6 PLUGS & LEADS
The latest happenings from the world of old cars.
11 NEW PRODUCTS
The newest gear to buy, read, watch and wear.
14 AUCTION NEWS
Classic sales round-up.
18 PHOTO ROUND-UP
Rétromobile and the London Classic Car Show.
24 CLASSIC PROJECTS
Abandoned classics, interesting fi nds and your cars.
ON THE COVER
30 CLASSIC TEST: ROVER P5B
Sampling the fi rst of what would be a long line of V8-
powered Rover saloons.
37 BRITISH CAR FACTORIES: NISSAN
After starting the ’80s assembling Bluebirds from crated
parts it’s now one of Europe’s largest car factories.
ON THE COVER
46 TWIN TEST: MG METRO v ROVER
MINI COOPER
Comparing the updated original with the car which really
should have made it obsolete before it even arrived.
ON THE COVER
55 THE DUEL: E-TYPE S1 OR S3 V12?
It’s the early E-Type which commands hefty values but is
the mighty V12 such a poor relation?
ON THE COVER
60 HOW IT WORKS
The life and times of Volvo’s OHV engine.
ON THE COVER
67 NEW AGE CLASSIC: IMPREZA
Forget the boy racer image, the turbocharged Subaru in
its fi rst generation is an up-and-coming modern classic.
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