A new issue of C&SC is due to roar on to a newsagent’s shelf near you this Thursday and it’s packed full of classics, from supercars to a Mini Cooper ‘S’ and the Embiricos Bentley.
On top of that, though, is a brilliant free calendar. It’s got details of more than 400 classic events and is garnished with our best pictures from the past 12 months.
On the car front, this month’s headline feature musters 1131bhp, 10,602cc, 22 cylinders and four turbos as the Lotus Esprit V8 goes head-to-head with its rather more pricey rivals – Ferrari’s evocative 355 and Porsche’s legendary 993 Turbo. The 355 has the name and everything that you’d expect to come with it, while the Porsche counters with ruthless efficiency and unbelievable pace – how will the Lotus fare?
The aerodynamic ‘Embiricos Bentley’ was a supercar in its time, even racing at Le Mans. It was developed when the marque’s distinctive grille was considered sacrosanct but, luckily, not everyone agreed and with a bit of arm-twisting Paulin’s slippery creation was born. This year it starred at the Le Mans Classic, the Windsor Castle Concours and the Goodwood Revival, and now Mick Walsh drives it exclusively for C&SC.
