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

Merc W124 makes £125k

Beaulieu seeks help

High achievers

100th Edition Bowler

Charity support

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

Rising threat of online classic sales scams • Recent experiences show cyber criminals are targeting cash-strapped online classic car buyers and sellers with increasingly sophisticated virtual vehicle scams

‘Concours’ GT6 on sale

Goodwood’s insurance debut

Jaguar dealership cuts

’60s three-door estates • While the majority of estate cars have tended to have five doors, these popular choices from the 1960s successfully made do with two and a tailgate.

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

REVIEW: CHARTERHOUSE, HAYNES MOTOR MUSEUM, MARCH 9

1970s Chryslers • Chrysler’s acquisition of the Rootes Group saw it launching a series of European models in the 1970s, a range tasked with expanding the revamped company’s market share

VW Transporters • With Volkswagen’s Type 2 Transporters enjoying a huge following and their popularity resulting in rising values, we examine the current price trends

75 YEARS OF LOTUS • Creating cars that were always greater than the sum of their parts, the philosophy that carried Lotus from ‘garagiste’ to giant killer is alive and well three-quarters of a century later

‘E’ names

Team Lotus in F1

DeLorean involvement

Advanced Elan

Lotus’ supercar

REPS’ CARS OF THE ’80s • The company car market was booming in the 1980s, when this trio of models proved highly successful – and they’re still a tempting proposition on today’s classic scene

Classic Scenes

CLASSIC WORKHORSE • Famed for being the ultimate go-anywhere classics, the Land Rover Series 2 and 3 offer a unique ownership experience. But what needs checking before you take the off-road plunge?

INSURANCE QUOTE • 1966 Land Rover Series 2A SWB Hardtop

SERIES 2/3 TIMELINE

OR MAYBE..?

Bentley Mulsanne S

OR MAYBE..?

MGC

Triumph GT6

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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 • NEW-LOOK 64-PAGE SPECIAL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29