Sports Car Legends is a brand-new offering. We’ve dug into the best from the pages of C&SC over the past 15 years to compile our ultimate collection of features celebrating the rich history of the sports-car genre.
Welcome
JAGUAR LEGENDS • Driving Coventry’s coolest cats on both road and track
Supercar Legends
BALANCE of POWER • In a world exclusive meeting, two generations of Ford GT are reunited with sublime GT40 MkIII, but which one would we want to take home?
BLUE MOON • The most beautiful and elusive of all Alfa Romeos, the Tipo 33 Stradale is the forgotten supercar
THE ENIGMA MACHINE • Myths continue to surround the game-changing Lamborghini Miura. The original supercar’s appeal is unhindered, but the question of who designed it endures
Model evolution
From conception to prototype
Behind the wheel of the original supercar
Buying a Miura*
Changing of the guard • In the mid-’60s, the new breed of ‘supercars’ pioneered the mid-engined layout, but can our confirmed GT Man trade Ferrari Daytona for De Tomaso or Lamborghini?
ALL-TIME HAI • Of all the wannabe supercar makers, Monteverdi is perhaps the most enigmatic – and the near-mythical Hai its most outrageous model
Man and motors
EXTREME SPORTS • While there’s no such thing as an ‘ordinary’ 911, only a select few rank among the true greats. The mighty Carrera RS 2.7, 930 turbo and 959 are three of the very finest
Chasing the ultimate thrill • Is a Lamborghini really worth a dozen times more than a De Tomaso? Pantera meets Countach in a search for the 1970s’ greatest supercar
The alternatives
It came from OUTER SPACE • Or at least it looked as if it had in 1971, when the outrageous Lamborghini Countach landed. More than five decades later, it’s lost none of that impact
Marcello on the birth of Countach
MAXIMUM ATTACK! • The Lancia Stratos caused a sensation in the rallying world it was built to dominate, but it has few equals as an exhilarating road car
Junior class • With their V8 engines and extra pair of seats, the Ferrari 308GT4 and Lamborghini Urraco were overlooked for decades, but their niche appeal has drawn a loyal following
A design legend
KEEPING THE BRITISH END UP • From childhood dream to restoration nightmare: one man’s epic journey to create not one but two of the most faithful James Bond Esprits ever built
BETTER, LATE & CLEVER • They weren’t first to the supercar party, but Ferrari and Maserati came back fighting in 1971 with the innovative 365GT4 Berlinetta Boxer and Bora
THE LEGENDS SERIES
Singing a new tune • What do you do if your ‘standard’ Ferrari feels a bit too slow? Back in the early 1980s, sticking on a couple of turbos seemed like a good idea
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‘This motor doesn’t sing: it’s a feral, intoxicating brew that blends snarls and grumbles, shouts and screams’ • Is the Diablo stuck in a no-man’s land between the iconic Countach and Audi-era usability, or is it a Lamborghini legend in waiting?
THE UNHOLY TRINITY • Three sensational machines came to define the 1990s as the era of the 200mph supercar. Here Ferrari takes on Jaguar and Bugatti in the ultimate showdown
Super trio’s racing uncertainties
Supercars that weren’t so super
Smooth operator • It might not have the edge in looks over Giugiaro’s original Lotus Esprit, but Peter Stevens’ softer successor is a more practical proposition
Middle ground
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM • It may have taken him half a century, but the creation of the NSX was the realisation of Soichiro Honda’s lifelong ambition
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