The November issue of Motor Klassik is back on newsstands and in subscribers' mailboxes at home. The cover story is about the best BMW of all time, the BMW M3. This issue also features the Porsche 968, the MG Midget, the Triumph Spitfire and many other exciting topics relating to the fascinating world of vintage and classic cars.
In the 1980s, a new class of factory-built sports saloons established itself above the GTI and co. With up to 220 hp and once proud prices at Porsche 911 level, they are now coveted collector's items. Three such cars are presented in this article: the BMW M3, the Lancia Delta HF Integral 8V and the Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4.
Real buddies
You can steal horses with them. And if you treat them with care, the friendship often lasts a lifetime: MG Midget, Triumph Spitfire and Austin-Healey Sprite are real buddies that offer pure roadster fun at low cost.
Even though they belong to the same group, they are worlds apart. The Audi with front-wheel drive, in-line engine and water cooling and the VW with air-cooled pit engine in the rear have hardly anything in common technically. In addition, the VW Type 3 was outdated in terms of design, while the Audi 60 L proved to be future-proof.
Star of India
At the beginning of the 1970s, a racing car of the English brand Star was discovered in India, which was to take part in the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1905. Today, the Star Gordon Bennett Racer is 110 years old and still terrifyingly fast.
The Porsche 911 is not the only model of the brand that knows how to fascinate. The Porsche 968, which was built until 1995, also had a lot to offer. It was not lacking in performance, chassis quality or charisma. Motor Klassik lists five reasons why it is worth buying a Porsche 968 right now.
Klaus Göhriger made a real stroke of luck in Italy. He got hold of a Fiat 124 Coupé from 1973, which had survived all these years without major parts of the bodywork crumbling from rust. Of course, he still couldn't avoid the sometimes very complex restoration and he now shows the result in the article.
The November issue also reports on the Goodwood Revival Meeting, which broke all records this year with 149,000 spectators. And Motor Klassik was at the largest Porsche meeting in the world, the Porsche Rennsport Reunion V in California with around 2,000 racing and sports cars.
