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BOOK NOW! • Some of these events may seem a long way off, but you’ll need to secure your place now if you want to take part

The Maestro remembered • A huge memorial service for Sir Stirling Moss OBE brought central London to a standstill

News feed

GEARBOX Michael Quinn • Historic racer, son of Pat Appleyard and grandson of Sir Williams Lyons – unsurprisingly, he dabbles in Jaguars a bit

JAY LENO • The Collector

DEREK BELL • The Legend

STEPHEN BAYLEY • The Aesthete

ROBERT COUCHER • The Driver

4C or not 4C?

FORCE • From under-the-radar collector status to realistic daily-drive prospect, the G-Series is the air-cooled 911 of the moment. As it hits its 50th anniversary, Porsche authority Steve Bennett tells us why

FORCE FED • The 911 Turbo also celebrates 50 years this year – and it all kicked off with the G-Series

NART BEFORE TIME • Unseen in public since 1988, this ultra-rare and forward-thinking Ferrari 365 GTB/4 NART Spider will soon be unleashed at The Quail, Monterey. David Lillywhite got to see it first

RED&GOLD • What’s the best classic bang for your buck? A fire truck, says Jay Leno, especially when it has a V12

Rupert Keegan • A life in motorsport, from Formula 3 to Formula 1, via frustration with Sir John Surtees to turning down an offer from Paul Newman

Back to a different future • Pontiac’s Tempest was packed with improbable engineering and ingenious bodgery from a young John DeLorean. Sam Glover drives an early survivor

NINTH LIFE • This Jaguar C-X75 began life as a stunt car for a James Bond movie. And now, uniquely, it’s escaped into the real world

hanoi rocks! • Rally newcomers Peter and Louise Morton won an epic South-East Asian adventure in a hitherto unsung historic rally car, a 1972 Rover P6 3500

More than meets the eye • As this long-forgotten marque celebrates its 120th anniversary, Massimo Delbò experiences the subtle charms of the 1936 Hotchkiss Type 686 Paris/Nice Côte d’Azur

CRUCIBLE OF CIVILISATION • Robert Coucher finds Aston Martin’s origins are surprisingly close to home in London – and prowls the city in an exquisite DB4 Series V

Opera of the Phantom • 2004 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM

Soupingup the Saab • 1971 SAAB 96 V4

Joy machine • 2000 HONDA INTEGRA TYPE R

Happy ending • 1968 JAGUAR 240

As you like it • 1993 PORSCHE 911 TARGA BY THEON DESIGN

Junior grows up • 2024 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE

Time is running out • 2024 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO

Giovanni Savonuzzi • A design great rarely credited for his masterworks, which include the Cisitalia 202, arguably the first modern GT

English Electric Lightning • Fearsomely fast jet that served for nearly 30 years

Pocket the difference • Unlike horse-drawn carriages, these vestiges of the past work just as well in the modern world, and are a bargain

Zenith El Primero • One of the greatest movements, not yet priced as such

Gear

BMW Behind the Scenes • STEVE SAXTY, stevesaxty.com, £235 for three-volume set, £79.95 for BMW by Design only

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Porsches strong in California • Broad Arrow’s Porsche-only Air|Water event sale raises a respectable $15.6m

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