In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Classic Cars (UK)

• Welcome
  Despite the rarefied world it was born into, the Jensen Interceptor and FF have held a stronger position in the public consciousness than pure build numbers justify
• ‘I feel like a gentleman on a mission!’
  Classic Cars reader Richard Gotch grew up with a poster of an Alvis on his bedroom wall. Will a drive in a special coachbuilt TD21 live up to its promise of speed and glamour?
• Tuscan Speed Six gets moving
  Can this under-the-radar road rocket finally match its price to its performance?
• Old Fords meet in the middle
  Recent sales suggest the humble cars rise higher while the icons slide back a little
• Reborn Countach leads in Italy
  Will the moderns make headlines, or is there life in the old darlings at Villa d’Este?
• Celebrity ownership: does it matter?
  Does star ownership really affect forecasted car sales prices?
• Under new management
  Retro Classics Essen picked up where Techno Classica left off, bringing its own flavour
• Ronnie’s rockets land at Salon Privé
  Ex-Peterson BMWs add wild colour to London event
• May-June highlights
  New racing events bring the summer in
• Pegasus trots from the stables
  Two examples of very rare Nineties British luxury sports car found in France and UK
• Ready, steady, drive!
  Dust off your classic car and hit the open road this spring. Every issue of Classic Cars magazine delivers the most inspirational stories of pursuing, owning, driving, restoring and living with outstanding cars of the past.
• JULIAN THOMSON
  To truly understand a brand I’m designing for, I like to go full method-actor and buy an iconic model from its past. Sometimes that doesn’t work out so well…
• ALEX RILEY
  The well-received arrival of the new Honda Prelude made me yearn for those splendid days when most manufacturers offered at least one affordable coupé
• MAKING PROGRESS
  60 years ago, the tiny Jensen firm unleashed the Interceptor and its FF sibling on an unsuspecting world. We drive one of Jensen’s original FF press cars and discover what made these definitive GTs irresistable to captains of industry and celebrities alike
• BUSINESS CLASS
  The Interceptor had proved to be a favourite among corporate highfliers, so as the Sixties drew to close, Jensen enterprisingly sought to offer a version especially tailored to the successful executive
• ‘THERE WAS NO HIDING THE FACT THAT IT WAS AN OLD CAR’
  Richard Gotch was the very last PR man for the Kelvin Way-based Jensen concern. He reveals the passion and the chaos surrounding the Interceptor’s last days, and recalls what might have been
• SPOTTER’S GUIDE
  The Jensen Interceptor and FF evolved subtly but frequently during its turbulent 26-year lifespan. Here, we track the key changes
• ‘Anything that could deteriorate, had done’
  The opportunity to restore a very early Land Rover Discovery was too hard to resist for lifelong marque fan and specialist Dan Clark – but was the car too far gone?
• LIFE STORY OF A MERCEDES 280SL
  In the same family for more than four decades, this Mercedes-Benz 280SL has travelled the UK, been school run transport, and is now enjoying retirement as the grand tourer it was designed to be
• PRE-WAR PINNACLE
  As the company’s last and greatest model of the Thirties – and W O Bentley’s final design – the Lagonda V12 should have ruled all its rivals. Time to reassess its unfulfilled potential
• POINTING TO THE FUTURE
  This year, it’s 50 years since the Lotus Esprit first went on sale. Helped by dedicated owners and people who created it, we tell the story of the daringly different Lotus
• Five steps to buying a Citroën AXGT
  Chic, cheap to run and with enthusiastic support, the Citroën AXGT is an unsung Eighties hot hatchback hero that offers affordable driving thrills
• 1960 Jaguar Mk2 3.4 £34,995
  Not the most desirable specification, but as Alan Anderson asks, could this Mk2 be the perfect summer cruiser?
• 1965 Volvo P1800S £39,995
  This twice-restored Volvo coupé has lived an impressive life. Sam Dawson asks… could you be the one to continue it?
• 1961 Austin-Healey MkII £10,995
  A fully restored, Russ Smith-approved Sprite which, notes Alan Anderson, is now on the market £2k cheaper too
• 1964 Daimler SP250, £29,995
  Alan Anderson finds that a rebuilt engine and mechanical restoration add to the value-driven appeal of this V8 sports car
• ‘General Motors’ action has harmed the entire industry’
  In July 1966, safety campaigner Ralph Nader found an unlikely defender in none other than Stirling Moss
• Price Guide
  Our quarterly guide brings you freshly updated prices for 1400-plus classics