Classic Car Buyer

Classic Car Buyer is Britain’s leading weekly newspaper for classic car enthusiasts. On-sale every Wednesday, it is packed with the biggest and most comprehensive news section plus auction reports and events - anything related to the classic car scene, you can read about here first. In addition, you’ll also find in-depth features covering all aspects of owning a classic car – buying, maintaining, driving and – crucially - enjoying. There are comprehensive buying guides, informative road tests, a nostalgic pull-out spread depicting a scene from the halcyon days of motoring, staff car sagas, guest columnists, market reviews, a detailed club directory and a regularly updated price guide. The publication is also packed with hundreds of cars and parts for sale in its Free Ads section, making it THE place to buy or sell your classic. There is a dedicated classifieds spread on classic commercial vehicles and machinery. Classic Car Buyer provides the best insight into bread and butter classics – every week! Edited by John-Joe Vollans, it is backed by a hugely knowledgeable team who have had years of experience running their own classics. That combined with an unending enthusiasm.

WELCOME

THE BIG PICTURE

MGB IS FAN FAVOURITE

PRODUCT PICKS • Here’s CCB’s latest hand-picked selection of essential new products for you and your classic car

LANCASHIRE ULEZ RULED OUT

NEW CLASSIC TV SHOW

AUCTION ESTIMATES TOO HIGH, DATA SUGGESTS • New analysis indicates that sellers need to be more realistic with auction reserve prices in a hesitant, fast-changing market – and buyers could benefit

BURKARD BOVENSIEPEN: 1936-2023

CLASSIC CAR SHARING PLATFORM GROWS

AUDI SPORT CELEBRATES ITS 40TH

SUNDAY SCRAMBLE SIGNS OFF

RECOVERY RULE CHANGE WELCOMED

PREVIEW ACA, NOVEMBER 4

TRANSAXLE TRIO • The 924 may have started out in questionable fashion, but it evolved through the 944 and 968 into an accomplished Porsche sports car. Now, all three models are sought-after

100 YEARS OF MG: 1923-1935 • To celebrate the MG marque reaching its centenary, we’re telling the story of the famous octagon by looking back at the cars it has produced over the past 100 years

100 YEARS OF MG: 1935-1959 • As MG remained a small cog in an ever-bigger machine, orders from above to create cars that used more bits from the corporate parts bin did not stop the company from producing some fantastic cars with plenty of technical interest

100 YEARS OF MG: 1960-1980 • The MG rollercoaster saw massive successes in the 1960s but the 1970s saw the engineers running just to keep up with changing legislation, and their livelihoods under threat…

100 YEARS OF MG: 1982-2005 • The post-Abingdon years saw many MGs developed on shoestring budgets, but with plenty of silk purses among them – including the very successful MGF

100 YEARS OF MG: 2005-2023 • Modern cars are not a natural fit on these pages, but we can’t complete the MG story without a look at the most dynamic–and perhaps also the most controversial–era for the marque

CLASSIC SCENES

BADGE ENGINEERING • There are some iconic performance badges that are guaranteed to get the motoring juices flowing, so we couldn’t resist a look back at where they started

STREET LIFE • The 1960s boom for affordable small British cars gave rise to the Ford Cortina Mk1, Vauxhall Viva HA and BMC 1100, but which makes today’s best buy?

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PERFECT RECIPE • Fancy a family-sized GT with corrosion-proof bodywork and V6 power? Look no further than the Reliant Scimitar GTE

INSURANCE QUOTE • 1972 Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5a, value £9500

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