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

CLASSIC & RETRO CAR REVIVAL SHINES BRIGHTLY

AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL CANCELLED FOR 2026

MINI ESTATES AT AUCTION

DVLA CHANGES EASE REGISTRATION WOES • Policy changes announced that should make it significantly easier for enthusiasts to register repaired, restored and modified vehicles

CLASSICS STAR AT BRITISH MOTOR SHOW

GOODWOOD ANNOUNCES MEMBERS’ MEETING DATES

POLO CROWNED BEST CAR OF THE HALF CENTURY

MANOR PARK CLASSICS, SEPTEMBER 6

OPEN FOR SUMMER • This trio of open-topped roadsters all offer sunshine motoring in fine style. We chart their values

1970s • We revisit the bread-and-butter classics that were once a staple of the British streetscape, but have all but disappeared while you weren’t looking

1980s • The decade of Duran Duran and the Sinclair Spectrum saw the car market changing rapidly as the Japanese built British factories and even the French got in on the fleet market

1990s • The 1990s were notable for massive change in the car market as new Asian brands attempted to shake things up, the Eastern Bloc brands disappeared and it simply wasn’t possible to buy a truly basic rubber mats and vinyl seats car any longer. Meanwhile, even the cheapest Ford now offered driving pleasure to rival BMW

2000s • What will form the next generation of survivor classics? We make some predictions from the 2000s and onwards

CLASSIC SCENES

TITAN OF TEUTONIC

THE FINER THINGS • These ’90s coupés employed very different approaches in their quest for prestige and performance, but which one should you plump for?

CLASSIC WORLD

OPENINGUP • We revisit the earliest pioneers of the three-door ‘supermini’ sector, setting a trend that endured for decades tocome

GREATNEW TASTE • Ford’s distinctive Coke bottle Cortina was a 70s fleet favourite and still makes for an excellent practical classic today. Here’s what you need to know

INSURANCE QUOTE

MODEL TIMELINE

Triumph TR4A

OR MAYBE…?

Ford Zephyr V6 Deluxe

1968 MGC GT

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Classic Car Buyer

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