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 IMAGE

Sierra sells for £600k

New series of Car SOS

VW festival axed

Updated Viewt

PRODUCT PICKS • Our hand-picked selection of essential new products for you and your classic car

DVLA challenged over rules for modified classic cars • Pressure from a motoring user group is forcing the DVLA to review its controversial policy over the registration of modified classic vehicles

Royal X-Type’s prize draw

‘Garage find’ Mini sale

Bentley engine bows out

Classic crossovers • SUVs might be all the rage, but let’s not forget the crossover – a genre that bridged the gap between a regular car and a proper 4x4. Here are five of our top picks…

PREVIEW: WB & SONS, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, MARCH 11

Modernising Minis • There were plenty of ideas for replacing the Mini, but none fully succeeded. Here’s a trio of models that modernised the Mini concept, with varying success and varying values today

THE FRENCH GODDESS • When the Citroën DS burst onto the European motoring scene 68 years ago, its hi-tech spec revolutionised the saloon car sector. Here we pay tribute to a long-lived automotive icon

THE HYDRAULICS

UNLIKELY RALLY STAR

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR IN THE WORLD?

FINAL FLOURISH • Three decades on from the RV8’s launch, which resurrected the MG brand and breathed new life into the moribund MGB, we examine how to buy this V8-engined modern classic

INSURANCE QUOTE •  1994 MG RV8, worth £20,000

OR MAYBE..?

EXECUTIVE TRIO • It took Jaguar until the end of the ’90s to take on the BMW 5 Series with the S-Type – but on today’s scene, is the Brit a better classic choice than these two slightly older German rivals?

Classic Scenes

TRIUMPH 2000/2500 • These six-cylinder models were the last saloons designed by an independent Triumph, and today they deliver classic executive style and practicality. But what are they like to live with?

Ford Taunus

OR MAYBE..?

Ford Fiesta Mk2

Bentley Continental R

Classic Car Buyer

LAST ORDERS • Join in the CCB social scene by sending us your photos and emails, sharing your thoughts and opinions. Write to: ccb.ed@kelsey.co.uk.

NEXT WEEK • DON’T MISS OUR NEXT ISSUE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15