Going Classic: The Essential Guide to Buying, Owning and Enjoying a Classic Car

The classic car market is in better shape than ever, remaining buoyant throughout the ups and downs of the motoring industry. Life in the slow lane promises to bring back the joy of driving and can appeal to the head as well as the heart in becoming a financially attractive hobby. Despite the popularity of classic cars, no definitive guide exists for the ’classic car virgin’.

Going Classic seeks to fill this gap by answering all the questions a first timer may have before taking the plunge. It covers buying, selling, driving, maintenance, equipment, insurance, safety and competing in classic motorsport, and comes complete with a ’Hot 100’ list of the top classics to buy and why.

Alan Anderson was a launch journalist on Fast Car before swapping to leading motor trade titles at Haymarket Publishing where he launched Fast & Workshop. He went freelance in 1995 and worked on all the UK’s major titles, contributed to The Sunday Times, and was awarded Consumer Journalist of the Year by the Guild of Motoring Writers in 1998. He switched to the classic cars market in 2002, editing several titles including some 30 bookazine spin-offs and writing The Complete Book of the Car. He has been editor of Classic Motoring and Classic Cars For Sale for almost 20 years and lives in Essex.