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Toyota 2000GT first test-drive after a £150k rebuild

Orient Expression Toyota 2000GT First test after a £150k rebuild.  Almost overnight, the beautiful Toyota 2000GT shredded the dull, conservative reputation of Japanese cars....

Gran Design – DeLorean DMC-12, Lancia Beta Montecarlo, Maserati Khamsin and Lotus Esprit S2

This quartet pushed their own angular ideologies for a post-organic automotive  design future. Former Jaguar, Lotus and TVR designer Oliver Winterbottom gives his acute...

1954 Jaguar XK120 FHC

Standing in the rain with his father at the Revival watching C-types and XK120s drift round corners left its mark on Angus Doe. He’s...

1987 Group A Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6

Peugeot 205 Rally Car risen from the gravel. Fate is key to Dominic Delaney and his Group A Peugeot 205 rally car, now back competing in his hands after disappearing for 25 years. Words Jim Blackstock. Photography Paul Harmer. Back on the gravel after a 25-year hibernation.

1957 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Outlaw

Outlaw Enforcement. A whole new attitude for Italy’s graceful GT. The sublime Lancia Aurelia B20 GT is a hard act to follow.So how to...

1967 Ferrari Daytona Prototype road test

Leonardo Fioravanti’s flight of fancy made real. That road started here, with the prototype for what became the 365 GTB/4. Jeroen Booij plots its...

Porsche 356 Speedster

The 911 precursor sans a roof in Casablanca. Play it again, Sam Porsche 356 Speedster. Many moons ago we stumbled upon a 356 Speedster in Casablanca. Could anything be more exotic? Words by Sirish Chandran. Photography by Gaurav S Thombre.

2017 RPM Technik Porsche 911

RPM Technik Porsche 911. Backdated and updated, this 964-based narrow-bodied 911 is one man’s vision made real - and it’s a cracking drive. Photography: Gus Gregory. The resurgence of restomodding, in particular of old 911s, has largely been driven by Singer Vehicle Design. The extraordinary creations from Rob Dickinson’s crew in California have transformed the perception of what many would once have considered a grubby hobby.

2017 Porsche Panamera 4S Diesel 971 driven

Porsche Panamera 4S Diesel. A V8 diesel should be the perfect partner for Porsche’s distance-devouring four-door. Emphasis on ‘should’... Since the first examples of Porsche’s first four-door coupe were delivered in 2009, it has been clear that a torque-rich, blown V8 diesel would suit the car well. Such an engine would give the Panamera the perfect blend of range and performance, further enhancing its ability to cover monster miles in one sitting. Now that engine is here.

1968 Citroën DS Presidential General De Gaulle Limousine

French Dressing Presidential Citroën. At the Élysée Palace with De Gaulle’s DS. This rather special Citroën DS was commissioned for General de Gaulle at great expense. So why was it rarely used? Words Jon Pressnell. Photography Daniel Denis. Archive renderings Citroën Communication.

1963 Lola Mk6 road test

Long time coming 50-year restoration of the GT40’s inspiration. It’s more than 50 years since its owner saw the Lola GT prototype in Eric...

Eagle Spyder GT – reimagined Jaguar E-Type

Just your type? This reimagined E-type goes beyond anything Jaguar ever tried to achieve.Andrew English examines the philosophy behind Eagle’s Spyder GT. Photography James Lipman.

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