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

MODERN CLASSICS TO STAR AT POWDERHAM

PRESERVED CAR WINS CONCOURS

NEW BOOK UNCOVERS ROVER/HONDA STORY

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

FANS FLOCK TO MULTI-MARQUE SHOWS • Demand for multi-marque shows prospers as classic fans enjoy greater variety

NEC HALL OF FAME THEME ANNOUNCED

ELECTION 2024 AND CLASSICS • What do the major parties have in store for classic motorists?

VOLVO ESTATES TO RETURN

VARIETY AT CHARTERHOUSE SALE

Electric Rolls begins testing

REVIEW BRIGHTWELLS, JUNE 19

GREAT EIGHT • AV8soundtrack is best enjoyed in a convertible, but does the market agree when it comes to these muscular British drop-tops?

65 YEARS OF MINI • We celebrate a milestone anniversary for Britain’s best-loved small car with a detailed look at the high points, the lows and the future

IN THE BEGINNING • The Mini emerged from a desire to compete with imported bubble cars, but soon become a cult vehicle. We look at how it all started

OLD NUMBER ONE • There’s been debate as to which is truly the first Mini for years. We attempt to clear up the mystery…

COOPER STAR • The Mini Cooper was instrumental in propelling Issigonis’ wonder to stardom. Here, we pay tribute to this most potent of pocket rockets

MOTORSPORT & MONTE CARLO

HIP TO BE SQUARE • The original Mini Clubman is now celebrated as a desirable British classic, but it’s had a rollercoaster ride along the way

ROLE REVERSAL • The Mini began the 1970s in fine fettle, but its star began to wane by the mid-1980s. We track the years of boom, almost bust, and boom again…

COOL BRITANNIA • New regulations threatened to kill the original Mini off by the mid-1990s, but with the brand crucial to BMW’s plans, the German giant was happy to invest heavily in prolonging its life against the odds

THE REBIRTH • With the classic Mini nearing the end, it was up to BMW to carry the famous nameplate into a new era

THE AFTERLIFE • Did the end of production in 2000 mark the end of the road for classic Mini? Not a bit of it. In fact, development has thrived in the last 24 years, and continues apace…

CLASSIC SCENES

SIMPLE PLEASURES • Sam Skelton takes to road in a rare mid-1970s example of the ubiquitous Deux Chevaux

SPORTING PEDIGREE • Three prestige manufacturers launched new sporting coupes for the 1990s, but can the Jaguar XK8 compare favourably with its Aston Martin DB7 and Porsche 996 contemporaries...