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Contents and Contributors

Issue #54 (2006/07)

· In-depth coverage of everything that mattered in the world of cars during the year

· Features written by the best international signatures, with the participation of the best photographers

Three sections:

I.  Industry and Markets (new models, focus on design and technology, economy, people)

• Concept cars (Sam Livingstone)

• Design trends (Lorenzo Ramaciotti)

• World strategies (Alain-Gabriel Verdevoye)

• European industry and new models (Xavier Chimits)

• American industry and new models, interview Rick Wagoner (Paul Eisenstein)

• Asian industry and new models (Peter Nunn)

• Australian industry and new models (Glen Butler)

• Bibendum Challenge and energy dossier (Christian Philippsen)

• Bugatti Veyron, the quest for performance (Gordon Murray)

II.  Motor Sports (FIA championships, great races, the men and the machines)

• F1 racing season (Pierre Van Vliet)

• F1 teams presentation (Paolo d'Alessio)

• F1 analysis (Pierre Dupasquier)

• Interview Bernie Ecclestone (David Tremayne)

• 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS, ALMS, FIA GT, Grand-Am (Andrew & Michael Cotton)

• Rallies, WRC, Raids (Keith Oswin)

• Touring car racing, WTCC (Charles Bradley)

• American racing ChampCar, IRL, NASCAR (Curt Cavin)

III.  Culture (classic cars events, auctions, history)

• Ferrari P4/5, the birth of a 'haute-couture' car (Serge Bellu)

• New Mercedes-Benz museum (Wim Oude Weernink)

• 100^th anniversary of the 1^st ACF GP (Adriano Cimarosti)

• Interview Holger Lapp (Jürgen Lewandowski)

• Concours d'elegance (Winston Goodfellow)

• Auction sales (David Brownell)

• 100 years ago, 50 years ago (David Burgess-Wise)

Automobile Year: The annual for car enthusiasts.