JANUARY 2021

There are lots of great stories inside the January 2021 issue of Classic Cars magazine...

SPECIAL SECTION: JAGUAR E-TYPE AT 60

• COOL CAT, HOT PROPERTY An S1 3.8 drive explores who really bought new E-types

• STATELY SIBLING Why the Mark 10 saloon was pivotal to E-type and Jaguar story

• PETER WILSON Browns Lane insider recalls developments with the Lightweight

• BEST KEPT SECRET Why the overlooked S2 2+2 is actually the best E-type buy of all

• SMOOTH OPERATORS As Jaguar’s V12 reaches 50, S3 Roadster and XJ12 face off

OWNING

• THE COLLECTOR A huge trove of engineering marvels, from Blower Bentley to NSU Ro80

• EPIC RESTORATION How a forlorn Lamborghini Jarama was saved from exotic scrap

• OUR CARS Phil’s left drained by his Jaguar E-type, Nigel’s Alvis 12/40 adventures to Scotland, and Sam’s Toyota MR2 tackles Castle Combe

DRIVING

• THE LIST Glassfibre enthusiast Craig Polly tries the Lotus Elite Type 14 for size

• MORE THAN NUMBERS Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959S meet in 200mph showdown

BUYING

• QUENTIN WILLSON Sees Eighties British luxury bargains from Rolls-Royce and Jaguar

• CHASING CARS Bonhams falls short, great Sunbeam and Saab bargains to be had

• THE $15m CONCEPT CARS Alfa Romeo BATs go to market

• BUYING GUIDE How to get a great Morris Minor while they’re still cheap to buy

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THE MONTH IN CARS

• QUENTIN WILLSON remembers a saviour of French greats, including the Citroën M35

• JOHN FITZPATRICK on the thrill of driving his new Jaguar E-type S1 2+2 coupé

• GOODWOOD SPEEDWEEK TV spectacular sees Emerson Fittipaldi reunited with Lotus

• DON HAYTER & ALDO BROVARONE Remembering the stylists who shaped MG and Ferrari

• WHEN JAGUAR MET DAIMLER Landmark Daimler display at Gaydon includes prototypes

• BARN FINDS Enterprising student finds a mothballed Aston Martin V8, plus French AC

• NEXT MONTH Assessing Pininfarina’s finest as the great Italian design house hits 90

• LETTERS Memories of conking out on the Riviera during a grand Triumph Stag tour

• 50 YEARS AGO TODAY... CAR was puzzled by Renault 16 and Austin Maxi hatchbacks