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Classic & Sports Car • JANUARY 2024 • VOLUME 42, NO 10

BEAUTIES AND THE BEAST • Classics returned to Birmingham with renewed focus for a show to remember

C&SC’S NEC FAVOURITES

MOVIE CARS STAR ON LONDON TO BRIGHTON

HISTORIC HEROES SHINE IN LONDON

FLORIDA CONCOURS COURTS NEW CROWD

Federation update

SWEDE DREAMS ON RAC

Paddock profile

LOST & FOUND

Look familiar?

DAVE FRIEDMAN • This talented photographer with an eye for human stories documented the spirit of a golden era

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

BENTLEY EXCLUSIVE! • Martin Buckley is the first journalist to drive Crewe’s reborn Corniche

In Seven heaven • The Caterham Seven turned 50 in 2023, but in that time the formula has little changed – as proved by seven iconic iterations of the driver-focused marvel

Hits for Six • The Six sired a lightweight dynasty, and one of the earliest was a trials car. Lotus’ first commercial success covers all bases

1900 into 1000 does go • Taking part in the legendary Mille Miglia needn’t cost the Earth. All you need is to find the right eligible car and a handy co-driver

‘THE FAMILY CAR THAT WINS RACES’

The missing Linc • Atalanta’s decision to switch from four cylinders to Lincoln-Zephyr V12 power created a credible alternative to its more established luxury rivals

ATALANTA: THE POST-WAR YEARS

COLD WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT • Ultra-rare Opel Monza FF meets Audi quattro, the roadgoing contemporary that finally proved the value of four-wheel drive, on chilly Lincolnshire lanes

THE MORE MONZAS, THE MERRIER

SUN, SEA, SAND & speed • In just four years, the Normandy Beach Race has evolved from a gathering of mates to a major date on the French classic car calendar

Open SEASON • Bristol’s story began with a series of prototypes that would shape the marque’s direction. The last, one of two dropheads, survives

The Longbridge Daimlers • The Austin Sheerline and Vanden Plas Princess were conceived as sub-Bentley limousines for the masses, and their utilitarian class still shines

QUEEN OF THE DESERT • The AMG-powered G-Wagen that roared to a Paris-Dakar victory in 1983 has been faithfully recreated to compete again, and for a run around Goodwood

’MOG IN THE LIMELIGHT • The Unimog Museum in Gaggenau pays a delightfully engrossing tribute to this utilitarian off-road stalwart

THE ULTIMATE OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE?

Make your car connoisseur’s Christmas a classic

VOYAGER PLOTS A NEW COURSE

MEET THE FLEET

NOTHING IS LIKE AMOTHER’S LOVE

JEAN BIRSENS • A dedicated collector of Matchbox models with a special place for one particular car

BENTLEYCONTINENTAL • Theultimate GT Speed model is on borrowed time as the mighty W12 bows out