PREVIEW THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
Owning
p72 EPIC RESTORATION Restore or preserve a survivor Ford Capri? This one needed both
p86 LIFE CYCLE From grocery runs to rally stages via Buckingham Palace for a remarkable ‘fintail’ Mercedes-Benz 230S
p103 OUR CARS Phil gets his Jaguar back on the road (p103), Alvis gearbox makes Nigel’s life a misery (p104), and Sam finds a surprise lurking in his Toyota MR2’s new hardtop (p106)
Driving
p6 THE LIST Will an Aston Martin DB4 live up to lifelong fan Mark Palmer’s expectations?
p44 WATERCOOLER MOMENT As the car that reinvented Porsche, the 996, hits a quarter-century, we drive Carrera 2, Turbo and GT3 RS variants as racer Jörg Bergmeister and tuner Phil Hindley talk winning, engineering, and making them even faster
p62 FLEXIBLE FELINE We drive the Jaguar XK120 with both race and rally successes to its name
p78 PIONEER IN MINIATURE 50 years ago, the Fiat X1/9 changed sports cars forever; here’s how
Buying
p14 QUENTIN WILLSON reckons the E-type is slipping as Toyota Supras and Ford Granadas rise
p16 CHASING CARS Premium BMW and bargain Audi, Bond cars on the up, showstopping Alfa 6C
p94 BUYING GUIDE Concept-car looks, sports-car drive and bargain price? That’ll be the Alfa GTV
p101 BOOKS & MODELS Car archaeology with Miles Collier, and a stunning 1:18 Lamborghini Diablo
p111 ADS ON TEST Jaguar Mark V (p111), BMW M5 (p112), Turner 950S (p115) & DKW Universal (p116) test-driven by our experts
p162 PRICE GUIDE More than 1400 classic values tracked
The month in cars
p24 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED Groups B and C celebrated in Sussex with Ford to the fore
p27 SIR JACKIE STEWART CLASSIC Great Scot hailed on home turf as AC Ace emerges from hiding
p28 YORKSHIRE MOTORSPORT FESTIVAL Jaguar E-types star on the hill and the concours lawn
p30 EVENTS PLANNER Summer’s here, and so are the classic events - make sure you’re there
p32 BARN FINDS Jaw-dropping French haul includes unique Hispano-Suiza and Delahaye finds
p36 NEXT MONTH Rally cars for the road, and a Mini Cooper rock ’n’ roll life
p37 LETTERS Design heavyweights Harper and Stevens remember Ron Saunders’ Lotus Seven
p41 QUENTIN WILLSON A Volvo 340 prompts an observation: young enthusiasts in angular cars
p43 JOHN FITZPATRICK on how lending Derek Bell a worn-out Porsche 962 paid off
p170 60 YEARS AGO TODAY A new kind of magazine, with a Renault 8 on the cover, hit the shelves
