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June 2019 Issue 551

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The month in cars

24 Goodwood 77th Members’ Meeting sees Porsche 917s reunited with legendary pilots

27 Practical Classics Restoration Show Unique Rolls-Royce Phantom finally revealed

31 Classic Auto Madrid Beautiful art-deco SS Jaguar steals Spanish show.

32 Events Planner Plan your Spring, including a visit to the new Silverstone Experience

34 BarnFindsFinalreprievefora fascinating Latham F2 , and a nearly-raced Lotus Elite

36 NextMonthMiniturns60,plus gravel-spraying in Roger Clark’s Ford Escort RS

37 LettersTestingthelimitsof the Range Rover, and lots of V8 love

39 QuentinWillsoncelebratesthe early Mini. But not the one you’re probably thinking of

41 GordonMurrayonthecompact charms of the Lotus Europa, provided he can fit in it

43 JohnFitzpatrickexperiencesGoodwood in an upside-down Austin Westminster

202 WhyI Love...theLotusEliseMkI, by ex-Lotus MD Rod Mansfield

Owning

80 COVERLifeCycleTheodds-defying,romantictaleof a cross-channelMGBGT

86 COVERTheCollectorIf it’sgotan aircooled flat-four at the back and a Volkswagen badge

onthenose,GerardRyksenwillsaveit.

94 COVEREpicRestorationRestoring a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 is tricky enough.

Takingona tuner-specialfestooned with bizarre electronics is something else entirely...

111 OurCarsRuss’sAlfa RomeoSpider emerges from hibernation, Sam’s Chevrolet

Camarospringsa leakandNigel’s Reliant Scimitar GTE gets a brilliant makeover

Driving

6 COVERTheListWetreatreaderJames Douglas to our most expensive dream-drive yet: a

day withthebeguilingFerrari275GTB

44 COVERMoorPleasure,LessRoof We take to the North York Moors in 2019’s hottest

classiccabrioletbuys:Jensen Interceptor, Ferrari Mondial, Alvis TD21, Mercedes

320CE,Saab 900 Turbo16S and Volkswagen Golf GTI. Plus design guru Chris

Bangleonthechallengesof stylingdrop-tops

64 COVERBentley’sRevengeDriving the Lagonda V12 created by WO Bentley after he was

firedfromhiseponymouscompany

72 COVERA ForEffortChargingthrough the Chilterns in Renault’s forgotten Group B rally

weapon– theAlpineA310GT. Did it deserve a better fate?

Buying

14 QuentinWillson’sHotTipsA distinctly Japanese theme this month, as Quentin

spotspotentialina cultNissan and a brace of very different Toyotas

16 ChasingCarsTheBMWE3 0 3 Series comes of age, Jaguar XJ-Ss show growth

andE-typesdecline. Anddidsomeone bag a bargain Aston Martin DB4?

20 MarketHighlightTheeyesof the world are on the bellweather Porsche 911 2.7RST

22 TemptingBuysAMaseratiQuattroporte, Swallow Doretti, Vauxhall Victor

andAlfaRomeoGiuliettaSprintvieforyourattentionat auction

102 COVERBuyingGuideHowto buy yourself a solid, reliable Volvo Amazon and unlock a

worldof classic-carusabilityfrom just £3k

109 Books& ModelsA deep-diveinto the history of IMSA and

a uniquetakeontheFerrari250GTO that sees it get a

drenchingin1:18scale

119 AdsonTest We’vetest-driven a Porsche 928S4 (p119),

FordEscortMexico(p120),Citroën DS Pallas IE (p123)

andFordEscortRS Cosworth (p124) – will you buy them?

172 Advertiseyourclassicforfree

194 PriceGuideQuarterlyThelatest condition-dependent prices

of more than 1400 classiccars

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An eventful life: discover

how this MG BGT became the

catalyst for a stunning twist of fate

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CouldtheAlpineA310GT

have counteredtheLancia

Stratosand037?Findouthere

QuentinWillson

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‘The advert was

banned in the US for

glorifying speed’

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Building an air-cooled

legacy – meet the man

who can’t resist rare Volkswagens