Classic Cars June 2016

WELCOME Another busy day in the office ended with me sitting on a rock watching the setting sun turn the Spanish coast gold through red to steely blue while photographer Charlie Magee captured last few images of a Pegaso Z-102. After the noisy excitement of driving the car, now was a peaceful time and a last chance to take in its proportions, surfacing and details. For onlooking holidaymakers their reactions were instantaneous, concluding that it’s an exquisite jewel of a car. And everyone I spoke to seemed thrilled to have been able to get so close to something so special. Inevitably some asked what it was worth, and when they heard the answer I sensed them taking a mental step back as a cloak of exclusivity descended around it. I…

Another busy day in the office ended with me sitting on a rock watching the setting sun turn the Spanish coast gold through red to steely blue while photographer Charlie Magee captured last few images of a Pegaso Z-102. After the noisy excitement of driving the car, now was a peaceful time and a last chance to take in its proportions, surfacing and details. For onlooking holidaymakers their reactions were instantaneous, concluding that it’s an exquisite jewel of a car. And everyone I spoke to seemed thrilled to have been able to get so close to something so special. Inevitably some asked what it was worth, and when they heard the answer I sensed them taking a mental step back as a cloak of exclusivity descended around it. I hope our Grand…

TAKE A BOW TOM TJAARDA When we wanted an insider’s view of this year’s Grand Designs contenders, the ex-Pininfarina, Ghia Italdesign, Ford and Fiat pen came up with perfect insight, p62 SAM DAWSON He got so tired of hearing me talk about my desire to feature a first-generation Nissan GT-K that he went out and found one, fresh from an Epic Restoration, p76 CHARLIE MAGEE Even though the Pegaso’s failed dynamo belt cost us time, Take a Bow regular Charlie came up with more breathtaking shots than we knew what to do with, p68 ANDREW ROBERTS ‘Other boys craved Ferraris but I dreamt of Jaguar 420Gs, Vanden Plas Princesses and Vauxhall Viscounts.’ Unusual tastes, great writing, p84…

TOM TJAARDA When we wanted an insider’s view of this year’s Grand Designs contenders, the ex-Pininfarina, Ghia Italdesign, Ford and Fiat pen came up with perfect insight, p62 SAM DAWSON He got so tired of hearing me talk about my desire to feature a first-generation Nissan GT-K that he went out and found one, fresh from an Epic Restoration, p76 CHARLIE MAGEE Even though the Pegaso’s failed dynamo belt cost us time, Take a Bow regular Charlie came up with more breathtaking shots than we knew what to do with, p68 ANDREW ROBERTS ‘Other boys craved Ferraris but I dreamt of Jaguar 420Gs, Vanden Plas Princesses and Vauxhall Viscounts.’ Unusual tastes, great writing, p84…

‘You know exactly what the car’s going to do and it rides the road perfectly – I can’t fault it’ ANDREW MARTIN Andrew is director of the Scottish Centre of Tourism at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. His previous classics include a Triumph Dolomite Sprint, a Triumph Stag (‘engine out twice’), a TVR S1 (‘it made the Stag look reliable’) and an orange with black velour Fiat 131 Sport. HIS WISHLIST Jensen Interceptor Ferrari Daytona Fiat 130 Coupé Panther De Ville Alfa Romeo Montreal Lotus Elan +2 130S Morgan Plus 8 Sunbeam Tiger Honda NSX Mercedes-Benz E500 For me all the Ferrari numbers and designations were confusing as a youngster and they still are, to be honest,’ says Andrew Martin. Back then he coveted two Ferraris – the Dino, brought to him in left-hand-drive form by Tony Curtis via TV show The Persuaders, and the Daytona.…

FERRARI DAYTONA ‘You just can’t buy a better piece of art’ Andrew Martin has lusted over the Ferrari Daytona since he was a lad. We put him behind the wheel of a Spider conversion to discover if the V12 reality matches his dream Words ROSS ALKUREISHi Photography CHARLIE MAGEE ‘You know exactly what the car’s going to do and it rides the road perfectly – I can’t fault it’ ANDREW MARTIN Andrew is director of the Scottish Centre of Tourism at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. His previous classics include a Triumph Dolomite Sprint, a Triumph Stag (‘engine out twice’), a TVR S1 (‘it made the Stag look reliable’) and an orange with black velour Fiat 131 Sport. HIS WISHLIST Jensen Interceptor Ferrari Daytona Fiat 130 Coupé Panther De Ville Alfa…