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

FORDFEST OVERCOMES CHALLENGES

CLASSIC AUCTIONEERS JOIN FORCES

PRODUCT PICKS • Here’s CCB’s latest hand-picked selection of essential new products for you and your classic car

TOO FEW MARSHALS THREATEN FREE CLASSIC CAR EVENTS • Shows struggling to recruit volunteers owning to a lack of time and verbal abuse

BRITISH MOTOR MUSEUM BECOMES AWARDS FINALIST

ROVER 200 CLUB RECREATE TV AD

FIRST RS500 CONTINUATION DELIVERED

NEW DADCARS FAMILY ZONE AT NEC

PREVIEW HOBBS PARKER, OCTOBER 9-10

REVIEW MORRIS LESLIE, SEPTEMBER 21

HOT FOR ’84 • The VW Golf GTI Mk2 wasn’t the only new hot hatch player on the British market in 1984, as this sporty trio proves. We chart their changing values

STARS OF THE SHOW • Was the 1959 Earls Court Motor Show the greatest of all time? 65 years on, we look back at the stellar launches from a stand-out event in the Capital

DOCTOR BEAT • Tiny, exciting, characterful and cleverly engineered, this diminutive roadster proves less really is more

COZY COUPES • The coupe made a resurgence in the 1990s, as humble hatchback and saloon car platforms underpinned a series of stylish efforts. But did Fiat, BMW or Rover do it best?

CLASSIC SCENES

FAMILY FUN • Family motoring didn’t need to be dull, as Citroën proved with its characterful GS saloon. More than 50 years on from its launch, we take a look at how you can buy one of the best

INSURANCE QUOTE • 1984 Citroën GSA, £5000 value

MODEL TIMELINE

FORD CORTINA Mk1 1500 GT

OR MAYBE…?

CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT

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Classic Car Buyer

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