Automotive
Classic Car Buyer
Staff Classics
REPORTING ON: Alfa Romeo GTV
2 min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
Rootes Group - The Golden Years
The Rootes Group’s finest years commenced immediately after the end of the Second World War with the launch of a handful of brand-new models and lasted until the company was absorbed into the Chrysler empire in the middle of the following decade
5 min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
MG ZT
The MG ZT was more than a Rover 75 in sports shoes. Much, much more. It was a performance saloon par excellence and today makes for a superb classic sporting bargain
9 min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
MG Display Controversy
A classic vehicle insurer met with a mixed response at the Classic Motor Show when its display stand depicted a 1998 MGF apparently crushed by a WW2 Hellcat tank. But was this a sacrilegious act against a classic car, or an inspired promotional display?
2 min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
Extra Ordinary
Exotics are usually the go-to classic investments, but a recent trend in everyday cars means more common street sights could be the way to go
3 min |
November 20, 2019
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Alternative Go
As the internal combustion engine’s fate seems in question, we look back at its past challengers
3 min |
November 20, 2019
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Death Of The Sports Car?
Another manufacturer belies its heritage to switch to SUVs
2 min |
November 20, 2019
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Cool Coupes
Every manufacturer was in on the ’90s coupe trend, stylish two-doors in abundance. But nearly three decades on, which are worth investing in?
3 min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
Classic Scenes
Writing this as news reports bring us images of Sheffield residents trapped overnight in shopping centers by floods, we were struck by this image from October 1987.
1 min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
500 Not Out
We identify some modern classics in danger of extinction... and the older cars which massively outnumber them
10+ min |
November 20, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
The CCB Mini-Festo
Our team was asked which Mini appeals to them the most and why. We ended up with a shining collection of classics from the 1960s through to the 2000s
10+ min |
November 13, 2019
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Starting Points
Everyone has to start somewhere and you might be surprised how many car companies got their first break with someone else’s design
3 min |
November 13, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
HSA Apprentices To Rebuild TR2
Heritage Skills Academyapprentices have been given a boost in their bid to become the next generation of historic vehicle engineers, with Cambridge & Counties Bank joining forces with the Bicester Heritage-based facility to support the restoration of a highly significant Triumph TR2.
1 min |
November 13, 2019
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Jaguar XK8
The Jaguar XK8 was Jaguar’s first V8, and its first new GT in a generation. Sam Skelton outlines how to buy the best
7 min |
November 13, 2019
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Classic Scenes
This issue of CCB hits the shops almost 30years to the day since the world watched the fall of the Berlin Wall live on television and here we see the scene at Checkpoint Charlie just nine days later.
1 min |
November 13, 2019
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Big Six
The Z3 and the MGC have both received their fair share of ill-informed criticism over the years but now represent an intriguing old school versus new school classic choice.
5 min |
November 13, 2019
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Pan-Asian Boost For Historic Vehicle Movement?
There can be little doubt that the historic vehicle movement, while currently booming, faces challenges in the future.
4 min |
October 16, 2019
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Affordable Land Rover
The Series 1 Landie and original Range Rover are appreciating classics. But do any cheaper, more modern Land Rovers make worthwhile investments?
3 min |
October 16, 2019
Classic Car Buyer
The Forgotten Fast Fords
It’s the RS models which get all the attention but there are some hidden gems in the performance Ford back catalogue
6 min |
October 16, 2019
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Small ‘N' Sporty
Small, drop-top sports cars have always had a following. But which is the better investment, investment, the original or the imitator?
3 min |
October 16, 2019
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MGB GT V8 v TVR Wedge
The MGB GT V8 was brutish, British, and full of charm-a character later adopted by TVR. But whose V8 was better?
4 min |
October 16, 2019
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Vauxhall Cuts 250 Jobs
Vauxhall’s historic plantat Ellesmere Port inCheshire is set to shed a further 250 jobs.
3 min |
January 17, 2018
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The Changing Face Of Fuel Retailing
Fuel prices are up again –back in the summer a litre of unleaded could be bought, if you shopped around, for £1.05 or so. Today, the cheapest anywhere is £1.20 and you need to hunt to find it for that – most outlets are £1.22-£1.24 or more.
3 min |
January 17, 2018
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March Of Technology
Having stood still for about 25 years engine technology leapt forward in the 1980s, with electronic and high-tech features coming along which, to some, marked the end of the classic era of motoring.
10+ min |
January 17, 2018
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Porsche Boxster 986: Entry Ticket
The thinking man’s Porsche is almost as quick as the 911 and a fraction of the cost. We bring you the lowdown on the first generation Boxster.
3 min |
January 17, 2018
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MGF
The original is always the best... isn’t it? One man well versed in all things MG puts the case for the MGF.
4 min |
January 17, 2018
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MG TF
It may look like a facelifted MGF but the TF’s talents run much deeper and may just make it the better buy.
4 min |
January 17, 2018
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The Rise And Fall Of Mid-engined Cars
Mid-engined cars typically featured 12 cylinders, were Italian, and above all else, very expensive. But amongst the expense, affordable mid-engined cars do exist in numbers. Or at least they did.
3 min |
January 17, 2018
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Vauxhall Victor F-series
It’s almost exactly 60 years to the day since the original Vauxhall Victor was launched. We look back on both the car and its launch year of 1957
8 min |
March 1,2017
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Classic Scenes
It’s Milton Keynes’ 50th anniversary this year, originating from an Act of Parliament in 1967 to offer ‘opportunity and freedom of choice’ as a means of tackling the overcrowding problem in London. A long building programme followed which went on for over a decade to create a city of nearly 22,000 acres, providing housing, shops and jobs for 250,000 people. “By real city terms Milton Keynes is at best an adolescent”, says one of the original planners, Lee Shostak. Which probably explains why its 124 roundabouts, originally intended as a temporary arrangement until traffic lights were installed, are still with us.
1 min |