Simon TURBO Charlesworth
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1968 Lancia Flavia 1.8 Injection Berlina Series 2
Original Flavia - understated Lancia – for those who know. Too often underestimated and overlooked, Lancia’s Flavia has unerring quality writ large upon it...
NSU Prinz 1200 TT vs. Sunbeam Imp Sport and Renault 8 Gordini
Back pocket rockets. Small but mighty, rear-engined and race-bred, the Imp, R8 Gordini and NSU TT go head to head. Words Simon Charlesworth. Photography...
MG C-type Montlhéry Midget takes on Austin Seven Ulster TT
Small cars, big ambitions. Sub-1-litre tiddlers from Austin and MG that battled to crack the elusive ton. MG C-type Montlhéry Midget takes on Austin...
1937 Frazer Nash BMW 326 vs. 1946 Bristol Type 400
From Bavaria to the West Country… Two aeronautical giants and one chassis design that would undergo 75 years of evolution. Here’s how pre-war BMW...
1991 Alfa Romeo 75 TS LE Tipo 162B
1991 Alfa Romeo 75 TS LE Tipo 162B Restored – and surely now the best in the UK. First Edition After a painstaking restoration,...
MGA Twin Cam at 60
Enthusiasts gather to celebrate by recreating the sparkling model’s launch. Abingdon’s Most Exotic. 60 years after the MGA Twin Cam was first shown to...
1933 MG K3 Magnette and MG J4 Midget
Abingdon’s dynamic Duo MG’s racing success attracted even the great Nuvolari, says Simon Charlesworth as he recreates a titanic battle between J4 and K3....
Fiat X1/9 Bertone 1500 vs. Lancia Beta Monte-Carlo
X marks the sport. The Fiat X1/9 and Lancia Beta Monte-Carlo (née X1/8) should have been bosom buddies, but fate had other plans. Words...
BMW 635CSi E24 vs. Jaguar XJ-S HE V12 and Alfa-Romeo GTV6
To the track… and back. These luxury GTs made unlikely racers, says Simon Charlesworth, yet all three enjoyed Touring Car success. But which is...
Aston Martin Lagonda V8 vs. Bristol 412 and Rolls-Royce Camargue
And now for something completely different. Luxobarge showdown. Lagonda vs. Rolls-Royce versus Bristol in a titanic battle of eccentric excess. In defence of the...
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