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 • Sometimes restorers seem to go out of their way to make life difficult, but big issues are just challenges to overcome…

‘I feel like I’m sailing an ocean liner!’ • David Witter grew up aspiring to top-of-the-range Jaguars. Will taking a drive in an every-option-ticked Daimler V8 confirm his expectations, as he looks to buy his first classic?

Ghibli makes the rest look pricey • This stunning original example was the Sixties supercar snip at Monaco sale

Motorsport matters in Monaco • Competition classics and modern supercars win Historic race for the biggest bids

A bargain coachbuilt Maserati? • When its siblings are $3m concours queens, £300k for this pretty A6G is enticing

New MoT-type inspection launched • New inspection aimed at classics offers more than 45 checks

Goodwood’s touring superstars • Cars with big-name histories emerge onto the classic stage at Members’ Meeting

Heroes return to the Park • Championship-winners the stars at Touring Car Rewind

June-July highlights • Race season and summer concours are underway

Crossley leads Thirties stash • Crossley Burney Streamline a gem among group of uncovered pre-war obscurities

Captivated by standout classics?

Next Month • The September issue of Classic Cars will challenge perspectives

Sam, take a bow…

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JULIAN THOMSON • The path to my dream job was littered with reality-check moments, but also some amazing experiences that would pour more fuel on my passion to succeed

ALEX RILEY • Pretty much any modern car can slip through barely ruffled air yet remain stable in crosswinds. Not so in the Eighties, when aerodynamics often fought back

TOP 50 GRAND TOURERS • Ever since the building of continent-spanning highways, a special breed of car has taken us on great journeys. We name the 50 greatest GTs, from the Fifties to the Nineties – and the greatest GT of all

50s THE FIFTIES • As high-speed highways spread across continents postwar, the modern Grand Tourer was born

60s THE SIXTIES • Fuel was cheap, economies boomed, manufacturers innovated, and more people could afford to try GT motoring

70s THE SEVENTIES • Struck by an oil crisis and economic turmoil, the efficiency asked by the Seventies resulted in a futuristic new breed of GTs

80s THE EIGHTIES • In a decade obsessed with supercars, the GT breed evolved dramatically to survive

90s THE NINETIES • Elegance was rediscovered, but in a world where fuel-injected hatchbacks could cruise like GTs, how did the breed compete?

THE GREATEST GT • Our experts were near-unanimous – this heavyweight combined performance, comfort and ability, reigning supreme across three decades

GRAND PLANS • If you feel inspired to take your classic on a grand trip ofyourvery own, here is our pick of the top ten tours of the UK and Europe

OUT OF THE WOODS • Unloved for many years, this rare Alvis TA14 woodie has been rescued and rejuvenated by the apprentice who originally worked on it

This Is England • Think going on a grand tour means hurtling...