MARTIN TOMLINSON

A childhood autograph collection of motorsport heroes has inspired a new book of original artworks

Experience counts in Swedish battle royal

HERO-ERA's 90th-anniversary RAC Rally of the Tests from 3-6 November lived up to its tough reputation.

TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF

Somerset, Devon and Cornwall provided the scenic backdrop to Rally the Globe's season finale, the West Country Cloverleaf, held from 24-27 October.

Taylor on RAC honours list

The Royal Automobile Club hosted its annual Historic Awards at a gala dinner at its Pall Mall clubhouse on 24 November, with C&SC founder and editor at large Simon Taylor winning the Lifetime Achievement trophy.

VETERANS BRAVE THE ELEMENTS

The red flags were torn up once again for the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run at the end of the Royal Automobile Club's Motoring Week, 31 October 6 November.

A CLASSIC FAMILY GATHERING

Club heroes provided the highlights as the Classic Motor Show returned, with the best winning at C&SC's Club Awards

Joe Ellis – "I was at 180 on the speedo. After that I just went for it"

Meet the plucky Brit who took a Lotus Carlton far too fast for its own good on a wild road race across the Mojave Desert

APPLYING THE FINISHING TOUCH

This family-run firm of electroplaters can return time-worn chromed parts to their former glory

SPITFIRE GETS PEAK PRACTICE

Every opportunity to get the roof down out in the Peak District is leapt upon by enthusiast-in-love Farooqui; winter nights are spent cleaning

BLAND OF THE LOST

Never before has a £400 Vauxhall Astra Mk3 won a concours outright, but the Festival of the Unexceptional is no ordinary car show

ΚΕΙΤΗ BURNS

The self-taught comic-book illustrator and award-winning aviation artist

CORTS OF APPEAL

Marking 60 years of the family favourite Ford that was 'more car between the wheels' with our top Cortina pick from each generation

BACK FOR GOOD

Thanks to a sensational reproduction of the shooting-brake show car, Pininfarina's full set of two-door Peugeot 504s is reunited at last

THE WORLD'S LONGEST TAXI RIDE

Remembering the epic 1988 London to Sydney Great Taxi Ride, a £31,000 fare for one humble black cab

THE MAKING OF Mr Le Mans

Nine wins in the greatest motor race of them all is a tally of success that's unlikely ever to be surpassed. Tom Kristensen reflects on his record-breaking career

BRISTOL RENNAISSANCE

Emerging from history books and old photographs, Bristol's lost 450 Le Mans has been painstakingly recreated and returned to the Montlhéry banking

DIAL M FOR MORE

Imbued with the magic of BMW Motorsport GmbH, the E24 M635CSi and E28 M5 stand tall as high points for the legendary performance brand

STYLED FOR THE HILLS

With sharp lines that pair elegance with sporting purpose, this former factory demonstrator AC 16/80 was born for competition

MILLION DOLLAR BABIES

Although not contemporaries, the Aston 300SL and Martin DB5, Mercedes-Benz Ferrari 275GTB represent the finalists in the search for the ultimate super-GT

Simon TAYLOR

'His face was scorched and his eyebrows singed but, fire out and car refuelled, Derek drove on to finish eighth'

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