Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

| 27 Feb 2025
Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is on sale now, celebrating one of the more colourful and controversial eras of the UK motor industry.

You can buy your copy at your nearest newsagent or a supermarket, or click here and have it delivered to you, wherever you live in the world.

Want to read digitally? You can enjoy British Leyland Legends on Readly – click here for details.

This is the 24th edition in Classic & Sports Car’s Legends series, featuring some of the best articles from the past 30 years of our magazine.

If you’ve missed one, there might be a chance to catch up. At the time of writing, you can still buy Bugatti Legends, 1990s Legends, Triumph Legends and German Legends. Click here to get your copy before they sell out.

Starring many much-loved marques, scroll for a flavour of what’s inside the brand-new Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends.

Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

We remember the underrated luxury and discreet appeal that six-cylinder power brought to the Austin 3 Litre and Wolseley Six.

Martin Buckley brings you their stories from p72.

Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

Also in Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends, Martin Buckley considers two practical classics.

Range Rover and Triumph 2.5 PI Estate face off from p108.

Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

We pay tribute to the final Jaguar models with a link to the marque’s founder from p146.

Simon Charlesworth brings together XJ6, XJ-S and XKR, while also marking the end of production at the famous Browns Lane factory.

Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

It’s all about the Mini from p26.

Simon Charlesworth returns for this six-strong celebration of go-faster Minis, from across four decades of fun.

Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now

And from p166 we’re shining the spotlight on the Triumph TR8.

As Greg MacLeman shares, it might’ve righted the TR7’s wrongs, but it never really stood a chance.


Classic & Sports Car presents… British Leyland Legends is out now and available at newsagents and supermarkets, plus you can also buy a copy online, here, and have it delivered to your door

Or check it out on Readly – click here for details.


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