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

CLASSIC JAPFEST TO CELEBRATE JDM ICONS

RARE MILK FLOAT AT AUCTION

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

CLASSIC BRIT ICONS GOING FOR A SONG • Price trends and auction sales reveal a golden opportunity to buy classic British icons at affordable prices

RICHARD HAMMOND TO APPEAR AT NEC

TOM MATANO 1948-2025

BRITISH MOTOR MUSEUM SHORTLISTED FOR 2026 AWARD

AVERAGE AGE OF UK CARS REACHES RECORD HIGH

REVIEW HISTORICS, SEPTEMBER 20

REVIEW MORRIS LESLIE, SEPTEMBER 20

Sporting icons, 1935-2025 • As the world awaits Jaguar’s long-promised electric reinvention, we revisit the iconic sports cars that built the brand, from the prewar SS100 to the high-tech F-Type of recent times

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SS100 • This often-overlooked prewar car was responsible for establishing the Jaguar name in the sports car market

XK120/XK140/XK150 • We celebrate the car that debuted the XK engine and laid the foundations for the modern Jaguar company

E-Type • The icon which cemented Jaguar’s place alongside the blue-chip sports car marques

XJ-S • The misunderstood magnificence of Jaguar’s grand tourer would last over 20 years

XK8‘X100’ • The XK8 would revitalise Jaguar and partially silence critics who predicted Ford wouldn’t know how to handle the Jaguar brand

XK ‘X150’ • The XK8 spearheaded Jaguar’s revival but the aluminium XK was a high-tech way to leapfrog the Germans

F-Type • A return to a focused, hardcore sports car, the F-Type would prove to be a final fling for its maker

CLASSIC SCENES

MINOR CONVENIENCE • Does the ash-framed Morris Minor Traveller still deserve its cult status? Joe drives a beautifully kept late example to find out

HATCHING PLANS • Small hatchbacks came into their own in the 1970s, but which would you choose – Britain’s best seller, France’s pioneer or GM’s rear-wheel-drive world car?

RENAULT 5 (1972-1984)

VAUXHALL CHEVETTE (1975-1984)

CHANGING TACK • Established manufacturers occasionally break with convention to follow a new path – some with more success than others. We look back at nine memorable examples

ANGLOAMERICAN • Though no longer the classic bargain it once was, the Anglia 105E remains a popular choice among Ford enthusiasts. We share our buying advice

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