Contents

NEWS

• The big picture
• Best of 2022
• News & events
• Sport
• Lost & found

REVIEWS

• Motoring art Heidi Mraz
• Books
• Models
• Garage gear

COMMENT

• Mick Walsh From the cockpit
• Simon Taylor Full throttle
• Martin Buckley Backfire
• Letters
• Next month

FEATURES

Everyman supercars

• The Lamborghini Jalpa, Lotus Esprit Turbo and Ferrari 328 were mid-engined marvels for which no excuses had to be made
• Ferrari for the school run Sbarro Super eight: the hatchback that’s more supercar than supermarket trolley

96 Sizzling in Paris

• Martin Buckley takes a midnight tour of the French capital by Bugatti T57S Atalante

104 Elisabeth Junek remembered

racing pioneer who had the men rattled

110 Epic AEC Regent restoration

Typical, you wait ages for one engine rebuild, then three come along…

116 Shooting brake for the masses

• The survival story of the rare Austin A70 Hereford, an affordable post-war woodie

122 Surf’s up, UK-style

• Proof positive that California doesn’t have a monopoly on timber-clad station wagons
• Silverstone’s shrine to racing A Formula One geek’s guide to the long-awaited national museum for motorsport
• Jaguar vs Vanden Plas Unlikely rivals, perhaps, but the S-type 3.4 and 4 litre R were priced to do battle

138 Another Mini adventure

• The behind-the-scenes tale of the BMC baby’s on-screen antics in Amsterdam

CLASSIC LIFE

• Our classics
• Your classic Ford V8 Super Deluxe
• Also in my garage

THE MARKETPLACE

• Trade news
• The specialist
• Buyer’s guide Land Rover Discovery
• Classified picks

202 Future classic Bentley Flying Spur