Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

By Lizzie Pope
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 | 4 Jan 2024
Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

60 years of the European Car of the Year is the bumper cover feature in Classic & Sports Car’s February 2024 magazine – and it is on sale now.

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60 years of the European Car of the Year

Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

Across six decades, the European Car of the Year competition has become a fascinating barometer for industry-wide automotive trends.

Our quest to discover the best of the best to mark the programmeʼs 60th birthday produced some intriguing results – Simon Hucknall reveals all from p74.

Porsche 718 W-RS

Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

In the February 2024 Classic & Sports Car, we’re also remembering – and driving – the glorious, mould-breaking Porsche 718 W-RS sports-racer.

Join Neil Winn from p112 as he tells the story of Stuttgart’s forgotten hero.

Lotus Elan M100s

Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

With a turbocharged SE, revived S2 and Kia’s reinvention, this three-strong Lotus Elan M100 set brings Hethel’s front-drive family together.

And, as Charlie Calderwood discovers, they might not have achieved commercial success, but are still great fun today.

Ford Zephyr MkII Farnham Estate

Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

Find out how a small Surrey coachbuilder prompted Ford to start building its own estate cars.

Martin Buckley samples a concours-award-winning Ford Zephyr MkII Farnham Estate.

Bentley Corniche

Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

What a stunner! The sensational, reborn Bentley MkV Corniche is back on the road, and Martin Buckley is the first to drive it.

Dive in to its story from p100 of the February 2024 Classic & Sports Car.

MGA and Daimler SP250 police cars

Classic & Sports Car – Car of the Year at 60: inside the February 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car

In the 1960s, the police got serious about speeding and brought in MG and Daimler sports cars to help their cause.

This pair of superb survivors revels in the thrill of the chase – and Andrew Roberts shares their story.

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