Classic & Sports Car November 2005

Overview

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherClassic & Sports Car
Published date 01/11/2005
Pages260

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
110 Angels of the South - The BMW 507 took a forecourt battering from Merc's rival 300SL roadster when new.  Almost 50 years on, can Munich's most vaunted redress the balance in the battle of the ultimate '50s supercruisers?  Martin Buckley decides. Multi vehicle - Reviews 6 View
116 Nine's lives - Colin Chapman's works MKIX was a very special Lotus.  For XPE 6's 50th birthday his wife Hazel gets back aboard as Mick Walsh reports. Features 4 View
120 Cutting edge - Fifty years after Billy Rootes' love affair with American cars inspired the Sunbeam Rapier, Jon Pressnell celebrates the anniversary in an ultra-rare Series 1. Features 4 View
126 Battle of the banned - Spurned by the office for endless bickering, C&C's sports car owners were dispatched to settle the argument once and for all.  AC Ace 2.6, Austin-healey 300, Jaguar E-Type 4.2, Lotus Elan S2,. MGB. Features 6 View
134 Ballerina - This tiny mid-engined Coupe is de Tomaso's first road car, Paul Hardiman drives the sensational Vallelunga prototype. Features 5 View
140 Scales of justice - Few cars are as synonymous with law enforcement as the Wolseley 6/80 and Citroen's Traction.  Andrew Roberts has them both under surveillance. Features 5 View
146 Sisters under the skin - Two gorgeous XJ-S successors were born in the '90s: the DB7 and XK8.  The winner is not the obvious choice, says Andrew Frankel. Multi vehicle - Reviews 5 View
154 Cut to the chase - Richard Heseltine fantasises about being Kirk Douglas in the very Ferrari 212 Export that became a Burano for the Hollywood movie The Racers. Features 6 View
166 Our Classics - Bentley 4¼ Litre, Simon Taylor.   Tatra 603, Dave Richards.  Rover P5B Coupe, James Elliott.  Ford Falcon, Julian Balme.  MG Midget, Jon Pressnell. Features 5 View
180 Specialist - Long player keeps pumps circulating.  EP Services - reconditioning of water pumps General interest 1 View
184 Starter Classic - Porsche 924-944 - The earliest watercooled Porsches are now great-value first classics, explains Malcolm McKay. Features 4 View

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