‘its purpose is to assess a mass of technology’

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[40 Years Ago Today]

‘Its purpose is to assess a mass of technology’

Looking back

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Classic Cars Magazine

14 January, 2026

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The cars we wish they would build

WHAT makes a new-generation Jaguar? Exuberant proportions and luxury positioning, the company vows. Well, here’s a concept that nails the brand’s brief: a shooting brake with a ludicrously long nose f

Octane

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This is the original, the vehicle from which the DNA for all subsequent cars developed. Patent number 37435 was filed by Carl Benz on 29 January 1886, fulfilling his dream of creating a purpose-built

Classic Car Weekly

August 1959

POLZEATH BEACH, CORNWALL

Octane

Good sports

Picture Ford’s Group A homologation specials from the 1980s and it’s no wonder the Sierra RS Cosworth springs to mind, especially given the RS500’s dominance in Touring Car racing. The Escort Mk3 gets

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Finishing lines

Jaguar unveils XJ12C Group A touring car, 23 March 1976

Car

Welcome

A return to manual windows? I’d be keen

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The cars we wish they would build

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This is the original, the vehicle from which the DNA for all subsequent cars developed. Patent number 37435 was filed by Carl Benz on 29 January 1886, fulfilling his dream of creating a purpose-built

Classic Car Weekly

August 1959

POLZEATH BEACH, CORNWALL

Jaguar unveils XJ12C Group A touring car, 23 March 1976

Car

Welcome

A return to manual windows? I’d be keen