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 PICTURE

MILESTONES TO BE MARKED AT CLASSIC FORD SHOW

POTHOLE BACKLOG GROWS TO £17BN

ROCK STAR’S CADILLAC AT AUCTION

CLASSIC MODELS SPAN WIDER PRICE RANGES • The gap between the ‘concours’ and ‘fair’ values is bigger than ever, new intel reveals

TICKETS RELEASED FOR FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL

HCVA LAUNCHES CAREERS HUB

GOODWOOD TO CELEBRATE GORDON MURRAY

PREVIEW ANGLIA CAR AUCTIONS, APRIL 5-6

CITY SLICKERS • Fiat’s ‘Nuova’ 500 was a city car pioneer that brought four-wheeled motoring to the masses. We chart the values of Dante Giacosa’s genius creation, and two of its significant successors

SCHOOL REUNION • We look at the cars celebrating landmark anniversaries in 2025, as the classes of 1965, ‘75, ‘85 and ‘95 are revisited

CLASS OF 1965 • We start a mammoth celebration of 2025’s milestone classic car anniversaries by rewinding 60 years to the big launches of ’65

CLASS OF 1975 • Next up in our anniversary retrospective is a trip back to 1975, looking big at the big launches of 50 years ago

CLASS OF 1985 • Now it’s the turn of the 1980s: We rewind 40 years to take a look at the big launches of ’85

CLASS OF 1995 • To conclude our run or celebrations, we look back to the big launches of ’95

CLASSIC SCENES

SLIPPERY CUSTOMER • We celebrate the sleek cars that pioneered slippery, aerodynamic designs and features

FULLER FLAVOUR • Lucas samples the far end of the wedge with a show-winning, bespoke modified TVR 400SE

SCALING UP • The Clubman Estate was the roomy variant of the revised Mini range when it emerged in 1969, but it wasn’t the first time the Mini formula had been enlarged. We evaluate the slab-front estate against two of its 1960s forebears

COOL CAT • With Ford funding, Jaguar updated its XJ40 into the car many reckoned it could have been from the start. Here’s how to buy this luxury bargain

INSURANCE QUOTE • 1994 Jaguar XJR 4.0, £7000 value

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH II

OR MAYBE…?

MORGAN 4/4 1700

MG YA

Classic Car Buyer

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