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

IMM POSTPONEMENT ROCKS COMMUNITY

CLASSIC & RETRO CAR REVIVAL RETURNS

VW WIELDS THE AXE

BOOM TIME FOR 1990s CLASSICS • Popularity for modern classics is booming – and it’s bringing in fresh blood

ROLLHARD X BICESTER 2025

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

SWVA, JULY 31

BRINGTHE FAMILY • Fancy a convertible with room for four? We chart the values of three 1990s options

SHOW PREVIEW

A message from the event planner Andy Kitchen at the Classic Car Shows

Kid zone powered by Scalextric – new for 2025

Tatton’s throwbacks with The Telegraph

Check out five-star cars set to take centre stage at Tatton Park

SAVING GRACES • We pick out eight iconic cars that saved their big-name manufacturers from an awkward fate

BEETLE DRIVE • Over a quarter of a century since its launch, how does VW’s divisive retro-throwback fare as a modern classic? Joe drives an 18,000-mile example in Norfolk

CLASSIC SCENES

COMPACT CARRIERS • Small three-door estate cars went through a purple patch in the 1970s, with some fairly distinctive styling. But which of these three Brits would you prefer to pick up your G-Plan furniture in?

SOCIAL CLIMBER • With its straight, modern lines yet tried and tested underpinnings, the Mk2 Granada offered an affordable luxury saloon in the days before the German brands took over the market

INSURANCE QUOTE

MODEL TIMELINE

Triumph TR6

OR MAYBE…?

Honda Prelude 2.0i 4WS

Vauxhall Astra GTE 8v

Classic Car Buyer

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