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

DRIVE IT DAY POISED TO CRACK £250K

ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB CONCOURS TO RETURN

STEVE MCQUEEN DISPLAY IN PARIS

CLASSIC FANS BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF • Rolling classic car VED exemption escapes Labour’s 2025 Budget

MAY’S 911 CHANGES HANDS

FIVA ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT

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

FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS OPENS NEW SHOWROOM

HERITAGE SKILLS ACADEMY WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

‘GROUP B’ FIAT TO BE IMMORTALISED

BRIGHTWELLS, DECEMBER 10

ALL SEASONS • Sometimes, all-wheel drive turns up on a car where you perhaps wouldn’t expect it. We chart the values of three notable examples

MISSING THE TARGET • Some cars just don’t meet sales expectations, despite having big-brand impetus behind them. We look back at 10 notable examples

SCOOT OVER • Jeff goes for a drive in a beautifully restored example of a rare late 1950s microcar, but have you ever heard of it?

TEAMING UP • British car manufacturing was booming in the 1980s and 1990s, with Nissan, Toyota and Peugeot all competing against the mid-size homegrown car market. We evaluate the merits of the Bluebird, Carina E and 405

PEUGEOT 405

TOYOTA CARINA E

CLASSIC SCENES

ROYAL SUITE • A Rolls-Royce Corniche can take the meaning of classic motoring to a new level – we show what to look for when viewing one of these upmarket two-doors

Triumph TR250

MGB Roadster

Ford Escort 1.6 LX

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Classic Car Buyer

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