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

2023: A YEAR IN REVIEW • With bumper show attendances, a new record achieved by Drive it Day and a heightened focus on the future, 2023 really felt like the year the historic vehicle scene regained its pre-pandemic mojo. We look back at some of the newsworthy highlights

RACE RETRO EXPANDS

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

EX-MG FACTORY WORKERS REUNITE

NEW ‘ADOPT A CAR’ SCHEME

REPRIEVE FOR RARE PROTOTYPES

CLASSIC NOSTALGIA RETURNS

BENTLEY SPEED SIX CONTINUATION NEARS COMPLETION

AUDI v LANCIA ON THE BIG SCREEN

ELECTRIC TAXI TAKING OVER LONDON

REVIEW BRIGHTWELLS AUCTIONS, DECEMBER 6

REVIEW CLASSIC CAR AUCTIONS (CCA), DECEMBER 9

ACTING ROOFLESS • These three wind-in-the-hair curios broke the mould by not being conventional convertibles, but how are they faring in today’s market?

A NEW EDGE • Out with the old, in with the New Edge. Ford saw radical changes to its top-selling line-up in the 1990s, leaving a legacy of era-defining and now classic models.

3 UNSUNG FORD HEROES OF THE 1990s

BRIT BRUISERS • We compare three brutish British grand tourers from the 1970s: the Jaguar E-Type in Series 3 V12 guise, the gentle giant Aston Martin V8 and wild card Jensen Interceptor

CLASSIC SCENES

STANDARD ISSUE • Although mostly associated with bare-bones specs and rapid rust, there’s more to the Standard 8, 10 and Pennant than meets the eye

INSURANCE QUOTE • 1957 Standard 8 Goldstar, value £6500.

STANDARD 8, 10 & PENNANT TIMELINE

Mercedes R107 280SL

OR MAYBE…?

MORRIS MINOR MM

MG MIDGET 1500

Classic Car Buyer

LAST ORDERS

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