Here at Classic & Sports Car we’re looking forward to a busy 2019 – but that doesn’t mean we’ve already forgotten about the past 12 months.
No siree: it’s been a very eventful year for the C&SC team, with many fantastic events attended and many incredible cars driven (and lusted after).
To ensure we didn’t forget everything that had happened, we thought we’d jot down our personal highlights of 2018, together with our ambitions for 2019. Then it occurred to us that you might find them interesting too. So here they are.
Alastair Clements, editor in chief
Car of the year
I didn’t get to see it in the metal until the Classic Motor Show, but the ex-Soviet Union Mercedes-Benz 300SL was already my favourite thanks to James Page’s fascinating story and Tony Baker’s stunning photography in our December issue – and you can read the full feature here.
Best event
Rétromobile has got a lot bigger since my previous visit, but the Paris event remains the indoor show against which all others are judged.
New Year’s resolution
To be back in the pre-’76 car park at the Goodwood Revival, this time in my own classic.
Martin Buckley, senior contributor
Car of the year
It has to be the De Tomaso Mangusta that I sampled for our triple test in the November issue, because it was so much better than I expected – although I’d still have the Daytona…