Classic & Sports Car

Classic & Sports Car is the world's best-selling classic car magazine and the undisputed authority for all owners and enthusiasts. Whether your interest is Italian Exotica, British sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s or modern classics, every issue of Classic & Sports Car perfectly complements the sheer joy and nostalgia of owning a classic car.

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JAPANESE ICONS IN EUROPE’S HEART • An eastern odyssey added to local variety for the flagship classic show of the BeNeLux region

C&SC’S PICKS FROM THE SALE FLOOR

CLASSICS SEE IN 2026

Rarities swelter Down Under

Milestones aplenty for Pebble’s 75th

Walkinshaw icons stir Bicester Scramble

Top gong for pre-war beauty

Biofuel pump network expands

Federation update

OBITUARIES

LAND-ROVER TOPS DAKAR

Ice-cold victory for Alfa Romeo Giulia in Austria

Paddock profile

Plum Pudding prizes

Touring cars at Taupo epic

Calling all talents for British tour

RARE GAMMAS EMERGE IN ITALY

US-BUILT ROLLS RIPE FOR REPAIR

SUPER TO BE RESTORED

WHITES SURVIVE A CENTURY’S STORAGE

OUT STANDING IN THEIR FIELD

BIG MO’S NEW HOME

VW’S PHOENIX FROM THE FLAMES

Look familiar?

JAMES STEVENS • Bold colours and a beguiling realism define the striking work of this motorsport-inspired artist

Book of the month

Model of the month

Pick of the month

Tested this month

Mick WALSH

Simon TAYLOR

Martin BUCKLEY

Letter of the month

POWER TO THE B • Abingdon’s own MGB GT V8 meets its Costello inspiration

Twin peaks • Ferrari’s Dino 246 and F355 both marked generational shifts in the supercar genre, but which is the mid-engined masterpiece?

STUCK IN THE middle • Having carved space for a junior supercar, Ferrari continued to develop the formula, with plenty of highlights in the common thread from 206 to 296

MAIN ATTRACTION • Opel’s Ascona 400 homologation special shone only briefly on the stages, but is a surprising basis for a fantastic sports saloon

BACK TO THE FUTURE • Today’s automotive designers inevitably draw on the past for inspiration. Here are 10 reimagined greats

Two into four, both go • Saab’s 96 first appeared with two-stroke power, but a four-stroke upgrade was inevitable, albeit in V4 form. Both offer a beguiling taste of Swedish innovation

“The first time I started it up, it was noisier than a plane-I couldn’t drive it” • Following a cloak-and-dagger retrieval operation, this Mini Marcos has been rebuilt to its original ’66 Le Mans race spec

The butterfly effect • Britain emerged from its post-war chrysalis in style with the Vauxhall Cresta, Standard Vanguard Vignale, Austin Westminster and Ford Zodiac

THE CAR’S THE STAR • Today the name is almost forgotten, but in the 1920sWolverhampton manufacturer Star would rival Bentley for quality and durability, as this rare survivor proves

12 SECONDS OFF THE PEG • Plymouth’s ‘Max Wedge’ factory-built drag racers cashed in on the sport’s early-’60s mainstream boom

GROWING OLD DISGRACEFULLY • The Low-Flyers hot-rod club has been ploughing its own furrow for four decades, and its members are as passionate as ever

CALIFORNIAN DREAMING • The Hillman Minx Californian was a beacon of hope for British motorists still mired in post-war austerity

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