Stepping through the door to history at a French workshop where the clock stopped..

MAZDA’S LE MANS SCREAMER
30 years after the 787B’s win at La Sarthe, Paul Fearnley talks to the key figures.

CITROËN’S DIFFICULT BIRTH
A rare early survivor reveals the troubled start to life for a French automotive icon.

FOR THE LOVE OF LEYLAND
Martin Buckley meets a man with an incurable passion for BL’s greatest hits..

JAGUAR MkVIIM VS MkX
60 years on, Martin Buckley traces the lineage of his favourite Browns Lane barge.

BROTHERS IN ARMS
Jon Pressnell talks to Jean Gessalin about life in the family coachbuilding business.

TRIUMPH’S RALLY UNDERDOG
Taking to the stage in 3 VC, one of the original works TR4 team that squared up to the might of Austin-Healey.

ILL WIND FROM WEYBRIDGE
Braving the Tempest, Robert Jankel’s wild reinvention of the C4 Corvette.

GRAND TOURER SUPERTEST
Can the Italian interloper Lancia Aurelia better Aston, AC and Bristol’s best?

HERO TO ZERO, AND BACK
Mick Walsh tells the tale of one Jaguar D-type’s rise, fall from grace and rebirth.

BMWs BUILT TO THRILL - How the 2002 and 3.0 CSL ignited the Ultimate Driving Machine and more...

FANTASTIC FOUR
Martin Buckley is blown away by the family-friendly Ferrari 612 Scaglietti.

HEALEY’S MONACO CHARGE
Mick Walsh gets an exclusive blast in the Monte-winning Invicta Low Chassis.

HISTORY OF EVOLUTION
Jack Phillips samples the UK’s first and last officially imported Mitsubishi Evos..

RACER FOR THE ROAD
Mick Walsh gets an exclusive glimpse as a fascinating Bugatti T57S re-emerges.

THE ROTARY CLUB
As Mazda hits its centenary, members of the C&SC team pick their favourites..

FIRST TO LAST MORGAN+4
Rare limited editions celebrate 70 years of the definitive Malvern marvel...

AMAZING STORY OF THE SO-CAL STREAMLINER...

KIDNAPPED IN PLAIN SIGHT
The incredible story of how a determined enthusiast managed to get a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing past Cuban customs.

A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Two intrepid British adventurers brave the Bharat roads by buying a Hindustan Ambassador and striking out cross-country.

‘While the Teutonic masses reached for VW Beetles, there was a wealthy class with the disposable income to buy luxury goods’.

LAMBORGHINI GOES OFF-PISTE
Braving the Countach-powered LM002 off-roader on the Hertfordshire lanes.

'80s SUPERCAR DOWNTOWN Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche do battle for bragging rights.

BALLOT ON THE LOOSE
Dream drive of the 3/8 LC, a ’20s titan that won the first Italian Grand Prix.

FRIENDS REUNITED
Jon Pressnell catches up with his old Morris 8 Series E, now a loan car to encourage new owners to the fold..

BEAUTIFUL BRUTE
Martin Buckley unravels the charms of the magnificent Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

LANCIA’S ROAD WARRIOR 
A rare track test of the only D23 left from the Carrera Panamericana assault..

E-TYPE VS CORVETTE 
Jaguar takes on Chevrolet in our transatlantic shootout.

CADILLAC ‘LE MONSTRE’ RETURNS TO LE MANS..

PORSCHE’S UNDERDOGS
Why the brilliant 914, 912 and 912E are the market’s hottest property.

EXCLUSIVE DRIVE IN THE BERTONE FERRARI SWB.

15,000km ACROSS AFRICA BY LANCIA.

PININ FARINA’S UNIQUE ROLLS-ROYCE BEAUTY..

ALL HAIL THE Z-VOLUTION
How the brilliant Datsun 240Z changed perceptions of what Japan could create.

DRIVING A LE MANS LEGEND
Dream track test of the Ferrari 250TR that dominated the 24 Hours in 1960.

FIAT’S FINAL CHAMPION
Flat-out in a rare roadgoing 131 Abarth, spawned by the three-time WRC king..

QUATTRO VS INTEGRALE
Audi’s rally icon marks its 40th by tackling its Lancia nemesis on the UK’s finest roads.

BATTLE OF THE BEST BABY SPORTS CARS.

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Classic & Sports Car - December 2016

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