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Welcome
As the classic desirability world order moves on, it’s time to focus our attention on the next generations of appealing cars, if we want help with our man maths
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‘One second, you’re going 35mph, the next you’re hitting 70’
More than 40 years after a Chevrolet Corvette first shimmered past him, Gordon Sharp finally gets behind the wheel of a C3 Collector Edition to discover whether reality can match the dream
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Which Lambo is the next Miura?
From candidates of various eras, the rarest, fastest Diablos are rising to the top
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Records galore at Amelia Island
Florida remains go-to location for new crazy-money supercar and hypercar highs
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Market indicators
Bargain classic curvaceous Brits, a maxi-priced Mini, and a pair of soaring Eighties and Nineties supercars
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Will DB3S match its 2014 price?
Owned by the Forshaw brothers, chassis 111 was modelled for two reproductions
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Pre-war classics boosted by club plans
New ideas encourage involvement of younger classic drivers
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Buried treasure at the NEC
Barn finds galore at the 2026 Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show
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Bathurst warriors hit GP tarmac
Touring-car legends battle on former Australian Grand Prix cicuit at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival
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April-June highlights
Summer dawns with concours lawns
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NY find gives up rare treasures
Ferrari, Bugatti, Porsche, Morgan and more classics in stunning US discovery
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Ready, steady, drive!
Dust off your classic car and hit the open road this spring. Every issue of Classic Cars magazine delivers the most inspirational stories of pursuing, owning, driving, restoring and living with outstanding cars of the past.
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JULIAN THOMSON
To design cars, you don’t have to be passionate about the marque you are designing for. It can be as easy as following your desire and finding inspiration
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ALEX RILEY
Originality helps define the drive of any classic, and sometimes, a dream car just doesn’t live up to your expectations. You choose whether to accept that…
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SMART BUYS 2026
We’ve tracked the trends and crunched the numbers to reveal our top tips for the five best classic car buys in 2026. Tempted? Time to snap one up before the rest of the market wakes up
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SPOILT FOR CHOICE
Which other smart buys would we put our money on? Here, the Classic Cars team reveal five more classic alternatives that are just behind the market
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Silent Witness
Originally owned by Stephen Ward, this Jaguar XK150 was present for the Profumo scandal, one that changed Britain forever. We drive it, and unravel its secrets
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‘Preserving such a unique and historic car was a challenge’
A stalled restoration, Colin Chapman’s unique engineering and some Le Mans history presented this rare Lotus 15 as a testing restoration. Could originality be maintained and the car be returned to competition standard?
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LIFE STORY OF A VW Type 2
In the same household since it was bought new, this Volkswagen Type 2 Devon camper has been providing the Wilson family with holidays for more than 59 years
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SUPER HEROES
More than four decades ago, BMW invented and ruled the supersaloon sector with its M5. By the turn of the millennium, serious competition had appeared from every direction, presenting an array of epic modern classic choices today
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ELECTRIC AVENUE
In 1980, Wembley Stadium hosted the first event of its kind – an all-electric motor show
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Six steps to buying a Bond Bug
This radical Seventies take on city car fun is surprisingly easy to live with
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READY, STEADY, SPRING!
Discover brighter days on every page. Pick a magazine subscription from just £5.
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2001 TVR Griffith 500SE £39,500
Richard Barnett has found a very rare limited edition TVR, but is it worth the sizable premium over the standard version?
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1999 Ferrari 456M GTA £29,995
The 456 is underrated at the best of times, and Alan Anderson wonders whether this one’s gearbox makes it a bargain
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2005 Jaguar XK 4.2 £12,995
A 2005 X150 XK? Yes – and this pre-production car also means something special to Classic Cars, recalls Sam Dawson
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1975 Triumph Dolomite auto £9990
This modified Triumph may court controversy, but as Alan Anderson points out, it’s also a lot cheaper than a Sprint
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Price Guide
Our quarterly guide brings you freshly updated prices for 1400-plus classics
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‘Britain has a weakness for naff cars. They are all around us’
In June 1996, CAR examined the British penchant for buying bad new cars rather than decent used ones