Our December issue sees us review the highlights of the year that was 2023: our favourite cars, stories, events and awards. Our cover story this month is a heart-warming tale of a father and daughter who own two very different Italian classics, both of which are orange: an Alfa Romeo Montreal and Fiat Punto Sporting. Alfa enthusiasts will also love our Giulia Spider Veloce racer track test, as well as the full story of the Alfa Nuvola prototype of 1996. We road-test the new Fiat 600e and two classic Fiat-based Morettis: a Sportiva 850 and a 124 Coupe. In the exotic stakes, we have the stories of Zagato’s sensational 250 GTZ TdF, an aircraft-inspired 1965 supercar called the Strale and the little-known tale of how Lamborghini almost made cars in the UK during the 1990s. Show season is in full swing as we report on superb events like Silverstone Festival, Salon Privé, National Alfa Day and the Festival of the Unexceptional. All in all, it’s discoveries, rediscoveries and glimpses of the future – all in one beautiful package!

END OF YEAR REVIEW – All the highlights of 2023 as well as our coveted awards 

ALFA ROMEO MONTREAL & FIAT PUNTO SPORTING – Two orange classics, owned by father and daughter 

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA SPIDER VELOCE – Classic racing star tested on track

ALFA ROMEO NUVOLA – So nearly a revival of the coachbuilt Alfa

FERRARI 250 GT LWB TDF ZAGATO  – One of five Tour de France 250 GTs by Zagato

MORETTI SPORTIVA & 124 COUPE – Driving a pair of rare Fiat-based sports cars

LAMBORGHINI: MADE IN BRITAIN? – Curiously, Sant’Agata once courted Albion

FIAT 600 – All-new Fiat 600e road tested in Italy: is this the family car to make you go electric?

OUTER LIMITS: STRALE – An extraordinary almost-ran 1960s Italian supercar with jet-age pretensions

SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL – SALON PRIVE – NATIONAL ALFA DAY – FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL – SPRING FLING NEW ZEALAND 

OBSCURATI – Vignale Fiat 1100 TV Désirée