Classic & Sports Car November 2004

Overview

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherClassic & Sports Car
Published date 01/11/2004
Pages260

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
98 Union of the Snake - Somerset wakes up to the sound of V8s as Cobras head for the UKs largest gathering.  Mick Walsh gatecrashes the sensational, 8000bhp party. Features 7 View
106 From here to Modernity - Distinctions between function and decoration blurred as the glamour of aerodynamism struck Chevrolet and Tatra in the 40’s, says Dave Richards. Tatra 87, Chevrolet FK Fleetline Aerosedan. Features 6 View
112 Mersey Fleet - Once the centre of UK motor sport, Aintree is all but forgotten.  Yet, with plans afoot for its 50th anniversary party, Jeremy Walton reckons the Liverpool track is ripe for revival. General interest 4 View
116 Rip it Up - Porsche tore the guts out of the 911 to make the light, ultra-rare S/T road racer - the missing link to the Carrera RS 2.7, discovers Paul Hardiman. Porsche 911 S/T, Single vehicle -Reviews 5 View
122 Top Ten - A twist in the tail - Function apart, the humble tail-light has inspired designers to some weird and wonderful flashes of fantasy over the years.  Here are 10 crowdstoppers...and 10 red herrings. General interest 2 View
124 A Race Against Time - A record 103,000 people turned out to enjoy the Goodwood Revival, but the track action is only half the appeal.  Mick Walsh meets the backstage stars. Features 4 View
128 Metro Sexual - Love ’em or not, MGFs are a cheap thrill.  Dave Richards reckons they always should have been, Paul Hardiman defends MG’s first new sports car for three decades, OK, it’s Metro-based... Single vehicle -Reviews 5 View
134

The Steel Greyhound - That’s what they called the Traction Avant Citroën, and it’s never truer than with the elegantly slimline roadster.  Jon Pressnell tells its story, and drives two early examples.

Single vehicle -Reviews 5 View
140

Green With Envy - So you’ve bought your dream Alfa and driven it home what next? Mick Walsh takes up the paper chase.

Single vehicle -Reviews 4 View
146 Colonial Cousins - The Holden EH was rugged, spartan and Oz to the core, the Velox PB as British as scampi and chips.  Andrew Roberts drives two General Motors ’sixes’ from the hedonistic ’60s. Holden EH Standard, Vauxhall Velox PB. Features 4 View
150 Knock on Wood - Jensen fan Bill Smith gave up his job to restore a unique English ’woody’.  Dave Richards takes a trip into unknown country. Features 4 View
164 Our Classics - Lincoln Cosmopolitan-Julian Balme, Jensen Interceptor-Dave Richards, Triumph 2.5PI-James Elliott, MGB Roadster-Martin Port, Jaguar E-Type 4.2-Gaynor Cauter, Lotus Six-Steve Cropley, AC Ace 2.6-Simon Taylor. Features 5 View
170 Your Classics - Fiat 500 - Simon Grand - Grand designer loves baby Fiat. Restoration 1 View
182 Starter Classic - Austin A40 Farina.  The clean-cut car that threw away Austin's dumpy image is practical and fun, reckons Malcolm McKay. Features 4 View

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