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

NEC Resto Show set for June

Corsa causes a stir

Rootes Archive wins FIVA award

Heritage Collection heads north

Brexit and the industry • What the end of the transition period means for the historic vehicle sector

Classic imports

Famous sign becomes museum exhibit

XKR goes live

BACK TO THE FUTURE • Looking back at the wacky concept cars from motoring’s past

McGregor’s Volkswagens

Lucrative restoration projects revealed

PREVIEW: MATHEWSONS, ONLINE, DECEMBER 11-12

PREVIEW: CCA, ONLINE, DECEMBER 12

PREVIEW: BONHAMS MPH, ONLINE, DECEMBER 11

TEAM BENTLEY AUTOMOBILIA AT HISTORICS

Ms through the ages • Who doesn’t love a sporty BMW? But how has that iconic M suffix steered values of these very different Teutonic offerings

Angular early VWs • Air-cooled Volkswagen values are on a high right now, but what about their early angular water-pumping successors?

A HANDLE ON THINGS • You may not often think about the door handles of your car, but some of them get repurposed so widely that they become something of a fascination in their own right. The Morris Marina’s handle is one such part – we look at the most successful cars to use it

AUSTIN ALLEGRO

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY

RELIANT SCIMITAR

WEIGHT WATCHERS • The same but so very different: aluminium V8 Audi meets aluminium V8 Jaguar

Classic Scenes

THE ELAN OF LOTUS • One of the greatest hits for Lotus remains top of the charts of desirable British classics. But how do you go about buying one without signing up for lots of trouble?

THE ELAN M100 (1989-1992, 1994-1995)

Ford Anglia 105E

OR MAYBE..?

Alpina B3

MGF VVC

Staff CLASSICS

BACK BOX • Looking behind the legend of the late-model Escorts

NEXT ISSUE OUT • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16

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