Classic & Sports Car UK – September 2019

P hil Blake owns a lot of cars – more than 30 at my conservative estimate – but there is nothing random or undisciplined about h ...

September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 121 ‘The Ro80 ultimately failed nobly; the Cosmo 110S was the first step towards the hug ...

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September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 123 each other, German Ro80 owners would proffer fingers in greeting to indicate the num ...

I have been waiting to drive this car for years and it does not disappoint. Lower-slung and dinkier than it appears in pictures, ...

September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 125 With 5300km on the clock, Blake’s Birotor is effectively brand new, being one of an ...

GANGSTER’S PARADISE Fromtrendsettertotransportforsilver-screenpimpsand pushers,the1971-’73BuickRivieraisduearenaissance WORDSALA ...

S omecarsjustenduptainted.The 1963-’65Buick Rivieraisthe darlingof theAmerican-carscene, andwithgoodreason:itsstunning shape,sty ...

128 Classic & Sports Car September 2019 Clockwise from above: vee dash mimics rear styling, with engine-turned effect giving ...

September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 129 The 1963 Riviera nearly wasn’t a Buick at all, having initially been developed for C ...

managerLeeMaysreputedlyhatedthecar,and wasthedrivingforcebehindtheshapebeing toneddownsignificantlyfor1973. Hehada point,because ...

September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 131 THOSERIVIERATOUCHES 1963-’65Buick’sanswertothe FordThunderbirdmadeitsdebut in’62(for ...

IF A JOB’S WORTH DOING... When specialist knowledge and an enthusiastic owner combine, the results are staggering WORDS MARTIN B ...

September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 133 Y ou know that the fortunes of a previously underappreciated model are on the up whe ...

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It had been cared for and was running and driving well, complete with a Harvey Bailey handling kit. But Hillier pointed out that ...

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September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 137 headliningandtheretrimmedfrontandrear seatswerefitted,plusnewcarpets.Withallits open ...

NATURAL BRAWN THRILLERS ThisGermanduousedclassicsports caringredients,butdidMercedesor BMWhavetherecipeforsuccess? WORDSCHRIS CH ...

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