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
Historics confirms 2022 dates
New free Range Rover catalogue
Veteran Run celebrates 125th anniversary
Drive for classic projects continues
SNG Barratt acquires Holden Vintage and Classic
Volkswagen production plummets in Wolfsburg
Could Evergrande’s demise ignite Saab’s rebirth?
Early Wedge at auction
Five of the Best: E10-friendly ULEZ dodgers
PREVIEW: HISTORICS, BROOKLANDS, NOVEMBER 27
PREVIEW: MORRIS LESLIE, ONLINE, NOVEMBER 20
REVIEW: ACA, ONLINE, NOVEMBER 6-7
PEOPLE-MOVERS • Conceived as practical, no-nonsense machines, we’ve selected three classics intended to move you to see how their values are changing
A Question of Support • There’s little worse than having a classic car kept off the road (or worse) because spare parts are either too costly or simply unavailable. But there is a range of classics out there with support that puts some brand new motors to shame
TRACTION FACTIONS • Two four-wheel drive turbocharged rally-bred performance machines, both with epoch-making pedigree to their name and both with their own band of die-hard fans. But which would we go for?
Classic Scenes
Jaguar XJS
OR MAYBE..?
Mercedes-Benz W123 230E
Land Rover 88
TOP DOWN • The MG for the ’90s was a smash hit when it was new but has had some troubled times since. Here’s how to buy one of the best kept secrets of the modern classic market
INSURANCE COSTS • Quotation supplied by Lancaster Insurance
OR MAYBE..?
BACK BOX • Although Maurice has finally achieved his ambition of owning a Europa, it’s not quite what his younger self had in mind. But it’s a fitting vehicle for some Lotus-focused reminiscences
NEXT ISSUE OUT • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Classic Car Buyer