Inside the January issue we name our top 50 classic cars defined by style, with five car designers picking their favourites and explaining the reasons behind their choices. Staying with style, we drive the rare Bristol Superleggera that blends Italian fashion and ingenious design, and we tell you what to be aware of when buying an Audi 100 Coupé S.

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Bruno Sacco, the designer who shaped countless Mercedes cars, has died aged 90.

When manufacturers dare reprise great car names of the past for new models, they really should be a little more choosy about how appropriate they are.

Dismantled and abandoned in the Seventies, this Jaguar E-type presented a clean-slate restoration opportunity for Clayton Classics – but was this possible from several boxes of rusty bits?

Fancy a Testarossa with Mansell pedigree after reading our cover feature? Sam Dawson has found another.

Since you last heard from me, I’ve been through quite a journey with the Alpine. The ‘pop’ I heard at Thruxton (with accompanying smoke) at the end of my last report turned out not to be the head gasket as first feared, but actually the speedo pinion shooting out of the gearbox...

Quentin Willson on the golden age of restoration: a generation of enthusiasts felt driven to save old cars, leaving a legacy of beautifully rejuvenated classics at a fraction of their restoration cost