Classic.Retro.Modern. Magazine

1 July 2025

The Rover 200vi is one of the most understated and unassuming hot hatches ever built. But don’t let its butter-wouldn’t-melt styling fooling you, because behind that chrome grille you’ll find a firecracker of an engine, used to great effect in the MGF VVC and Lotus Elise 111S. It’s like a Werther’s Original dipped in Red Bull or a mug of Ovaltine with a shot of vodka, both of which sound more palatable than the ‘undrinkable’ white wine served on the British Airways flight to Genoa… You can read about the 200vi in the new issue, which features the usual eclectic mix of cars from the sixties to the noughties. There isn’t an article on the Mk4 Astra (boo, hiss, etc, etc), but you will find words and pics from Antony Ingram’s trip to Southend in a Smart Crossblade, Rich Duisberg’s love of the Matra Bagheera and Tatra T600, and why the 604 was Peugeot’s last proper luxury car. Meanwhile, Jon Burgess is back to dispel a few more myths, this time related to the Ford Probe. We’re delighted to welcome Paranjay Dutt as a new columnist, while Georgiana Buckingham-Smythe serves up another round of Celebrity Squares, including Slade with a Ford Transit. Elsewhere, we’ve got a road trip in a Citroën CX, postcards from EMWalhalla and London Concours, European special editions, and some period camping and caravanning photos in time for your summer hols. We fancy a GLT Monolite Transcontinental caravan with its fancy rear spoiler. All this and much, much more in what is probably the most aromatic classic car magazine… in the world. We look good on Readly, but we look even better on your coffee table, adding colour and fragrance to your living room. Enjoy the new issue. Classic.Retro.Modern. is something special. A magazine focusing on established, emerging and modern classics. The cars of the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s might be familiar, but the stories we tell will be anything but. Classic.Retro.Modern. isn’t here to fit in. Our readers can expect excellent writing, great photography, quality print, superb design and an ability to think differently. The cars will be accessible, attainable and relevant. Our mix will be eclectic. Discover the joys of owning a Reliant Regal before turning over to read why you should be considering a Bentley Turbo R. The Jaguar E-Type rubbing shoulders with the Vauxhall Calibra. The Sunbeam Venezia sharing space with the Fiat Panda Mk1. Classic.Retro.Modern. is fresh enough to appeal to young drivers taking their first tentative steps in the world of classic cars. Established enough to appeal to knowledgeable enthusiasts who have seen (and read) it all. A magazine as at home on a coffee table as it is at a local ‘cars and coffee’ event. Classic.Retro.Modern. is the magazine for buying, owning and enjoying classic cars.