Classic & Sports Car March 2005

Overview

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherClassic & Sports Car
Published date 01/03/2005
Pages228

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
92 Race of Champions - When Triumph conceived its rock-solid roadster, few anticipated such universal appeal and competition glory.  Malcolm McKay argues that, 50 years on, the sidescreen TR remains the most versatile classic. Features 6 View
98 Achtung Baby! - Dave Richards went undercover for the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in, er, Derbyshire.  It proved a surreal experience. General interest 2 View
100 Antiques Roadshow - Every autumn the Antique Roadshow Club of America stages the greatest free car show on earth.  Mick Walsh meets the heroes of Hershey. Events 4 View
104

Dark Horses - Maserati’s Merak and Ferrari’s 308GT4 led the junior supercar boom of the 1970s, but, says Andrew Noakes they’re more than just cheap substitutes for a Bora or Boxer.

Multi vehicle - Reviews 5 View
110 Delicious Curves - Top Ten - Corners and curves are the backbone of a great race venue and soon sort the dreamers from the doers.  Here’s our guide to the best of motor sport’s gravity-defying radii. Multi vehicle - Reviews 2 View
112 High and Mighty - The passion for ’vintage’ Bentleys means a few saloons have excaped the chop, which is why this original 3 Litre is so exquisitely rare, says Andrew Frankel. Features 5 View
118 The Executive Set - Forget the bullbous old family saloons of the 1950s and ’60s - the must-have transport of the ’70s was a sharply styled six-cylinder, writes Andrew Roberts. Ford Consul GT, Triumph 2500S, Vauxhall Ventora FE, Wolseley Six Multi vehicle - Reviews 6 View
124 Giorgo’s Marauder - The ’ultimate sports car’ was Giugiaro’s calling card for Ital Design.  Mick Walsh examines the Maserati Boomerang, the ’71 show sensation rediscovered outside a Benidorm disco. Features 4 View
128 Circuit Training - Get in form for a visit to the races by stopping off at the Le Mans motor museum - it’s full of fascinating stuff, road and track says Jon Pressnell. General interest 4 View
132

A Lot Of Hot Air - The Socéma-Grégoire gas turbine wowed the crowds at the 1952 Paris Salon.  But was it all ’show’ and no ’go’? Jon Pressnell investigates.

General interest 3 View
140 Our Classics - The C&SC Fleet’s triumphs and traumas - Austin Cooper, Dave Richards - Downsizing for some Mini hahas.  Gaynor Cauter, Jaguar E-Tpe 4.2 -Are you sitting comfortably?  Martin Port, MGB Roadster -Tune-up puts B back on song.  Piper P2, James Elliott, -Red rocket never fails to astonish.  Ford Ranch Wagon, Julian Balme - Gasser gets big dose of snake oil.  Restoration 4 View
144 Your Classics - Jaguar XK120 - Michael Buchanan - XK rekindles love affair with Jags. Features 1 View
147 Specialist - Manifold Skills Make Great Exhausts - JP Exhausts General interest 1 View
154 Starter Classic - BMW Isetta - The most popular of all the bubblecars makes a compact, fashionable and fun first classic, explains Malcolm McKay. Features 4 View

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