‘It is insanely, brilliantly and addictively fast –
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Contents
NEWS The big picture
Le Mans Classic 2022
News & events
Sport
Lost & found
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REVIEWS Motoring art Kieran Gabriel
Books
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COMMENT Mick Walsh From the cockpit
Simon Taylor Full throttle
Martin Buckley Backfire
Letters
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FEATURES FLY LIKE AN EGAL
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James Page straps himself in for the ride of his life as the Ford Galaxie’s iron-fist V8 drops into the velvet-glove Jaguar E-type IN THATCHER’S WHEELTRACKS 96 Getting all prime ministerial aboard the Rover P5B that ferried Mrs T to the Queen PORSCHE VS MAZDA 102 Can Japan’s great pretender RX-7 square up to the 944 Cabriolet that inspired it?
FORD TAUNUS 20M RS
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Charlie Calderwood tracks down a rare example of the Rallye Sport pioneer DRINKING GAMES 118 Thirsty V8s from Mercedes and Jensen that have more in common than might appear WHEN PEUGEOT WENT RACING 126 Driving the Darl’mat 402 Spécial Sport that was a surprise Le Mans contender OCEAN DRIVE 132 One student’s remarkable coast-to-coastto-coast journey in his 1969 Volvo 144S ALAIN DE CADENET 138 A tribute to our much-loved contributor BEST CARS IN THE WORLD? 144 Cadillac looked to topple the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II and Jaguar XJ12 when it sent its mid-size Seville to British shores
LIVING WITH CLASSICS Our classics 156 Your classic Renault 4 F6 167 Also in my garage 169 The specialist 170
BUYING AND SELLING The marketplace
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Buyer’s guide Lamborghini Countach 176 Classified picks from 187 Future classic Morgan Super 3 218
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