September 2012 • Volume 31 No 6 • On sale 2 August

Move over Ferrari!

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The same, but different: uprated Jensen, Jag and MG head-to-head

106 Forget the GTO, says

Walsh: the Cobra Daytona is GTking

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Celebrating the effortless elegance of Touring’s Alfa Praho

161 All the news plus exclusive previews of the Revival’s star attractions

Can’t afford a Cobra? No problem, try Blackpool’s budget V8 treat 200

problem, No Cobra? a afford Can’t 200

144 Playing 007 in a Dr. No-style Alpine

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176Ourclassics: Wooly Bully returns to the track classics: Our

Bully Wooly to returns track the

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189Specialist: our friends electric

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COMMENT Mick Walsh From the cockpit 35 Alain de Cadenet Inside line 37 James Elliott Misfire 39 Simon Taylor Full throttle 41 Martin Buckley Backfire 43 Letters 45 Subscribe! 08448 488835 48 REVIEWS Motoring art 50 Books 53 Models 57 Automobilia 59 Classic shrines 61 Next month 63

FEATURES AC Cobra 289 vs 427 100 Julian Balme lives a childhood fantasy Shelby Daytona Coupe 106 Charmed by the fastest snake of all Carroll before the Cobra 112 From chicken-farmer to Le Mans star Alfa Romeo Praho 118 Sampling a Touring take on the 2000 Mercedes-Benz W125 124 Lap of the ’Ring in a Grand Prix legend Jensen vs Jag vs MG 134 1960s style, 2012 pace and reliability Top ten Bond cars 140 Our pick of the secret agent’s steeds Dr. No at 50 144 Taking a Sunbeam back to Pinewood Railton’s lightweight 150 Anglo-American hybrid at Brooklands ADO16 vs Cortina 154 Ford meets BMC in a 1962 sales war

Goodwood Revival guide 161 Unmissable 14-page supplement

LIVING WITH CLASSICS Our classics 176 Your classics Mazda MX-5 183 Garage gear 187 Specialist 189

BUYING AND SELLING Auctions 190 Market place 198 Buyer’s guide TVR Chimaera 200 Case histories start on 213 30 years of C&SC 282

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