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Classic & Sports Car • JULY 2025 • VOLUME 44, NO 4

RUNNING UP THAT HILL • A century after Aston Clinton Hill Climb fell quiet, the vehicles of its heyday returned for a big birthday bash

STAR CARS OF THE CLIMB

CLASSICSGET ON THE ROAD

Tragedy strikes at Bicester Motion

Hypercars head home

Variety is the spice of life at Goodwood Retro

Customs rule California show

Gullwing swoops at La Jolla

Historic MG returns to its old stomping ground

OBITUARY

From the archives

PARTY TIME AT THE PARK

Clubmans competition gets heated

Unique TR turbo roars to victory

Eire hosts vintage delights

German icons triumph on the Côte d’Azur

Escorts dominate in Wales

Paddock profile

UNTOUCHEDBUG RARITYSURFACES

COPSE A LOAD OF THIS

DELAGE SET FOR RALLY RETURN

AN ORIGINAL AUSTRO-DAIMLER

ABARTH TARGA FLORIO VETERAN COMES UP FOR AUCTION

A RARE RILEY’S SLOW REVIVAL

SORRY STILETTO IS BACK TO FORM

Look familiar? • Want to track down a lost love or looking for history on your current classic? Send details and pictures to the p9 address or email requests to alastair.clements@haymarket.com

ILYA AVAKOV • This Russian industrial designer enjoys creating automotive art to unwind after work

Book of the month

Model of the month

Pick of the month

Tested this month

Mick WALSH

Simon TAYLOR

Martin BUCKLEY

Letter of the month

Pedant of the month • Pedant of the month wins a C&SC baseball cap. Send your observations to alastair.clements@haymarket.com

Comments & clarifications

FRONT-DRIVE FANTASY • 67-X: George Barris’outrageous take on the Oldsmobile Toronado

A ROYAL RUMBLE

DAIMLER SP250 & MORGAN PLUS 8

ASTON MARTIN DBS V8 & TRIUMPH STAG

DAIMLER MAJESTIC MAJOR & BENTLEY S2

TVR CERBERA 4.5 & JAGUAR XKR

LOTUS ESPRIT V8 & MCLAREN MP4-12C

THE VERDICT

Charity begins athome • This spectacular Speed Six was commissioned by a philanthropic New York heiress, mating Bentley muscle with Prohibition-era style

Don’t make me laugh… • It may be a figure of fun for some, but theBond Bug is a pioneering icon of automotivedesign that has truly stood the test of time

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART • MG’s XPower SV offered a thrilling new deployment of Ford’s Modular V8, but Shelby Automotive had similar ideas

All American halo • Cadillac’s lofty flagship for the late 1950s was a handbuilt showcase of material finish and technological convenience

So near and yet so far • The world’s fastest road car wasn’t built for racing, but the Harrods McLaren F1 GTR led the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours… until it didn’t

“I did one stage ridingon the back bumper, justtoget traction” • Paul Easter made his name as a works co-driver during one of world rallying’s defining eras, and he remembers every minute of it

The BUGS from BRAZIL • Volkswagen has been making cars in Brazil for nearly seven decades, with home-brewed variants that range from tweaked Type 2s to local Specials

NO EXPENSE SPARED • The incredible Loh Collection is now open to...