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Classic & Sports Car • FEBRUARY 2026 • VOLUME 44, NO11

THE BIG PICTURE

DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER • The C&SC team pops on the rose-tinted spectacles to count down the best bits from the class of 2025

Maserati upstages the Essen moderns

COLLECTORS AND RACERS STAR IN SPAIN

Marquette rarity stuns on the East Coast

Goodwood lauds tin-tops

Festive fun for Porsche fans

Horses prance in UAE

The Gulf focuses on collecting

OBITUARY

From the archives

ESCORT DOMINATES IN THE FORESTS

Paddock profile

ELECTRON IS REBORN FOR THE ROAD

LEA-FRANCIS TO RACE AGAIN

RARE LOAD-LUGGER RESTORED

A STORED SCIMITAR WITH A STRANGE FACE

A RARE PANHARD APPEARS

ALVIS IS REAL BARN-FIND DEAL

A PEEL DOWN UNDER

Look familiar?

PAUL CAMERON • This design specialist has channelled his creative talent into automotive art, with dramatic results

Book of the month

Model of the month

Pick of the month

Tested this month

Mick WALSH

Simon TAYLOR

Martin BUCKLEY

THE LEGENDS SERIES

Letter of the month

MARANELLO PRODIGIES • Ferrari’s greatest junior supercars do battle as Dino 246 meets F355

Blown AWAY • What better way to kick off our celebration of turbocharging than to pick some of the C&SC team’s forced-induction favourites?

CHEVROLET CORVAIR CORSA TURBO

RENAULT 5 TURBO

SAAB 99 TURBO

FORD SIERRA RS COSWORTH

PORSCHE 911 TURBO

SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STi

FIAT UNO TURBO ie

THE FORCE AWAKENS • When atmospheric pressure was no longer enough, engineers turned to turbocharging – the art of using exhaust gases to force-feed an engine fuel and air

Brawn with a silver spoon • To some at Crewe the idea of a hopped-up Mulsanne went against all the firm stood for, but the Turbo R would save Bentley’s bacon

BOOM & BOOST • Formula One’s first turbo era fuelled a runaway freight train of technical one-upmanship and unmanageable horsepower

DEREK WARWICK: TURBOS REMEMBERED

COMPLETING THE PACKAGE

Two’s a party • Alejandro de Tomaso not only redefined Maserati for the next two decades with the 1982 Biturbo, but also introduced the world to twin turbocharging

Great expectations • BMW’s 328 is a true icon of sports car development, but can it really live up to its reputation – and how does Jaguar’s SS100 compare?

FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON • When a keen amateur from Wales wanted a one-off racer with V8 punch, he turned to a niche local car maker. The Gilbern-Chevrolet was the result

LESTWE FORGET • The site of one of WW2’s key battle grounds is now home to its key mechanical protagonists

ARCHIVE

It’s hip to be square • Post-war drivers seeking real practicality could choose from a new breed of estate cars from traditional favourites Standard, Ford and Hillman

JANUARY SALE • Get 2026 off to a roaring start with 3 ISSUES FOR £3!

AT LAST, A JAGUAR TO SHOUT ABOUT

MEET THE FLEET

IT’S SO GOOD, I BUILT IT TWICE

GARY GAND • This Avanti owner and guitar collector is a curator of mid-century Modernism

FERRARI 12CILINDRI • Maranello’s latest V12 gran turismo sticks to its famous maker’s...