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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
Classic Car Buyer
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
Classic Car Buyer
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
Classic Car Buyer
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
Classic Car Buyer
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
Classic Car Buyer
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
Classic Car Buyer
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
Classic Car Buyer
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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Triumph Stag
Our resident Triumph expert, Simon reckons there’s nothing quite like the Stag, which thoroughly deserves its modern-day popularity.
4 min |
February 21, 2018
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Jaguar XJ-SC
If you’re after a muscular, stylish fourseater convertible then the much underrated Jaguar XJS Cabriolet makes a better bet, reckons our Group Editor.
3 min |
February 21, 2018
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Triumph 2500TC
Last week saw the Triumph running properly at last following its session on the rolling road, but no sooner had Classics Monthly’s Iain Wakefield taken the keys than it refused to start one freezing morning.
4 min |
February 21, 2018
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Mk D1 For Escort
The Escort may have been conventional where the 1100 was daring but it offered comforting familiarity... and the reflected glory of the RS and Mexico models.
3 min |
November 29, 2017
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All About The… MG T-type
The T-type was one of the most important models in MG’s history and was produced for 19 years. We detail the numerous variants of continually-evolving sporting classic
4 min |
November 29, 2017
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MG Metro
The Rover Cooper was like watching a once-great ’60s band still touring while drawing their pension. The MG Metro was the new wave and a much more worthy successor.
4 min |
December 13, 2017
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Hardy Hybrid
As Europe’s first production hybrids celebrate their 20th birthday, we consider two of the pioneers.
4 min |
December 13, 2017
Classic Car Buyer
Affordable Collection Auctioned At Bicester
Affordable Collection Auctioned At Bicester
2 min |
February 28, 2018
Classic Car Buyer
Buried MoD MG rescued
Buried MoD MG rescued
1 min |