Classic Cars

Classic Cars is the original classic car magazine. It defined the world of classic motoring 40 years ago and still does it today. Every issue is put together by our team of classic car experts and enthusiasts. Using the best expert writing and photography, the magazine helps you experience what it's like to drive, keep and restore the classic cars of days gone by. We bring the stories and people behind the cars to life - showing you how to buy, keep and enjoy your cars. Every issue of Classic Cars is packed with: - Road tests - Drive stories - Expert buying advice - News and events coverage Classic Cars is the original classic car magazine.

Welcome • With nearly two million historic vehicles owned in the UK, the scene looks healthy, but it must evolve to maintain its relevance to new, younger enthusiasts

‘It’s definitely not just a posh Beetle’ • Serial air-cooled VW owner Gordie Woollacott had always wanted to step up to a Porsche 911, so we put him behind the wheel of his dream drive to see if the hype meets reality

There’s great value out there • With this Daytona dropping down towards £300k, is it time to buy top-end tackle?

American Edwardians fly high • Can the current buoyant values of pre-war classics translate across the Atlantic?

Sixties racer vs modern hypercar • Can a pass to the best motorsport events draw bidders from investable road cars?

Supercar specialist ceases trading • Dealer GVE London’s sale-or-return business model collapses

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Goodwood hosts Hethel and Milan • Lotus and Alfa Romeo figure strongly in epic 2025 Goodwood Revival meeting

Uniques celebrated • Inaugural John Haynes Classic show hails home-fettled classics, and the industry that supports them

November-April highlights • Time to mark up your new 2026 calendars…

DB2 Vantage found in US barn • Fancy a quick winter classic project? Best not take on this Aston Martin then…

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QUENTIN WILLSON • Big prices seen for rare modern classic supercars at this summer’s US auctions don’t mean the wider classic market in the UK is about to see an uptick

ALEX RILEY • All this noise around car electrification seems to be overlooking the power of steam. It was good enough to motivate us as recently as 100 or so years ago…

WORKING CLASS HERO • In 1986, Ford captured the cultural zeitgeist and ruled the racetracks with its Sierra RS Cosworth. Forty years on, we take one on a road trip reliving its journey from unclassifiable oddball to undisputed Eighties icon

‘THEY COST £1000 A LAP TO RUN’ • Amid fierce competition, Robb Gravett was the only driver to win the British Touring Car Championship in a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. Even more incredibly, he did so on a shoestring budget against works-team might

THE BIRTH OF AN ICON • The Sierra RS Cosworth’s track record is well known, but not the story of its birth. Conceived over a pub lunch, the legendary racing Sierra’s development took just two years

BIRKIN’S BENTLEY • There are other Bentleys with Tim Birkin connections, and dozens more that look the part, but this 3 Litre Red Label was his first – and it raced with the works team at Brooklands

LIFE STORY OF A VW Karmann Ghia • Bought new in the US, this Karmann Ghia toured Europe before being delivered to its first owner, where it remained for almost five decades before starting a new life in the UK

What do you get when you cross Christmas with a magazine? • A mag-nificent gift

GRAND TOURER R DE FORCE • The Nineties...