Ford vs Ferrari: inside the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car

| 3 Sep 2026
Classic & Sports Car – Ford vs Ferrari: inside the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car

It is a 1966 rematch in the brand-new issue of Classic & Sports Car as Ford and Ferrari go head-to-head once again.

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Ford vs Ferrari

Classic & Sports Car – Ford vs Ferrari: inside the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car

The ultimate automotive grudge match?

Six decades after Ford famously defeated Ferrari at Le Mans to claim the first overall win at this 24-hour race for an American marque, our Charlie Calderwood samples the racers’ roadgoing, 21st-century descendants from p68 of our latest magazine.


Abarth-Simca 2000GT

Classic & Sports Car – Ford vs Ferrari: inside the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car

You could be forgiven for not recognising this pretty little classic car.

Meet the Abarth-Simca 2000GT from p86, as Andrew Frankel gets to grips with its idiosyncratic nature and tells its story.


Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II

Classic & Sports Car – Ford vs Ferrari: inside the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car

Join us behind the wheel of this sometimes-forgotten homologation special from p78 of the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car.

Richard Heseltine takes command of a Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II to tell its tale.


Range Rover vs Jeep vs Mercedes-Benz

Classic & Sports Car – Ford vs Ferrari: inside the October 2026 Classic & Sports Car

We have a very different Mercedes for you in this triple test, as a 300GD LWB goes against a Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Range Rover In Vogue.

Rewind to the dawn of the modern SUV with three go-anywhere classic cars and our Charlie Calderwood, starting from p100 of our October 2026 magazine.


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