Inside Magneto magazine issue 25…

Cover feature: McLaren F1

Part 1: Peter Stevens, who played a major role in the car’s design, tells the fascinating story

of how a small but highly skilled team shaped this automotive icon. Illustrated with all-new

exclusive photography of XP5, XP1 LM and #10R, the GTR formerly owned by Pink Floyd’s

Nick Mason.

Part 2: 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the F1’s win at Le Mans. Highly experienced

journalist Andrew Frankel, who witnessed it all up close, unpacks one of the most

remarkable 24-hour races ever. Five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell, who narrowly missed

out on the win, adds further insight. Ricardo Santos’ striking illustrations of all four of the F1s

that finished in the top five places provide the visual beauty..

Bertone Ferrari Rainbow

Marcello Gandini’s famous wedge-shaped design study, based on Ferrari 308 GT4 running

gear. It was the star of the 1976 Turin Motor Show but rarely seen since; kept at the Bertone

HQ until the company went bankrupt, it’s now part of the Automotoclub Storico Italiano’s

Bertone collection, on display outside Milan. The feature was written by expert Matteo

Licata.

Remembering Alex Xydias

Ken Gross, who conducted the last ever interview with Bonneville and hotrodding legend

Alex Xydias just months before his death, aged 102, remembers the many hours spent with

Xydias over the years and explains his influence in a highly personal tribute.

Maserati 200SI Spyder by Fantuzzi

Automotive journalist and author Basem Wasef gets behind the wheel and out on the road in

sunny San Diego in Jonathan Segal’s recently restored, 2024 Pebble Beach-starring 1957

Maserati 200SI, chassis #2427.

Prodrive’s Greatest Hits

Following Prodrive’s 40th anniversary celebrations, we pick a selection of the firm’s most

iconic cars and talk to the engineers, designers, drivers and co-drivers behind them. The

cars include the 1984 Porsche 911 SC RS rally car, the 1992 Subaru Legacy Group A rally

car, the 2000 Ford Moneo Super Touring Car, the 2000 Subaru Impreza P1 road car, the

2007 Aston Martin DBR9 Le Mans car and the 2011 Mini Countryman WRC rally car.

Jaguar E2

Simon Aldridge tells the story of the Jaguar prototype that was built to test chassis,

suspension and styling ideas for the then forthcoming E-type. Briggs Cunningham took it to

Le Mans and then over to the US for a short racing season before returning it to the factory.

E2A somehow escaped the crusher and is today an utterly original and remarkable time

capsule – a 65-year-long tale of luck and passion.

Top 50 Pininfarina designs

Selecting the fifty greatest designs from such a prolific, celebrated coachbuilder marking its

95th anniversary was never going to be easy. Richard Heseltine relished the task, delivering

an expertly ranked and superbly reasoned feature.

Publisher: Hothouse Publishing Ltd.

Status: Latest Releases

Condition: New

Number of pages: 211

Binding: SBD

Language: English