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

Festival of Speed chosen as pilot event

Hot rods return to Beaulieu

Alfa considers GTV revival

MG Zed range to be celebrated

Everyman classics to star at British Motor Show

Classic market to stay strong • Why the bubble won’t burst – but it will evolve

Thousands of motorsport jobs saved from Vnuk legislation

Consultation for Edinburgh LEZ

American classics head to Tatton Park

Loan project steps up for summer

Five of the best: 30-year-old classics

PREVIEW: H&H CLASSICS, BUXTON, JULY 7

REVIEW: BRIGHTWELLS, TIMED ONLINE, JUNE 23

FAMOUS FIVES • The five-cylinder engine has always been a niche choice, but it’s been found under the bonnet of quite a disparate bunch of cars

LAND ROVER LUXURY • Not all Land Rovers have to be all bare metal, plain vinyl and hose-out-able. We look at how some of the to-the-manor-born Landys have fared price-wise

SUMMER SPECIAL SPORTING GREATS • We round up some of the iconic sporting classics from three decades.

JAGUAR E-TYPE

AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000

MGB

ASTON MARTIN V8

LOTUS ESPRIT

TRIUMPH STAG

JAGUAR XJ-S

LOTUS M100 ELAN

TVR WEDGES

JENSEN INTERCEPTOR • Or maybe… Perhaps the likes of the E-Type, MGB and Esprit are too predictable? We pick some more left-field candidates for the title of sporting greats

RELIANT SCIMITAR GTE

FIAT X1/9

Classic Scenes

COUPE CLASH • Few cars managed to change their character so much while remaining fundamentally the same as the Ford Capri. But which is the one we’d promise ourself?

Survival of the fittest • Japanese car makers were on a road to success in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, but many of the cars made along the way have still been lost to history while their British contenders survive as classics. We compare their fortunes

ENTRY LEVEL • It’s the Turbo R which gets all the attention which means the Eight and Brooklands can be clever buys

INSURANCE COSTS • Quotation supplied by Lancaster Insurance

OR MAYBE..?

Citroën 2CV

OR MAYBE..?

Morris Isis

Triumph Toledo

BACK BOX • A lot of us have favourite car-related sounds – most of them happen some time after you’ve got into the car. But for Sam, his ultimate audible treat starts with the doors

NEXT ISSUE OUT • WEDNESDAY, JULY 7

Classic Car Buyer