Classic Car Mart

Classic Car Mart is the UK’s best selling cars for sale magazine. Whether you’re looking for a project or something to enjoy at weekends, there’s a classic car for you in our busy classified section, boasting 1000s of classic cars and parts for sale. The publication is packed with entertaining and informative features. Aside from the latest news, products, auctions round-up, maintenance advice and show reports, Classic Car Mart also boasts buying guides, road tests, a sprinkling of archive material and nostalgia plus loads of essential advice to buying and running your next classic car. The magazine is well established, using experienced and knowledgeable motoring writers, and continues to be ‘the bible’ for classic car ownership. Covering a wide variety of popular British classics, Classic Car Mart regularly features iconic makes such as Jaguar, Daimler, Triumph, MG, Morris, Austin, TVR, Lotus and many more; ranging from £500 projects to £30,000 dream cars. And for the real aspirational classics, the Prestige sections features dream cars from luxury marques such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Mercedes.

Classic Car Mart

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BL’S BIG SALOONS • Launched within a week of the Rover P6, the Triumph 2000 would eventually be replaced by the Rover SD1 as BL’s large saloon car. How have values compared?

UTILITY THRILLS • As the reimagined Defender looks set to save the Land Rover brand, we revisit the last of the traditional Landies.

THE FORGOTTEN LAND ROVERS

GO BIG OR GO HOME • If you’re after six cylinders under the bonnet of your traditional British sports car, both TR6 and MGC make a compelling case for themselves. We try to choose between them.

NEW BOOKAZINE SERIES! CELEBRATING THE BEST OF MG

BUY ONE

ABINGDON-MADE CLASSICS • The Oxfordshire town forever associated with MG also had a hand in some other very significant models.

WORTHY TRADITIONS • The Morgan Plus Four and 4/4 have been with us now for what seems like millennia. Sticking to a tried and trusted format even when the rest of the motor industry moved on, this anachronistic delight makes for a top classic today. Plus, you’ll beat the waiting list for a new one. Here’s what you need to know.

OR MAYBE..?

DATABASE: LOTUS ELAN (1962-1973) • As Lotus releases its last petrol-powered car, we celebrate the history of the original Elan which put the company on the map as a road car maker.

YOU DIDN’T KNOW…

THE 26R

RETRO CARS • Celebrating the cars from the ’80s,’90s and 2000s

LUCKY SEVEN • Want a brawny sports car offering old-school thrills? This is a cracking choice, and they won’t be getting any cheaper.

OR MAYBE..?

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM • Now approaching its 30th anniversary, the much-criticised Mk3 Golf GTI has the ability to convert even the most committed of naysayers, as our experiences prove.

THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A DAIM(LER) • Nineties Daimlers offer stupidly good value and incredible luxury, but the difficulty today is finding one.

MICRO MACHINES • The Japanese kei regulations threw up some fascinating creations which for a few years were sold in the UK. We try to choose between two of the most popular.

MODERN M3s • The six-cylinder M3s took the game in a very different direction from the stripped-back...