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World Championship; and as ever including the prestigious Cartier Style et Luxe concours. goodwood.com

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20 years of Salon Privé

The UK’s most exclusive automotive garden party continues to set new standards in luxury and innovation year after year

F1 anniversary set to dominate the summer

World Champions and their steeds have a busy few months ahead of them as F1 fever bites

RAFT OF NEW EXHIBITIONS OPENS ACROSS THE GLOBE

The F1 theme is not only taking over

Florida restomods thriving

THERE ARE two new releases from ECD Auto

Jay Leno

The Collector

Derek Bell

The Legend

Stephen Bayley

The Aesthete

Robert Coucher

The Driver

Monochrome memories

Letter of the month I ENJOYED the

The honorary Englishman

The trials and tribulations of the cars we live with

Sixty years and counting

1965 Austin-Healey MkIII Martyn Goddard

Winning drives

2005 Maserati 4200GT and more Peter Baker

A history lesson from Down Under

Other interesting cars we’ve been driving

What price a dream?

2009 Porsche 997 Sport Classic Matthew Hayward

Keeping it country

1991/2025 Kingsley KSR Mark Dixon

Richie Ginther

Remembering the enigmatic F1 winner who wielded spanners for Phil Hill and drove endurance with Von Trips

Gearbox

Jan Kalmar Danish ex-racer who now reworks Porsches

The New Yorker

A century of wit and social comment in print

The Burford horologist

A reminder of when this genteel Cotswolds town was at the centre of the watch industry

RAF Issued Smiths DeLuxe T Dial - 6B/542

Rare these days, and a real piece of military history

Power Unleashed

Trailblazers Who Energised Engines with Supercharging and Turbocharging

Gear

Scalextric 1965 Monte Carlo Rally Minis pack The

Gear

Condor Fratello Stainless Disc Condor has unveiled a

The Market

Schumacher’s Monaco winner raises €15,980,000

‘Heartland’ classics down, not out

There’s been a bit of a correction in the values of British classics of the 1950s and 1960s. Happy hunting

The Ralph Lauren F50

RM Sotheby’s, Monterey, USA 15-16 August

Black and gold

Bonhams, Goodwood, UK 11 July

Also Look Out For…

In 1984, director Joe Dante was filming Explorers

AUCTION DIARY

25 June Brightwells, online, UK H&H, Milton Keynes,

BMW 328

Germany’s all-conquering pre-war sports car has a very stable fanbase

Mercedes-Benz SL R107

Even more than the much-loved Pagoda W113 SL,

1965 Alpine A110

POA from Classic Motor Hub, Gloucestershire, UK

The Insider

sHOW’S BUSINESS ? The world is a funny

MG RV8

As a ‘new’ car the RV8 made little sense in the UK, but it’s a different story today

Gordon Shedden

British Touring Car ace and Goodwood regular

TREASURES

Some of the world’s rarest and most valuable cars have been uncovered in the unlikeliest places over the years. These are the greatest barn-finds

RANGE EST

This homologation special has been restored for a new life on the road in the Philippines, yet the compromises have been few, as James Elliott discovers

110 AND OUT

This special event celebrated 100 years since Invicta took to the road and track, bringing the cars together with members of the founding family

BRINGING THE ROOF DOWN

Alpine never made a topless GTA Turbo, but German specialist Pahnhenrich did. Matthew Hayward is in for a day of pure theatre

Charged atmosphere

Alpine electrifies Dieppe with 70th anniversary celebrations – and major future plans

FROM UNDER THE BUSHEL

This delectable BMW 328 spent most of its life in disguise. Glen Waddington uncovers its story

WHEELS on Fire

Octane goes behind the scenes with Hot Wheels, at the launch of a Ferrari tie-up targeted directly at the collector market

THE APPIANCE OF SCIENCE

Take theoretical supercar perfection and let your Formula 1 engineers loose to hone it. The result? Honda’s NSX-R

SAY HELLO TO THE FIRST MILLION-DOLLAR HONDA

All NSX values are strengthening, but the NSX-R really stands out

Frank Stephenson

The man defined a style for McLaren, reinvented the Mini and revitalised Fiat – yet he could just as easily have been a Motocross champ…

TOUGH ON THE STREETS

With the XJ6, Jaguar turned the luxury saloon market on its head. Now Robert Coucher finds it the perfect car for the city