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 • With V8s quietly dropping from manufacturer model ranges, let’s celebrate the rich variety of experiences that our favourite classic engines and their cars offer

‘It’s such a pleasure to drive a creation of Colin Chapman’ • For serial British sports car enthusiast David Harland, the Elan was The One That Got Away in favour of his beloved E-type. We put him in a Lotus Elan Sprint so he could see what he’s been missing

Cosseted bargains to be plucked • Compared to recent Club Sport results, this sharp 968 Sport was a smart buy

Cross-Channel classic cheer • The sun continues to shine on the continental auction sale market

A movie hero’s ‘Hero Car’ • 1969 Porsche 917K racer from McQueen’s Le Mans film could smash auction records

Ecclestone collection hits the market • Formula One mogul’s classics set for once-in-a-lifetime sale

Melbourne’s thriving relocation • Motors & Masterpieces sees Motorclassica concept saved and revitalised

January-April highlights • Get your classic 2025 year off to a flying start

COFFEE MEET OF THE MONTH • GREAT NORTHERN CLASSICS COFFEE & CARS

Third time lucky for rally Mini? • Genuine motorsport Morris recovered after slumber of more than five decades

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Next Month • The April issue of Classic Cars is sounding exciting

The future was orange

Classic Cars • MARCH 2025

QUENTIN WILLSON • I look back fondly on now long-gone days of cruising streets lined with secondhand car dealerships, family in tow, eyes peeled for the next irresistible purchase

ALEX RILEY • The restmod craze has created beautiful reborn cars but there’s too much focus on the same models. Let’s think laterally and create some true restogods

V8s TO DRIVE BEFORE YOU DIE • Some V8 thunder makes any car exciting, but this selection has it all – drama, luxury, performance, prestige, and great value. Which one needs to fill your garage with joy?

AMERICAN DREAMING • Two decades after reviving the original Sixties legend, how does the Ford GT stack up as a modern classic today?

‘Lots of holes had been drilled into it, and the wiring was a rat’s nest’ • Fate presented Andy Middlehurst with the opportunity to restore the very Nissan Skyline GT-R he built and drove to victory in the Nineties. But could a hacked-about racer ever be as-original again?

Thriller ’Zilla • There’s a good reason why Andy Middlehurst wanted his car back - it’s the UK’s most successful racing GT-R

LIFE STORY OF A Citroën 2CV • Not a Bug’s life, a Snail’s tale – how a 2CV6 won over a Bond Bug fanatic, outlasted other cars, then passed an MoT after three decades

Five steps to buying a Range Rover P38 • The second-generation Range Rover is complex, but it is also a bargain

BOOKS & MODELS

SR-71 impersonator

A fun finale

Scotched bonnet

1971 Mercedes 300SEL 3.5 £43,950 • This rare top-spec Merc has showbiz origins followed by a succession of top collector owners, as Sam Dawson discovers

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