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

ESCORT SELLS FOR £279K!

VOLKSWORLD SHOW GEARS UP FOR 2026

LIVE SALES ENJOY POSITIVE 2025 • New data reveals increase in sell-through rates and average prices for live auctions compared to last year

BROAD ARROW UK SHOWROOM OPENS

PRIVATE COLLECTION TO BE OFFERED

FIATS & FRIENDS RETURNS

FIRST PRODUCTION ECLAT AT AUCTION

REVIEW HISTORICS, JULY 19

REVIEW WB & SONS, JULY 19

ROLLS-REJOICE

PHANTOM AT 100 • Among a bumper year of anniversaries for Rolls-Royce, where better to start than with the centenary of the legendary Phantom nameplate?

SILVER CLOUD AT 70 • Updating the ‘Standard Steel’ Rolls-Royce saloon theme in 1955 was the Silver Cloud, a long-lived offering that was bigger, better and vastly more successful than its predecessor

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SILVER SHADOW AT 60 • No other Rolls-Royce managed to transform the company’s fortunes in quite the same way as the Silver Shadow, which became its best-selling model of all time

CAMARGUE AT 50 • It might have upset Rolls-Royce traditionalists upon its launch in 1975, but the low-volume Camargue proved to be a useful addition to the range – and an important profit generator

SILVER SPIRIT AT 45 • Finally replacing the Silver Shadow in 1980, albeit based around the same SY-generation platform, the Silver Spirit family proved to be a long-lived commercial success for Rolls-Royce

CORNICHE V AT 25 • The Corniche made a comeback at the start of the 21st century, as this stylish newcomer made its debut – the only new Rolls-Royce launched while the marque was under Volkswagen control

CLASSIC SCENES

SMALL AND SPORTY • Was humble Reliant able to evoke the spirit of sports cars past with its fibreglass-bodied, CVH-powered roadster? Joe takes a drive to find out

STYLE CONSCIOUS • The late ’50s and early ’60s saw a huge influx of family cars with US-inspired design cues. We evaluate how three prime examples stack up as classics today

POWER HUNGRY • In 1985, we saw a raft of performance-orientated new cars make their debuts. 40 years on, we celebrate some of our favourites

LIGHT FANTASTIQUE • The Citroën AX was on sale for more than a decade and helped cement its maker’s reputation as a supermini great. Here’s how to buy one today

INSURANCE QUOTE • 1990 Citroen AX GT, £6000 value

MODEL TIMELINE

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