Classic Cars (UK) - 1 Jul 2025
OPPOSITE ATTRACTIONS
Taming a vicious Viper on UK roads
Quentin Willson tips which BMW, Jag or Porsche to buy now
‘My Alfa SS seemed too far gone!’
How to buy a hybrid pioneer
Five decades with a Dolly Sprint
Honda Insight’s time has come
HOW POPULAR CULTURE, SPORT AND MARKETING SHAPED OUR VIEWS
Why the BAC Mono really was an instant classic
Welcome
Alfa Romeo GTV T-spark
Sunbeam Rapier Series IV
Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Aston Martin V8 Coupé
Jaguar E-type 3.8 FHC
Morris Minor Series 2
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS
Lancia Fulvia 1.3 S3
Dodge Viper RT/10
Honda Insight MKI
Aston Martin DB5
Lotus Seven S2
MGB Roadster
BAC Mono
Bizarre juxtaposition? Aston and MG tell us something new about each other
A singular purpose? Track-bred BAC Mono takes on public roads
This Triumph has
Sprinted to a place in its owner’s heart
A super sports car evoking a motorbike? Reader Chris Allen dream drives a Morgan
The Viper caught our attention when new; what does it mean now?
Against all the odds, Alfa Giulia SS has beautifully epic restoration
‘The BMW Z3M Coupé is now a bit of a cult car’
ENJOY 3 ISSUES OF CLASSIC CARS FOR JUST £5
The List A Classic Cars reader drives a Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports to discover whether his belief that it promises the thrills as a motorcycle but on four wheels is right
Epic Restoration Restoring an Alfa Romeo Giulia SS was a practical way for one Classic Cars reader to own his dream car. But was this example just too far gone to save?
Quentin Willson Nineties nostagia is fueling demand for cars like the BMW Z3M Coupé
Goodwood Members’ Meeting New touring car races define the 82nd event
Too single-minded? The visceral and track-bred BAC Mono was an instant classic, but is it too much for public roads, even those on the derestricted Isle of Man?
Our Cars Phil has a renewed push to get his Jaguar E-type running (p105), there are stalling issues for Russ’ Morris Minor (p106), and Sam welcomes his Alfa Romeo GTV (p109)
Life Cycle Left unfinished by the Canley works, a one-owner Triumph Dolomite Sprint was destined for obscurity until an exciting life beckoned over the border
Bonding Agents Travel back to the early Sixties to view the everyman MGB from the glamorous perspective of the Aston Martin DB5, and vice versa
Next Month 1975 – The Greatest Car Year? We drive the Ferrari 308GTB, Jaguar XJ-S, Lotus Eclat, Porsche 911 Turbo, and Volkswagen Golf GTI to help us decide
Buying Guide Both efficient and stylish, the MKI Honda Insight hybrid has come of age as an interesting modern classic, but you need to know what to check before diving in
Snake Dance More than 30 years after the venomous Dodge Viper RT/10 slithered into view, does this brawny brute measure up to its design brief?
Quentin Willson
Books & Models Alfa Romeo 75 heritage, and 1:18-scale Citroën Dyane and Porsche 917K
Letters
May-june 2025 highlights
30 Years Ago Today
Market News Trump’s car tariffs exempt classic cars but parts may still be hit by levies
Chasing Cars Hot hatches hit new heights at the Practical Classics Restoration Show
Flying Scotsman 2025 Vintage classic rally sees raft of European and Italian entries
Barn Finds Lotus Elite press car rescued and Fiat Abarth OT1300 heads to sale
Alex Riley ponders the birth of the microcar, and its seeming resurgence today
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‘What an unbelievable car. It’s simply stunning’
‘What an unbelievable car. It’s simply stunning’
CHRIS ALLEN’S TOP TEN
2011 Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports
CHRIS ALLEN’S CAR CV
[Want a Drive?]
Sports classics making wise buys
Evidence of softening Porsche 928 prices or a bargain?
Would I tip a condition 2 E-type? Let’s do the maths
ASK QUENTIN
ENJOY 3 ISSUES OF CLASSIC CARS FOR JUST £5
Hot hatches hit the heights
Market indicators
Dino 206GT records smashed on Bring a Trailer
Treat on a budget – 1967 Saab 96 V4, £3600
On the slide
On the up
Boney M-division: M1 in flares
Boney M-division: M1 in flares
Forecourt View
Trump’s car tariffs exempt classics
PRE-WAR BOUNCE BACK?
MUSEUM UNDER AUCTION
THE RISE OF SEALED BIDS
Goodwood’s touring car fever
Goodwood’s touring car fever
Scotland painted red
May-june highlights
COFFEE MEET OF THE MONTH
Ex-lotus press car rescued
Targa Florio Abarth for Villa d’este
Phantom II entombed for 50 years
STARS OF 1975
PLUS
You started my ’Healey!
Fiery relationship
First (sports car) love rekindled
Thanks for the advice Quentin
There’s a burgeoning wave of nostalgia-driven demand for the hottest cars from the Nineties; act quickly and there’s still time to get ahead of it
ALEX RILEY The resurgence of the microcar reminded me of a visit to a German car and bike museum last year. My reaction to this trend – das ist gut ja?
BONDING AGENTS
BONDING AGENTS
1964 Aston Martin DB5
ACCIDENTAL HERO
OWNING AN MGB
1966 MGB MKI
THE SPORTING CHOICE?
SNAKE DANCE
SNAKE DANCE
OWNING A DODGE VIPER
1994 Dodge Viper RT/10
TOO SINGLEMINDED?
TOO SINGLEMINDED?
2019 BAC Mono
‘It’s been an absolute nightmare’
‘It’s been an absolute nightmare’
Epic Restoration of the Year
MY FAVOURITE TOOL
LIFE STORY OF A TRIUMPH DOLOMITE SPRINT
Know your classic’s previous owners?
Honda Insight MKI
What to pay]
Honda Insight MKI
Alfa 75
MORE TO ENJOY
Tracks in the Sand
Fresh fuel, fresh hope
Putting the spark back
Sitrep: Condition Green
1960 Lotus Seven S2 £24,995
1964 Sunbeam Rapier IV £12,995
1998 Aston Martin V8 Coupé £89,950
1975 Lancia Fulvia S3 £24,995
2016 BENTLEY BENTAYGA 44,000 MILES.
2013 BENTLEY GT SPEED 27,000 MILES.
1996 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPUR 33,000 MILES.
1980 ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE. ONLY 49,000 MILES.
1998 JAGUAR. MILES 125,000.
Rutters Parts Dept - Largest in the world outside the Morgan factory.
2016 Morgan 4/4 80th Anniversary Edition
2014 Morgan Plus 4 - Just Arrived into Stock!
1929 20/25 Rolls-royce Windovers Landaulette
1953 Bentley R-type based Two Seater V8 engined Special
1933 Bentley 3½ Barker Sporting Two Door Drophead Coupe
PART OF THE FAMILY
‘Clever engineering and design have begotten a new breed of Alfa Romeo’
1967 ASTON MARTIN DB6 VOLANTE
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