A little more elegant, less packed or simply more beautiful - this is how the latest issue of Oldtimer Markt appears in the collector's edition. At the request of readers, the cover, which was otherwise somewhat reminiscent of a table of contents with a flood of images and text, has been redesigned. Subscribers, at least, can expect a tidier cover from issue 6/2016, which this time features the Ford GT 40, while the newsstand cover remains a quick overview of the topic with lots of pictures.
Revenge is black pudding
Ford once walked on free rein and courted Ferrari. But the headstrong Italian diva turned the US boy down. That cried out for retribution! 50 years ago, the Detroit giant got its revenge with the Ford GT 40 - at Le Mans...
They were real battlers, the princes with the magical abbreviations at the rear and the powerful spotlights at the front. They conquered the German autobahns and hillclimb circuits in the mid-sixties, where they flew the checkered rear flag with relish against the established middle class. Today, the NSU TT and TTS are the kings of the scene.
The sea unicorn
Lea-Francis sounds a bit like a platinum blonde diva and Hollywood. In fact, it is the name of two gentlemen, Lea-Francis P-Type and the 14 HP Sport, as well as the typical British story of the rise and fall of a car brand.
Citroën GS versus Alfasud ti: both set out to shake up the lower mid-range segment in the early 1970s - with completely different philosophies. But on closer inspection, they have more in common than you might think...
Soft shell...
...hard core - the qualities of the Suzuki SJ and its successor Samurai can be reduced to this short denominator. So let's talk sheet metal, because that's where the weal and woe of the tough Nippon scrambler is decided...
100th Targa Florio. This makes the Sicilian spectacle one of the most historic events in motorsport. Since the first edition in 1906, however, the Targa has changed its face considerably. Oldtimer Markt went in search of traces between Cerda and Collesano to see what remains of its heyday as a world championship race.
