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

£46k Rover P5B

SWVA postpones winter sale

IDPs not required for EU trips

Pride of Longbridge shelved

Vehicle scammers take advantage of online buyers • Fraudsters take to Facebook Marketplace to rip off classic car fans

Six-fold increase in DVLA scams

Charity run founders get the MBE

Singer Club goes platinum

The new class • Meet the cars that become tax exempt this year

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

REVIEW: BRIGHTWELLS, TIMED ONLINE, DECEMBER 10

REVIEW: CLASSIC CAR AUCTIONS, LIVE ONLINE, DECEMBER 12

H&H, WARRINGTON, DECEMBER 16

BONHAMS, NEW BOND STREET, DECEMBER 16

Contrasting sixes • Have a last lusty hurrah with one of these very different six-pot coupes. But which is more likely to wipe its face regarding value in five years’ time?

Fading French fancies • Apart from the 404, none of these French offerings enjoyed sales success, and all three are relatively rare today. Does that make them worth a punt, though?

THE HISTORY OF STANDARD TRIUMPH • Part 3 1968-1984, The British Leyland Years

DONALD GRESHAM, BARON STOKES • 1914-2008

CHARLES SPENCER ‘SPEN’ KING • 1925-2010

MICHAEL EDWARDES • 1930-2019

HARRIS MANN • Born 1938

BRITISH LEYLAND MOTOR CORPORATION

ALTERNATE ROOTES • The Ford Anglia and Hillman Imp took different journeys to a similar destination, but which makes the best classic buy?

Classic Scenes

PORSCHE 924 • Having lived in the shadows for so long, the 924, Porsche’s first front-engined sports car, is finally garnering the plaudits and receiving the recognition it so deserves

Volvo 144

OR MAYBE..?

Daimler V8 250

MG TF LE500

Staff CLASSICS

BACK BOX • Is it ever worth leaving a note on a car you’re interesting in buying? Possibly, but it all comes down to the emotional attachment of its owner

NEXT ISSUE OUT • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

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