Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

| 19 Jun 2025
Classic & Sports Car – Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

AC and Shelby classic cars star in the latest special-edition magazine from Classic & Sports Car – and it’s out now!

Buy Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends at your local newsagent or a supermarket. Or have it delivered to you, anywhere in the world – click here.

Alternatively, go paper-free and get our brand-new issue immediately via Readly – please click here for details.

This is the 27th 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 Swedish LegendsBentley Legends, British Leyland Legends, Bugatti Legends, 1990s Legends and German Legends. Hurry! Click here to get your copy before they sell out.

Here’s a taste of what’s inside the brand-new Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends.

Classic & Sports Car – Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

We’re starting our preview with the often-copied, but never bettered, AC Cobra.

Join Julian Balme from p52 of Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends where the question is: 289cu in Cobra or magnificent 427?

Classic & Sports Car – Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

Then, from p114, we’re behind the wheel of roadster and coupé versions of the AC 428.

Martin Buckley samples this rare blend of savage power and beautiful Italian styling.

Classic & Sports Car – Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

We are flat-out in XGT-2, Formula One hero Graham Hill’s mighty 7-litre Ford GT40 MkII Le Mans racer.

Mick Walsh brings you the story of this car and its restoration from p168.

Classic & Sports Car – Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

And we’ve more from the famous, round-the-clock endurance race in Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends.

Simon Taylor shares the story of A98, the unique, AC-built, Cobra coupé from p86.

Classic & Sports Car – Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends is out now

Plus, Martin Buckley gets to grips with an AC Ace facelifted to reach the front in Venezuelan competition.

Read about this sole-surviving example from p34.


Get all this and so much more in Classic & Sports Car presents… AC & Shelby Legends. It is on sale now and available at newsagents and supermarkets, plus you can buy a copy online, here, and have it delivered to your door.

Or enjoy it on Readly – click here for details.


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