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 • I don’t consider myself to be a control freak, but letting experts choose cover feature cars requires considerable self-discipline

‘This really is a car that inspires confidence’ • Having spent some time desert rallying, Henry Hogger has always wanted to try the hugely successful and fabled Lancia Delta HF Integrale, but was it worth the wait?

The world order is in shift • Which BMW M3 to choose, as market prospects for 1990s and 2000s heroes evolve?

Record prices dazzle Monterey • Headline sums for ‘hero cars’ are supported by strong values lower down, too

Shelby Cobra Daytona hits $43m • Carrol Shelby’s own example becomes the most expensive American car ever sold

National Motor Museum to relocate • Search for new home begins as lease issues influence move

Silverstone returns to its roots • Revived BRDC Classic refocuses on racing for 2026

Italians out in force at VSCC Prescott • Thirty of the best pre-warAlfa Romeos from across the country gathered at the VSCC’s Prescott Hill Climb alongside historic recreations, restorations and returns

September-October highlights • Autojumbles and race meetings end summer

Barn-find dust lifts Dino appeal • Four years of rest and proof of care sees Seventies Ferrari fetch an impressive result

Getting you closer to classics • Hit the open road with Classic Cars. Every issue brings you inspiring stories of pursuing, owning, driving, restoring and living with the great cars of the past.

LAST ANALOGUE HEROES • Six hands-on driver thrillers from before the tech got bossy

Reinventing the wheel

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JULIAN THOMSON • I was only supposed to be at Festival of Speed as a spectator. Then the call came from Jaguar – could I drive a car up the hill? Only one answer to that

ALEX RILEY • In the wake of the Eighties performance car party, we had to navigate a sobering world filled with warm hatches. But there was still some fun to be had

30 HOTTEST BUYS OF 2027 • Influenced by world events, the market is giving different signals, depending on which sector you look at. Whether climbing or eroding, there’s strong demand for the right cars at the right price. Our expert panel is here to tip the best buying opportunities of the moment

THE FINAL VERDICT • After a choppy start to the year, Hot 30 2027 tells us the classic car buying waters are settling into a postive outlook

SLOW BURNERS • Circumstances combined to make each of these cars either difficult to sell when new. Today, they’re collectable

Bucket Lister • If you like brawny Jaguars, they don’t come much more exciting than the Lister Le Mans. So, just what does seven litres and 500bhp do to an XJ-S?

‘I saw flames and realised the air cleaner was on fire’ • Restoring any ultra-rare car like a Gordon-Keeble is tricky, but when it’s the prototype, it’s a unique challenge

COSTIN, WHITMORE, and all that jazz • This Lotus Elite prototype helped the model find its feet in the wind tunnel, the show stand and the racetrack, before a life with musician Chris...