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 was powerless to resist the faded charm of the Barn Finds display, but the joy of being surrounded by so much dust and rust soon gave way to a feeling of guilt

‘Exactly what a standard-steel Bentley ought to be’ • Rolls-Royce owner and enthusiast John Waine has prized the best of British luxury since his youth. Today he’ll drive the model of his teenage dreams, the 1958 Bentley S-Series

Corniche values are softening

Caining it

Safari browsing

‘One Royal owner’: what’s it worth? • In a word, lots. Royal Family ownership adds a big premium

Resto Show steps up a gear

Florida’s Fantasy Island

April-June event highlights

Treasure buried under bike bits

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Monza vs SD1 Vitesse

QUENTIN WILLSON • With the future of Top Gear once again under threat, I strongly urge the BBC to consider its unique value before making a decision that it may regret

JOHN FITZPATRICK • My wife – a keen artist – tipped me off about a special exhibition of streamlined art deco vehicles here in Florida. It had me returning time and again

QUENTIN WILLSON’S SMART Buys 2023 • Whether it’s a low-risk runabout for carefree fun or a high-stakes raid on your savings, our expert Quentin Willson has selected the right classic for your needs in these uncertain times...

Alfa Romeo Spider S2 Veloce 2000

Bentley Turbo R

BMW 3.0CSi

BMW E39 M5

Honda NSX

Chevrolet Corvette C1 V8

Audi Quattro Turbo 10V

Aston Martin DBS6

5 WAYS TO ADD Value • With a smart buy in the bag, there are lots of ways to make it even more desirable

FLYING WITHOUT WINGS • Wifredo Ricart thought that if Ferrari’s horses could prance, his should be able to fly. Then the brilliant engineer surprised the world with this creation, the earliest-surviving example of Spain’s only super sports car. Recently restored, we drive it...

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‘When it was discovered, it was only fit for Fred Flintstone’ • Turning a 70-year old basket case Porsche 356 into a minter is a challenge. Elevating it to one of the most representative examples of its kind in the world is quite another, but that’s what Phil Parry and his team achieved

THE LIFE STORY OF A Mercedes-Benz 190TD • Bought for an Australian couple to explore Europe with, this Mercedes has lived a life of adventure from the start

Apart from the model, we had no drawings – it was all in the boss’s head • Dick Stacey played a key role in building the extraordinary six-wheeled Panther-6. We tap into his memory banks to find out how he became personally involved with one of the most bizarre cars ever built – and how it was hammered out

Eight steps to buying a Ferrari 550 Maranello • Ferrari’s front-engined V12 supercar is now an appreciating asset, so here’s how to buy one and ensure it stays that way

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‘We designed the suspension on the 205 GTi three times’ • In June 2003, CAR tracked down an often-overlooked engineering genius – Jean-Michel Bouillet