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.

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Classic & Sports Car • MAY 2025 • VOLUME 44, NO 2

Classic & Sports Car • MAY 2025 • VOLUME 44, NO 2

HONOURS EVEN IN FLORIDA • Road and track beauties shared the spoils as the glamour of The Amelia dodged the rain showers

BUCKLEY’S AMELIA FAVOURITES

GLAMOUR AT THE HARBOUR

ACROSS THE GLOBE BY BEAN FOURTEEN

Concours back on ice at St Moritz

Formula One history heads Race Retro’s return

BAHRAIN’S CONCOURS DEBUT

JAG WINS FIRST US MIGLIA

VERA’S LANDIE RETIRES

SCULPTURE TO MARK MG

Restorers in the spotlight

Bulldog leads youthful Florida extravaganza

Better late than never

RAC LAUNCHES CONCOURS

BLUEBIRD DISPLAY REVAMP

FESTIVAL HONOURS MURRAY

NEW HEAD OF THE DVLA

EDDIE JORDAN 1948-2025

GENE HACKMAN 1930-2025

BILL WOODHOUSE 1933-2025

COLIN CRABBE 1942-2025

Alliance update

FORDTOPS INDIANTRAIL

Clubmans title rivalry ignites through Cheshire and Somerset

Porsche team cleans up at a packed Florida Classic

Race and rally icons vie for top honours

Bugatti conquers the Chatsworth mud

Paddock profile

MISSING SS2 SET FOR RESTORATION

RARE HEEREY UNEARTHED

HIDDEN SPARES HAUL HEADS TO BRADFORD

STANDARD UP FOR SALE

MARINA ESTATE EXTRICATED

AUSSIE FIND IS ENFIELD RARITY

Look familiar? • Want to track down a lost love or looking for history on your current classic? Send details and pictures to the p7 address or email requests to alastair.clements@haymarket.com

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OLE KOCH • Inspired by Bentleys and vintage coachwork, this enthusiast has created a range of bespoke half-scale machines

Book of the month

Model of the month

Pick of the month

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

Comments & clarifications

CARS ARE THE STARS! • Motoring movie heroes, from The Love Bug to Baby Driver’s Impreza

MIDDIE CLASS ACT • The 365GT4 BB and its 512 successors proved Ferrari could make a 12-cylinder, mid-engined Miura rival that delivered comfort, handling and usability

ADDING EXTRA PUNCH TO THE BOXER

24 hours to hell and back • The Berlinetta Boxer held the fort while Ferrari took its eye off sports-racing in the ’70s and ’80s, but its record is worth revisiting

PLAYING TO THE 512BB LM’S STRENGTHS

LOOK MUM, NO HANDS! • In the 1960s, the Road Research Laboratory in Berkshire pioneered self-driving car technology with this ingeniously modified Citroën DS

MORE ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

Whale rider • An exclusive blast in the unique ‘Balena’, the final and most dramatic expression of Alfa Romeo’s 8C-2900 pre-war supercar

Changing of the guard • The Rover P5’s V8-powered swansong coincided with the arrival of Jaguar’s XJ6, as the imperious stalwart made way for a new era of executive express

Cobra’s kissing cousin • AC’s MA 200 signalled a bold departure for the Thames Ditton firm. Judging by this sole prototype, it could have been a contender

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