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 • The demographic shift is forcing us to rethink what’s hot and what’s not in the classic marketplace. With it comes some interesting risks and opportunities

‘Swift, civilised and something a little bit different…’ • Toby Wade is used to the high-octane delights of a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2, so how will a Saab 900 Turbo 16S shape up?

Get brave, bag a bargain • When a highly original Jaguar XK halves in price, you have to take notice…

Money aplenty at Monterey • Modern super and hypercars pull the bidders, yet classics aren’t done yet

Cal Spider reaches record high • What used to be 250LM money now buys a sporting spider – or a modern hypercar

DVLA boosts restored classic market • New rules include provisions for repairs and EV conversions

Main-stage headliners • F1 celebrations aplenty as Silverstone Festival prepares for big changes in 2026

Eclectic Avenue • Mismatch at the Hatch puts a unique spin on ‘unexceptional’ classic gathering

September-November event highlights • Autumn arrives in classic style with shows and rallies

UK Merc 280SE with all the toys • Very rare and tricked-out Benz two-door emerges from garage in the Midlands

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SILVER SHADOW AT 60 • CULTURAL EXPLORATION • CELEBRITY OWNERS • BUYING ON THE CHEAP!

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Classic Cars • NOVEMBER 2025

QUENTIN WILLSON • Westminster elite doesn’t get the value of an effective road network in supporting the economic prosperity and driving pleasure of tax-paying motorists

ALEX RILEY • All the performance, agility and noise of a race car on the road seems like the ultimate driving thrill – really? More like some test of endurance if you ask me

30 HOTTEST BUYS OF 2026 • We’ve all seen modern classics booming, but there’s a lot more to discover as our international panel of experts sort the wheat from the chaff

‘THE ONE CLASSIC CAR I WISH I’D NEVER BOUGHT…’ • Our experts come clean about their off days…

CODA • Bought new by Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, this Jensen Interceptor Convertible was one of the last cars the original Jensen firm built. Out of hiding for the first time in decades, it’s time for a rock ’n’ roll drive

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‘I’ve had thousands of cars’ • Nigel Hankins loves unusual cars, particularly large American ones, restoring and stashing them in and around Weston-super-Mare

FIBRE OPTICS • It undeniably contributed to MG Rover’s noughties downfall – but can the carbonfibre-bodied MG X-Power SV supercar be forgiven by appraising it as a classic? We take another look

Seriously into your hobby? • we’ve got you covered

‘It had been in a lot of crashes’ • Paul Atkinson’s damaged Datsun 240Z racer was one of the earliest...