Classic & Sports Car

Classic & Sports Car is the world's best-selling classic car magazine and the undisputed authority for all owners and enthusiasts. Whether your interest is Italian Exotica, British sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s or modern classics, every issue of Classic & Sports Car perfectly complements the sheer joy and nostalgia of owning a classic car.

THE BIG PICTURE • Peter Brock powers to the first of his record nine Bathurst enduro wins, on 1 October 1972, the last before the distance was upped from 500 miles to 1000km for ’73. Damp conditions at Mount Panorama Circuit in New South Wales led to polesitter Allan Moffat spinning his Ford Falcon, while Brock stormed through from fifth in his Holden Dealer Team-prepared LJ Torana GTR XU-1, one of the few icons from the Ford vs Holden wars not to feature in Robert Rampton’s remarkable collection (p122).

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Classic & Sports Car • AUGUST 2025 • VOLUME 44, NO 5

P3 TAKES COMO’S GRAND PRIX • Classic Alfa Romeo is Best of Show, but outstanding exotics of all eras were in abundance at Villa d’Este

ITALIAN STARS ENJOYED WITHOUT JUDGEMENT

CLASSIC ISLE OF PLENTY

RIDING IN A UNIQUE OLDA

London Concours salutes Bugatti’s supercar revival

C&SC’s CHOICE

Mercedes crowned champion of 90210

Stars to shine at the Palace

Chelsea Cruise hits 50

JEOPARDY FORWETSPA

Historic Formula Fords out in force

Austin-Healeys assemble at Silverstone

Cortina rises to the HERO Challenge

Masters stars light up Brands Hatch

Endurance legends return to The Glen

Kings of the Castles crowned

Paddock profile

STORED RILEYIS UNUSUAL ESTATE

A (NEARLY) REVIVED LEA-FRANCIS

A G26’S LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY

HIDDEN HINO PAIRING

INCINERATED J12 FINDS A HOME

HURRICANE WITH REAL HISTORY

TR’S MODEL IS A MYSTERY

Look familiar?

JEAN-YVES TABOUROT • A bold graphic style makes this French former engineer’s work popular for private commissions

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Model of the month

Pick of the month

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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

SCALDED CATS • How John Coombs gave Jaguars a boost on both road and track

Corps d’Esprit • As the seminal Lotus supercar celebrates its 50th anniversary, the creative minds behind its birth reunite at Hethel, its spiritual home

THE GREAT ESCAPE • An MGA meets the equally beautiful landscape of northern Portugal for a twisting, historic and sunny road trip that too few have yet discovered

SEVEN DECADES OF THE MGA • Although borrowing a fair amount from its TD and TF predecessors underneath, the new 1955 MGA was marketed as a fresh start for Abingdon’s sports cars, finally throwing off the pre-war, separate-winged appearance of the T series. It proved to be a crucial bridge between the TF and the runaway success of the MGB, achieving strong sales of its own, especially in key foreign markets in the ‘Export or Die’ climate of the 1950s: 101,081 cars were sold in a seven-year run, with just 5% of those remaining in the UK.

Dawn of the octagon • The earliest survivors of the MG marque meet to reveal the origins of the Abingdon favourite

Here’s what you could have won • In 1967, ‘King of the kustomizers’ George Barris created four attention-grabbing promotional cars for oil giant Esso to give away as prizes

FRENCH COLLECTION • France’s most famous sports-car maker celebrated its 70th birthday with a huge...