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Categories | Classic cars |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 60,102 (2017) [1] |
Publisher | Haymarket Media Group |
First issue | April 1982 |
Country | UK |
Based in | Twickenham, London |
Language | English |
Website | http://www.classicandsportscar.com/ |
ISSN | 0263-3183 |
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