Matt Bell on 6th August 2020
During the 1980s, hot hatchbacks killed off the sports car, but rocketing insurance premiums saw a resurgence of the sporty coupe in time for the 1990s. To celebrate the revival of the sports car genre - not to mention the fact we’re now allowed outside again - Phil, Paul, Jeff and Joe went on a retro coupe road trip through Oxfordshire!
Matt Bell on 30th July 2020
Here are the times when it doesn't go quite as well as expected... Plenty of effing and jeffing in this Classics World blooper reel, so get used to the bleeper!
Matt Bell on 23rd July 2020
Jeff's £1000 Ford Puma was a tidy car to begin with, but with a bit of TLC in the form of some new parts has started to turn it into a respectable, tidy modern classic.
Matt Bell on 16th July 2020
We always knew that the cheap Range Rover P38A would eventually cause us problems, but Aaron didn't envisage just how soon it would stop playing ball.
Matt Bell on 10th July 2020
Keen to keep the theme of cheep and cheerful, Joe cracks on with some cheap fixes on the £400 Peugeot 205.
Matt Bell on 1st July 2020
I sold my dream car. Aaron McKay managed to get hold of his dream car at the tender age of 21 and regrets selling it some seven years later.
Matt Bell on 24th June 2020
Jeff Ruggles is a man obsessed with Minis. From his first car that he built instead of revising for his exams, he’s travelled the length and breadth of Europe and Japan buying and adventuring with classics Minis! Here he is discussing his classic Mini adventures.
Matt Bell on 18th June 2020
As our youngest member of the team, Joe Miller isn't short of automotive experience having driven 1000 miles in a Fiat Seicento to Poland.
Matt Bell on 12th June 2020
From a humble yellow VW Beetle to driving a Jaguar C-Type on the Mille Miglia, Group Editor Paul Wager has more than a few car stories to tell from his 30 years in car magazines.
Matt Bell on 4th June 2020
As we continue to freshen up our fleet, Jeff Ruggles, armed with £1000, went out and got himself a tidy Ford Puma. But are there problems lying beneath the surface? Or is this a genuinely tidy Puma?
Matt Bell on 28th May 2020
Perhaps the best roadster for drivers this side of a Caterham, the Honda S2000 is a sure fire modern classic and when we’re allowed out again, Phil Weeden can’t wait to get his on the road!
Matt Bell on 22nd May 2020
With double the amount Joe had to buy his classic, Aaron McKay went and bought a £1500 Range Rover P38A. Brave, stupid, smart? Time will tell...
Matt Bell on 15th May 2020
As part of our project car freshen up program, each of the team was given a different budget to pick out a classic car. Joe Miller, with £750, went and sourced a 200,000 mile, diesel Peugeot 205!
Matt Bell on 29th April 2020
Pre-lockdown, we sold on some of our classic project cars and with a unique way of deciding budgets, set out to buy some cheap new classic projects. What could possibly go wrong?