MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

| 3 Dec 2024
Classic & Sports Car – MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

We’re huge MGB fans, but this month we’re finding out if it is still the go-to classic car – keep scrolling to see what it’s up against.

You won’t want to miss our January 2025 magazine, and it is for sale in newsagents and supermarkets across the UK right now. Or why not get Classic & Sports Car delivered to you, wherever you live in the world, every month – click here to subscribe. Or order a single issue here.

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Here’s a taste of what’s inside our January 2025 magazine.


MGB vs its rivals

Classic & Sports Car – MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

The wonderful MGB has for so long been seen as the default classic-car choice.

So, from p74 of the January 2025 Classic & Sports Car, we are putting it to the test against six rivals that are all, right now, available for about the same price as a decent MGB.

Lancia Fulvia Coupé, Austin Seven Special, Peugeot 205 GTI, Fiat Barchetta, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia and Porsche 944 line up to do battle.


Ferrari Uovo

Classic & Sports Car – MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

We have a much less familiar face from p90: meet the Uovo.

James Page tells the tale of a quirky but successful reworking of Ferrari’s 166.


BMW vs Borgward

Classic & Sports Car – MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

Then turn to p98 as Martin Buckley gets behind the wheel of two noble German saloons.

BMW’s 2600L ‘Baroque Angel’ meets the Borgward P100, two excellent but perhaps surprisingly different responses to the same question.


Volvo 242 GT

Classic & Sports Car – MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

Now, when did you last see one of these?

The Volvo 242 GT is a rare, understated performance model and, from p128, Martin Port discovers its many charms.


Classic & Sports Car’s 2025 calendar

Classic & Sports Car – MGB vs the world: inside the January 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car

We’re delighted that the Classic & Sports Car calendar is back for 2025, starring some of the best photos from the past year and sharing dates of key classic events in the year ahead.

The calendar comes with every January 2025 edition of Classic & Sports Car sold in the UK, both via subscription and in the shops.

However, if you live outside the UK, or you’re in Britain and want to get extra copies, please click here to buy our 2025 calendar online and have it posted to you, for £7.99 plus shipping.


Classic & Sports Car’s January 2025 edition is on sale now!

Enjoy all these features and much more, including industry news and insight, auction results and historic motorsport reports, plus our monthly columns from Simon Taylor, Mick Walsh and Martin Buckley.

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