Classic cars join the metaverse

THE BIG PICTURE

GETTY The mighty Ferrari Daytona (see p84) dominated

ULEZ THREAT TO MODERN CLASSICS

Greater London emissions zone expansion hangs a whole generation of cars, enthusiasts and businesses out to dry

BULLS RUN TO SILVERSTONE

A record number of Lamborghinis paraded around Silverstone

New south-eastern BMW gathering uncorked

A sun-soaked Denbies Wine Estate played host to

Pick up a selection of Legends

The seventh edition of our Legends series goes

DUKE’S AUTOCAR AWARD

“His achievement has been to devise, stage and

30 NOT OUT FOR BMM

The British Motor Museum is planning a week

EURO CLASSICS ON TOUR

The British Sports Car Owners’ Club Luxembourg held

GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK

Here at Classic & Sports Car, we are

Classics out in force for Drive It Day

R5 Turbo at Bicester Beesonend raised £14k Castle

Gaydon celebrates Luton with first ever VauxALL

The inaugural VauxALL event, held at the British

Tribute planned for the forgotten F1 hero

GETTY British Grand Prix driver Peter Collins will

VIRTUAL JAGUAR MUSEUM

An innovative – and free – Jaguar Daimler

MERCEDES ARRIVE ‘N’ DRIVE

A 300SL Gullwing, 600 Grosser and 300D Adenauer

CHARITY WEEKEND SUCCESS

MIKE BRIGGS The Cotswolds Charity Classic drew 39

SILVERSTONE CLASSIC MEET

The inaugural Silverstone Museum Classic Car and Bike

Ferraris prowl Modena for latest Cavallino Classic

For its third year in Modena, Cavallino Classicʼs

OBITUARY

GETTY GIOTTO BIZZARRINI 1926-2023 A genius to some,

Federation update

This year’s Drive It Day on 23 April

CSCC IN ACTION AT THRUXTON

Alex Taylor turned practice misfortune into an unlikely

FESTIVAL FUN AT SILVERSTONE

JAKOBEBREY The Silverstone Festival is taking over the

April showers for Brands historic Touring Car champs

CHRIS GAGE It was a weekend of two

Comet shoots to Shamrock victory

GERARD BROWN The result of Rally the Globeʼs

Dream results at Oulton Park

DICKON SIDDALL At the MG Car Clubʼs 13

Paddock profile

JOHN LESLIE CAR 1964 Reliant Sabre Six SERIES

HIDDEN TRIUMPHS FIND NEW HOMES

Swallow Dorettis included this regularly used 1954 example

MORRIS 8 FIND IS A ‘MIS-TERRY’ SPECIAL

as found in a shed selection of ancient

MG TC SET TO BE RESTORED

This MG TC was first registered in Fife,

Look familiar?

Want to track down a lost love or

AVON-BODIED VITESSE ALMOST READY AT LAST

A sleeping Triumph is being brought to life

Welcome

There are certain cars, machines like any others

ROY NOCKOLDS

This British artist created marvellous motoring- and motorsport-themed works, but also had an eye for aircraft

Book of the month

SUPERBEARS: THE STORY OF HESKETH RACING

FIAT GAMINE

Spark, 1:43, £64.99 Since the first Rallye Monte-Carlo

PUT ALID ON IT

This fresh release on Renault’s superb merchandise website

Merc(h) hauling

Itʼs good to see that those seeking a

Land Rover’s brick, in bricks

Legoʼs classic car kits vary in their resemblance

Thicker Mini panels

Those who drive their Minis yearround will be

Tested this month

RING RTC4000 TYRE INFLATOR This is an impressively

Old pattern, new rubber

Pirelli has been reintroducing old tyres from its

Kreme of the caps

Paddock Legends is a great source of racing

GT6 dampers back in stock

Few cars have seen so many different rear

Mick WALSH

Christiaens and Bill arriveatIndianapolis in 1916; Majzub’s Sunbeam

Simon TAYLOR

1949 winner Chinetti only took a brief rest;for

Martin BUCKLEY

Martin triesto mask the pre-ride nerves; a committed

BIG CATBATTLE ON THE M1

I share Mick Walsh’s love of Sunbeam Tigers

Industryleaders

It was very good tosee Lord Nuffieldʼs Wolseley

Slough-built snail

Igot agreat feeling of nostalgia when Iread the

Pedant of the month

Pedant of the month wins a C&SC baseball cap. Send your observations to alastair.clements@haymarket.com

Aussie omission

Much as I enjoyed the May article on

German education

Thank you toMickWalsh for his very timely article

Quality engineering heads south

Iread with interest Martin Buckleyʼs Lancia Appia escapades

Spanish caravan

Ienjoyed the Madeira classics (April),particularly the Austin A55.

Wacky racer

It wasasurprise to open the March issue andsee

Class of Luton

Following your April test, here is a photo

Kings of the road

Ferrari’s 365GTB/4 Daytona raised the supercar bar and put the Miura in its place, aided by the sun-seeking GTS and thunderous Competizione

“It gave notice that we weren’t complete idiots”

Hesketh Racing lit up the Formula One scene 50 years ago, but there was depth to the team’s talents beyond its playboy image

All in the best possible taste

Resurrecting the AC name with V8-powered optimism, the Brooklands Ace dared to challenge Mercedes-Benz’s mighty 500SL in the elusive luxury sports car market

TOUR de FRANCE

To mark his 90th birthday, Modeste Tréhin set off on an epic circumnavigation of his home nation in a 1937 Hispano-Suiza J12

Mutually exclusive

The Bristol 406 and Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint offered rarefied takes on the 1960s four-seater coupé theme, and their esoteric appeal endures

ACROSS- COUNTRY CHARGE

Remembering aspectacular blast across Australia in a homegrown muscle-car legend, 52 years on

SCHOOL-RUN SUPERCAR

John Ollivier,now aretired mechanical engineer,was the lucky schoolboywho

THE BULL’S LAST BARE- KNUCKLE FIGHT

As we wave farewell to Bizzarrini’s Lamborghini V12 in its purest form, and its creator, an early deployment meets its unadulterated crescendo,the wild Aventador Ultimae

THE EARL’S MIGHTY MOUSE

The talents of the Fiat 500 ‘Topolino’ weren’t lost on race-winning politician Earl Howe, the first owner of this remarkable survivor

COOKING up a STORM

GM turned its concept for a V6 turbo-powered, Porsche-baiting pick-up into a production reality and created a potent SUV pair that was ahead of its time

GETTING UNDER THE MG’S SKIN

That’sbetter: bootlid stripped, dents taken out and given

FAMILYFAVOURITE IS READYTOROLL

From main: Austin and BOB 240; new dash;

JAMIE BURNETT

American design icons and pedal cars vie for attention in this immersive collection

A SUMMER OF PORSCHE

Glorious and rare 914/6 is expected to top

LOTS TO WATCH

Frazer Nash-BMW 327 This fine, right-hand-drive example will

SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR RECORD £1.3MNISSAN

Bonhams set a newauction record for themodelwhenit sold the

AUCTION DIARY

JUNE 4 Bonhams Greenwich, Connecticut, USA bonhams.com

Buckley’s deals on wheels

I hate selling cars at the best of

AUCTION RESULTS

April’s top 50 worldwide sales

EXHAUSTING THE BACK CATALOGUE

Milltek is focusing on the big-hitters of the past while meeting the needs of today’s modern classic owners

AUSTIN A30/A3535

The second coming of the Austin Seven would be equallyly revolutionary and best-selling, a true classic people’s car

THE KNOWLEDGE

TIMELINE 1951 A30 launch at Earls Court: single

OUR VERDICT

No-one can fail to be charmed by these

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Two examples for sale now at classicandsportscar.com

Classified pick

Our favourite cars you can buy this month

Classified pick

Our favourite cars you can buy this month

Classified pick

Our favourite cars you can buy this month

MEET & GREET

Damian Jones RESOURCE MANAGER & MOTOR CAR SPECIALIST,

Classified pick

Our favourite cars you can buy this month

HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

Subtly improved super-hatch becomes a bastion of finesse in obnoxious times