February 2012 • Volume 30 No 11 • On sale 5 January

SPORTS CAR FUN ALL YEAR ROUND

84 In praise of the targa’s blend of roadster thrills and coupé practicality

106 Marcos 1800: the car that made us take Jem Marsh seriously

122 Driving a super-rare middie by southcoast minnow Elva

102 Haulers of fa me: mighty tr ansporters that ferried the motor-sport greats

128 Embarrassment of riches – not one, but three drop-top Aurelias

THIS MONTH

NEWS Editorial

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Best of 2011

News & events

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COMMENT Alain de Cadenet Inside line 33 Mick Walsh From the cockpit 35 Simon Taylor Full throttle 37 Martin Buckley Backfire 39 Letters 41 Subscribe! 08448 488835 44 REVIEWS Motoring art 46 Books 49 Models 53 Automobilia 55 Classic shrines 57 Next month 59

FEATURES Lifting the lid...

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...on removable-roof greats from TVR, Bristol, Porsche, Honda, Toyota, Fiat, Chevy, Triumph, Ferrari and Lancia Il Duce’s Alfa Romeo 96 The fascinating tale of a 6C-2500 ordered new by Benito Mussolini Scrapbook: transporters 102 Our picks of the most desirable support trucks in the paddock Marsh hits the bigtime 106 Sampling the first production Marcos Popular plus 112 Ballamy-tuned ‘perpendicular’ Ford squares up to a standard survivor Richard Graves 118 Late Jensen director’s final interview Elva GT160 122 BMW-powered Le Mans contender Lancia Aurelias 128 B50, plus B24 Spider and Convertible

Buying Britain’s top GT: don’t fork out for a DB4-6 before reading our guide 156

147 Engine builder turns his hand to Aston Martin restoration

141 Your classic: five decades of Alfa Romeo enthusiasm

LIVING WITH CLASSICS Our classics 134 Your classics Alfa GTV 141 Garage gear 143 How to... Rustproof 145 Specialist 147

BUYING AND SELLING Auctions 148 Market place 154 Buyer’s guide Aston DB4-6 156 Case histories start on 167 30 years of C&SC 226

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