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.

NEWS & COMMENT • HCVA sets new industry benchmark for the conversion of historic and classic vehicles to electric power

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REVIEW ICONIC AUCTIONEERS, JULY 24–25 • Iconic Auctioneers enjoyed a successful weekend as it put a bumper consignment of hugely desirable classics under the hammer as part of the prestigious BRDC Classic event at Silverstone. Across its collector and competition car auctions held on consecutive days, the company achieved a combined sale value of £8.2 million, securing four UK and four world auction records in the process.

REVIEW MANOR PARK CLASSICS NORTH, JULY 18 • Auctions | News, Reviews and Latest Prices

BOOST BROTHERS • Saab was instrumental in bringing turbocharged cars to the European masses, following up its iconic 99 with the 900 and 9000. We look at their market performances

GENERATIONAL SHIFT • Many classics of the 1960s can boast a closely related 1990s equivalent, but which is best? We look at eight pairings to see if the time really did tell

PEAK CORTINA? • Ford's Mk3 Cortina combined British and German engineering with scaled-down Americana styling, creating a family saloon that sold more than a million examples in just six years

UPWARDLY MOBILE • These days, the executive-car market is dominated by prestige brands – but in the '80s the volume makers were all in on the act. Here, we look at three constants in British company car parks...

MODERN CLASSIC • Now 30 years old, the Jaguar X100 XK gave the brand an all-new sports car, capable of competing with the best. We share our buying advice

SALES SPOTLIGHT | Austin Mini City

LAST ORDERS • Join in the CCB social scene by sending us your photos and emails, sharing your thoughts and opinions. Write to: ccb.ed@kelsey.co.uk.