Classic Cars May 2020

May 2020 Issue 562 Some things are worth getting out of bed at 4:00am for. Not holidays, that’s for sure – I’d rather pay more or change the destination to avoid stupid o’clock flights. But cars, particularly those I haven’t driven before, that’s different. Which is why I found myself, bleary-eyed, in North London, nosing my BMW daily driver past electric security gates to an underground car park. Amid sombre BMWs and Mercedes lurking between concrete pillars, our Ferrari F430 Spider cover car enticed me over. Owner Marek Izmajlowicz was away on business but he was happy to let me collect the keys from his girlfriend and disappear off to our studio for the day. With the car, not the girlfriend. The sound of that flat-plane crankshaft V8 erupting sharply into life was…

Price Guide [Buying] Price Guide our quarterly guide brings you freshly updated prices for 1400-plus classics in partnership with HAGERTY CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE WHAT’S IT WORTH? Whether you’re buying or selling, our guide illustrates how the market is treating that model. We consult specialists, clubs and dealers, scour auction results and pool knowledge with classic car insurance specialist Hagerty to ensure our guide is as accurate as possible. But an individual car’s value can only be assessed in person. Cars with exceptional mileage, history, unrestored originality or fresh restorations can be worth disproportionately more. On ‘bluechip’ models our price spreads reflect the importance of provenance and history over condition. USING THE GUIDE NEED TO SEE PRICES EVERY MONTH? Our price guide is in every issue of our digital edition. Subscribe on…

Welcome Even in the most unlikely circumstances, the right car has the power to lift your spirit above everyday frustrations May 2020 Issue 562 Some things are worth getting out of bed at 4:00am for. Not holidays, that’s for sure – I’d rather pay more or change the destination to avoid stupid o’clock flights. But cars, particularly those I haven’t driven before, that’s different. Which is why I found myself, bleary-eyed, in North London, nosing my BMW daily driver past electric security gates to an underground car park. Amid sombre BMWs and Mercedes lurking between concrete pillars, our Ferrari F430 Spider cover car enticed me over. Owner Marek Izmajlowicz was away on business but he was happy to let me collect the keys from his girlfriend and disappear off to our…

Classic Cars ISSN 0143-7267, is published monthly by H Bauer Publishing Ltd. The US annual subscription price is $127.46. Airfreight and mailing in the USA by agent. Named WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicals postage paid at Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Classic Cars, WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at Bauer Media, Subscriptions, CDS Global, Tower House, Sovereign Park, Lathkill Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 9EF, United Kingdom. Air Business Ltd is acting as our mailing agent.…

Contrasted against biscuit beige gravel, the deep grey and chrome flares of a 1958 Lancia Aurelia leave Classic Cars reader Paul Greenway in a trance-like state. A Lancia Motor Club member of three decades’ standing, he owns a Fulvia Sport Zagato and has previously owned two Delta Integrales, a Beta Monte Carlo and a 2000 Volumex HPE. Fans of the marque don’t come much more committed – and today he’ll drive his dream model. Paul explains, ‘People in the club have always told me so much about the Aurelia. I’ve been told I need to try a Lambda, an Augusta and more, but the B20 Aurelia, being a grand tourer, is the one I had to try first. If it’s good enough for Juan-Manuel Fangio…… Walking around the car, he’s already enjoying…

SUBSCRIBE FOR JUST £3.50 PER MONTH Classic Cars ISSN 0143-7267, is published monthly by H Bauer Publishing Ltd. The US annual subscription price is $127.46. Airfreight and mailing in the USA by agent. Named WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicals postage paid at Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Classic Cars, WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at Bauer Media, Subscriptions, CDS Global, Tower House, Sovereign Park, Lathkill Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 9EF, United Kingdom. Air Business Ltd is acting as our mailing agent.…