Classic Cars

Classic Cars is the original classic car magazine. It defined the world of classic motoring 40 years ago and still does it today. Every issue is put together by our team of classic car experts and enthusiasts. Using the best expert writing and photography, the magazine helps you experience what it's like to drive, keep and restore the classic cars of days gone by. We bring the stories and people behind the cars to life - showing you how to buy, keep and enjoy your cars. Every issue of Classic Cars is packed with: - Road tests - Drive stories - Expert buying advice - News and events coverage Classic Cars is the original classic car magazine.

Welcome • When the Classic Cars team argued out a list of 12 picks for luxurious motoring, our criteria led to a delightfully diverse range. Double Six or Flying Spur for me please

‘It’s like a car, but with motorcycle performance’ • After a lifetime of sensible motoring, Paul Davison finally got the chance to blow the cobwebs away in one of his dream cars – a Subaru Impreza Turbo

CHASING CARS • Quentin Willson’s hot tips

CHASING CARS • Nigel Boothman’s market analysis

Super America – or Mexico? • Ferrari 410 Sport Spider, built for a race that never happened, now for auction again

CHASING CARS • Nigel Boothman’s market analysis

Birthdays galore at Goodwood • MG leads the many anniversary celebrations at 2024’s Goodwood Festival of Speed

Cutting the mustard • Snetterton Classic brought the weird and wonderful to the Norfolk tarmac

August-September highlights • Enjoy concours season as summer reaches its height

Ian Cameron, 1950-2024

Bentley’s six-decade slumber • Next owner will have the final say over this 3 Litre’s motor sport modifications

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Next Month • The November issue of Classic Cars is looking hotter than a British summer

X-rated Cobra?

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QUENTIN WILLSON • The last time I saw this Miura it was beached outside a London venue by the mischievous popstar Jay Kay. Now it’s just made a record $4.9million at auction

ALEX RILEY • It’s hard to accept the Geneva Motor Show is gone. Slick online promo videos are no substitute for its exclusive reveals, bizarre displays and sheer glamour

LUXURY For all • Cars don’t cosset like they used to. Here we present a sophisticated squadron, ready to pamper your being and cast an aura of discerning taste – no matteryour budget

‘You have to adopt a completely different driving technique’ • For 41 years the British Chauffeurs Guild has endowed drivers with the skills to carry out a professional and discrete service. Top man David Cabrera shares what it takes

STEPPING STONE • Originally a gentleman racer’s latest toy, this XK120 Competition Roadster would launch the Jaguar-racing career of the legendary Duncan Hamilton. Now it’s a concours contender but today we’ll drive it on the road

‘The bodyshell had been taken to the tip, but a worker there saved it’ • After several brushes with death, this famous racing 1967 Ford Mustang 390GT was finally resurrected – but would it be as a museum piece, or a full-blooded racer?

LIFE STORY OF A 1975 MG Midget • This one-off MG has led a bizarre life, from unwanted competition prize to concours pariah. And yet, it has barely turned a wheel

THE LAST GODDESS • Citroën’s final hydropneumatic luxury saloon, the C6, failed to set a German-dominated market alight – but it makes for a compelling classic car today

Six steps to buying a Jensen Interceptor/FF • Thirst has caused rising Interceptor prices to flatline. They’re still cheaper than an Aston Martin V8, and better to drive. If you’ve always wanted one, now’s the...