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
Countach celebrated in Milan
Ford drops out of top 10
Motul becomes FBHVC Lubricant Partner
Buy our Rover!
Cat burglars hit classics • High scrap value tempts thieves into easy pickings
New MoT app developed
Burlen joins Bicester ranks
Drivers confirmed for Members’ Meeting
Rare PSA classics auctioned
No-frills 4x4s
REVIEW: CHARTERHOUSE, HAYNES MOTOR MUSEUM, OCTOBER 5
PREVIEW: HOBBS PARKER, TIMED ONLINE, OCTOBER 27-28
PRACTICAL PRE-WAR • With some bodies recently raising concerns about the future of pre-war classics as a new generation of cars and owners comes into the movement, we consider three vintage vehicles that won’t be too challenging to the newcomer
TWO-DOOR MERCEDES • You may think of a two-door Mercedes as a sleek, sporty number. It can be, but Stuttgart has turned out a surprising variety of models with that body style
Continental Drift • A decade since the first of the VW-era Bentleys was discontinued, we consider the options for owners trading up to a new era of classic Rolls and Bentley
TRADING UP: RANGE ROVER
JAGUAR
SITTING PRETTY • The Triumph TR4’s new body drew comparisons with the relatively recent Sunbeam Alpine – later to be a Bond car. But which was best?
Classic Scenes
GENESIS POINT • Ford’s first supermini and its Mk2 successor are now established yet still relatively affordable classics. Here’s what you need to need to know when hunting for a Mk1 or Mk2 Fiesta
INSURANCE COSTS • Quotation supplied by Lancaster Insurance
OR MAYBE..?
Lotus Elan
OR MAYBE..?
Austin A30
Mercedes-Benz W110 190
BACK BOX • The earlier generations might have garnered all the plaudits, but was the last so bad?
NEXT ISSUE OUT • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Classic Car Buyer