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

Capital concours

50 years of Beaulieu

First ‘new’ C-Type completed

Comeback for Impreza 22B

HCVA supports development of synthetic new fuels for classics • Classic-supporting organisation gets behind research into future synthetic fuels, citing them as the most effective way for the historic vehicle sector to achieve ‘net zero’ target

Insurance income for clubs

Historic TR2 calls at Cumbria

Bentley marks team win centenary

Ultimate GT40 book

Summer fun for Gaydon

Nostalgic weekend at Shelsley

Hatch-based saloons • Not every buyer of a small or medium-size car in the 1970s and ’80s wanted a hatchback, hence an array of saloon versions being launched – including this five-strong line-up.

PREVIEW: WB & SONS, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, JULY 23

PREVIEW: HOBBS PARKER, ONLINE, JULY 20-21

1990s People Movers • One of the big growth sectors of the ’90s is now a breed that’s vanished from the forecourts… and with many also vanishing from our roads, interest from the market seems elusive

Dream to Reality • We’re all familiar with eye-catching concept cars that bear little similarity to what we see on the road, but sometimes something special makes it through the design process

THE GTI ALTERNATIVES • The early 1980s saw Ford and Austin Rover joining the hot hatch revolution, launching these family-friendly sportsters offering an interesting mix of attributes

Classic Scenes

FINAL FLOURISH • Being pre-war cars for the post-war era only adds kudos to MG’s later T-series offerings, with both the TD and TF offering vintage-style appeal with a modern twist

1954 MG TF 1500, worth £32,000 • Standard quote: £89.97, or £107.97 with Agreed Value.

OR MAYBE..?

Austin Mini Cooper

OR MAYBE..?

Jaguar E-Type V12

Bentley Continental R Chatsworth

Classic Car Buyer

BACK BOX • After a pressing call from a neighbour in need, Maurice has recently been reacquainting himself with the third-generation Nissan Micra

NEXT ISSUE ON SALE • WEDNESDAY, JULY 20