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THE BIG PICTURE
Welcome
Classic & Sports Car • JULY 2023 ● VOLUME 42, NO 4
ULEZ THREAT TO MODERN CLASSICS • Greater London emissions zone expansion hangs a whole generation of cars, enthusiasts and businesses out to dry
WHICH CARS ARE CHARGED IN THE ULEZ?
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE REST OF THE UK?
BULLS RUN TO SILVERSTONE
New south-eastern BMW gathering uncorked
Classic cars join the metaverse
Pick up a selection of Legends
Classics out in force for Drive It Day
Gaydon celebrates Luton with first ever VauxALL
Tribute planned for the forgotten F1 hero
Ferraris prowl Modena for latest Cavallino Classic
OBITUARY • GIOTTO BIZZARRINI 1926-2023
Federation update
CSCC IN ACTION AT THRUXTON
FESTIVAL FUN AT SILVERSTONE
April showers for Brands historic Touring Car champs
Comet shoots to Shamrock victory
Dream results at Oulton Park
Paddock profile
HIDDEN TRIUMPHS FIND NEW HOMES
EARLY, ORIGINAL HONDA UNEARTHED
MORRIS 8 FIND IS A ‘MIS-TERRY’ SPECIAL
SIVA IS 1970S BEACH BUGGY THROWBACK
MG TC SET TO BE RESTORED
AVON-BODIED VITESSE ALMOST READY AT LAST
Look familiar?
ROY NOCKOLDS • This British artist created marvellous motoring- and motorsport-themed works, but also had an eye for aircraft
SUPERBEARS: THE STORY OF HESKETH RACING
The Classic Car Spotters’ Guide
The Rivals: F1’s Greatest Duels
Classic Engines, Modern Fuel
Hallo Fahrerlager
Le Mans: Winning Colours
Porsche 356: 75th anniversary
Model of the month
Pick of the month
Tested this month
Mick WALSH
Simon TAYLOR
Martin BUCKLEY
Letter of the month
Pedant of the month • Pedant of the month wins a C&SC baseball cap. Send your observations to alastair.clements@haymarket.com
Comments & clarifications
V12 DREAM MACHINES • Modern-day bargain gran turismos from Aston, Ferrari and Bentley
Kings of the road • Ferrari’s 365GTB/4 Daytona raised the supercar bar and put the Miura in its place, aided by the sun-seeking GTS and thunderous Competizione
DAYTONA: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
“It gave notice that we weren’t complete idiots” • Hesketh Racing lit up the Formula One scene 50 years ago, but there was depth to the team’s talents beyond its playboy image
All in the best possible taste • Resurrecting the AC name with V8-powered optimism, the Brooklands Ace dared to challenge Mercedes-Benz’s mighty 500SL in the elusive luxury sports car market
TOUR de FRANCE • To mark his 90th birthday, Modeste Tréhin set off on an epic circumnavigation of his home nation in a 1937 Hispano-Suiza J12
MODESTE TRÉHIN: A PASSION FOR CLASSICS
Mutually exclusive • The Bristol 406 and Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint offered rarefied takes on the 1960s four-seater coupé theme, and their esoteric appeal endures
A CROSS-COUNTRY CHARGE • Remembering a spectacular blast across Australia in a homegrown muscle-car legend, 52 years on
SCHOOL-RUN SUPERCAR
THE BULL’S LAST BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHT • As we wave farewell to Bizzarrini’s Lamborghini V12 in its purest form, and its creator, an early deployment meets its unadulterated crescendo, the wild Aventador Ultimae
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