6 MODERNCLASSICS
CONTRIBUTORSTHISMONTH
SAMDAWSON
WRITER
Samwasa staunchAudiTT sceptic,
but onegloriousdayin theQuattro
Sportwasenoughto convincehimof thelittle
ca r’soverwhelminggoodvibes.
JOEBREEZE
WRITER
Normallyto be foundsub-editing
si stertitleClassicCars Magazine, Jo e
got therubof thegreenwitha Peugeot 309 GTI
Goodwood(p58).Lastseenscouringads...
THE TEAM’S MONTH
JOHN-JOE
VOLLANS
EDITOR
Experienced the joysof
re liable motoring withhis
ne w car (see right). Takes the edge off
th e misery with the Volvo C30...
NATHAN
CHADWICK
ASSISTANTEDITOR
Got embroiled in a
twitter spat with Jethro
ov er choosing a Tipo 16v over an F50in
hi s top four 1990s Italian motors...
SIMON
RUSSELL
ARTEDITOR
Ran over a van tyre inthe
Jaguar. Insists that the
ca r’s ok, but he’s been coming to the
of fice on his bike ever since...
JETHRO
BOVINGDON
COLUMNIST
Despite having driven
th e McLaren F1 XP
before, he was still awestruck on another
tr ip to the McLaren Technical Centre.
TIFF
NEEDELL
COLUMNIST
Memories flooded back
af ter someone posteda
To p Gear-themed Radio Times from
19 93. Wears the years better than JC...
LEWIS
KINGSTON
MARKETSEXPERT
Hi s latest eBay musings
in cluded what he thought
was a pleasant E28 5 Series. Then he
noticed the Lexus V8 under the bonnet.
KEITH
ADAMS
FOUNDINGEDITOR
Spent the month
indulging in some Citroen-
related shoots for Modern Classics. Keep
yo ur eyes peeled in the next few issues.
TONY
MIDDLEHURST
COLUMNIST
Over-endowed and
thirsty, this month our
To ny ruminates on the 6.2-litre
Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG (p122).
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OUR MONTH
Just one more chase scene
We spotted this Ford Capri MkII while out and
about. It’s a bit old for the mag – and rotten – but
it looks like it’s forever trapped in some tyre-
smoking getaway after some hoodlums...
Another one for the f leet
Another month, another car – JJ’s picked up a
Toyota Celica GT. To the surprise of all in the
office, it’s actually a good car. Well, apart from a
little rust and a knock from the rear...
Focusing the mind
After a year decomposing in the office car park,
JJ set aside time to fix his Focus. Despite the
car’s porous nature, he was keen to save it but
the broken radiator was the last straw. Farewell...
Grey matter
Nathan’s 156 got a trip out to Horsepower
Hangar for some Ads on Test, which ended up in
an object lesson in colour-coded reality and
aspiration. Oddly, they weren’t up for a swap...
Behind the scenes at Modern Classics...
ADAM SHORROCK
PHOTOGRAPHER
Adam’s plying his trade as MCN’s
staff photographer, but he still had
time to capture the Audi TT Quattro Sport in all
its curvy glory in a stunning Derbyshire skyline.
JONATHAN FLEETWOOD
PHOTOGRAPHER
Dreadful weather conditions
threatened to conspire against the
Peugeot 309 GTI feature, but it all came good
- ch eck out the feature on p58 to see how.
