MARCH 2021

There are lots of great stories inside the March 2021 issue of Classic Cars magazine...

OWNING

p70 Epic Restoration One man’s mission to restore a special Land Rover Tickford shooting brake

p76 Life Cycle The life of a Ford Racing Puma that’s lived up to its name

p91 Our Cars Phil’s Jaguar E-type enjoys a salt-free diet (p91), Stewart’s Chrysler Imperial acquires a stablemate (p92), and Nigel’s Alvis 12/40 avoids hillclimbing (p94)

DRIVING

p6 The Fisherman’s Tale Resident angler Russ takes to the banks in a special Alvis TF21

p60 Scramble for the Finnish Driving Henri Toivonen’s 1984 1000 Lakes Lancia 037

BUYING

p14 Quentin Willson's hot tips on a perpetual Bentley bargain, overlooked VW and flying Ford

p16 Chasing Cars Russ spots a healthy market, with strong Alfa and Mercedes sales

p20 A Winner’s Ride Ex-Walter Röhrl Porsche 911 2.7RS comes to market

p22 Tempting Buys Perfect Jaguar SS100 and rare Aston DB7 take our fancy

p38 The Non-Usual Suspects Opt for a ‘lesser’ model and you could drive a classic icon for a lot less outlay – choose from VW Golf GTI MkII, BMW M535i, Alfa Romeo GT Junior, Porsche 964, Ferrari 308 GTSi, Jaguar E-type S2 and Aston Martin DB6 PLUS – designer Klaus Zyciora on the enduring appeal of the Golf GTI

p82 Buying Guide Get yourself into a cool, groundbreaking Austin A40 Farina

p89 Books & Models Celebrate Pininfarina with new book and 1:18 Ferrari 365 California

p99 Ads on Test Road-tested Lea-Francis 14hp (p99), Plymouth Satellite (p100), Triumph TR7 V8 (p103) and MGA (p104) vie for your wallet contents this month

p154 Price Guide More than 1400 classics valued

p139 Advertise your classic for free

THE MONTH IN CARS

p24 Per Ardua Ad Infinitum Works Ford Escort RS2000 stars at Bicester-based winter rally

p26 Events Planner New events herald a more optimistic classic 2021

p28 Barn Finds Prototype Jensen Interceptor emerges amid Australian hoard

p32 Next Month Enjoy V8-powered saloons from the Daimler 250 and its rivals

p33 Letters Owning Denis Jenkinson’s Grand Prix-express Jaguar E-type

p35 Quentin Willson recalls Vauxhall Firenza frenzy at Caffeine & Machine

p37 John Fitzpatrick finds that the Nürburgring sends him to sleep

p162 30 Years Ago Today How a new steering system ruined the new Audi Quattro