Magneto Magazine

Magneto made its debut in February 2018 during the Rétromobile show in Paris. It quickly became one of the most successful magazine launches in the automotive industry in recent years. Due to overwhelming interest, the first three issues have been reprinted multiple times, and the magazine has garnered several awards in both the UK and the US, including honors from the PPA, SPD, Guild of Motoring Writers, and Newspress. What sets Magneto apart is its unique distribution model. The magazine is sent directly to thousands of prominent car collectors and historic motorsport enthusiasts around the globe, thanks to exclusive partnerships with top event organizers, race and rally coordinators, insurers, and industry experts. This approach not only guarantees a highly targeted audience for advertisers but also provides readers with the most relevant and engaging content.

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1957-1976 Fiat 500 buying guide from Magneto magazine: The original Italian people's car

4 days ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

As the dust of World War Two settled, several ‘people’s cars’ emerged: the Volkswagen Beetle, Mini, Citroën 2CV and Fiat 500. The 500, or ‘Cinquecento’, was released in 1957 to succeed the ageing Topolino (‘little mouse’ in English). Its predecessor was built under the spectre of 1930s fascism, just like its German Beetle counterpart. It’s certainly ironic that fascist dictatorships were the backdrop for the development of liberating cars with cutesy bodystyles.
Magneto magazine drives All-electric Alpine A290 hot hatch in Dieppe

1 week ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

There’s been plenty of buzz about the all-electric Alpine A290 ever since it made its dynamic debut at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed. There, the A290’s retro, rally-inspired aesthetics gained widespread admiration, building on the handsome silhouette of the Renault 5 with more muscular bodywork and distinctive faux rally spotlights. While the A290’s ascent up Goodwood’s Hill was silent, anticipation for the car has been anything but. Perhaps for good reason.
Le Mans Classic becomes annual event, while three new series are announced

1 week ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

Le Mans Classic organiser Peter Auto has announced that the renowned 24-hour Historic endurance event will no longer be held biennially, but will now take place every year. Going forward, the event will alternate between two distinct formats: Le Mans Classic Heritage and Le Mans Classic Legend. The former will celebrate the golden age of endurance racing, while the latter will focus on more contemporary Historic competition cars.
Fascinating story of lost 1924 Bugatti-Diatto AVIO 8C, which is coming up for sale

1 week ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

The 1924 Bugatti-Diatto AVIO 8C starred in the very first issue of Magneto magazine – and it’s now up for sale in Bonham’s upcoming auction at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering on August 15, 2025. Below is the feature from issue 1, which tells the story of this mysterious one-of-a-kind machine that was discovered in a Turin museum in the early 1960s. This is one hell of a tale.
Classic cars to join France's leading art fair, FAB Paris 2025, for the first time

1 week ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

Classic cars will be welcomed for the first time to France’s leading art, antiques and jewellery fair, FAB Paris. The event will take place from September 20-24, 2025, in the magnificent Grand Palais in the heart of the French capital. The September event typically marks the beginning of Paris’ autumn art season, in which discerning collectors and connoisseurs flock to the city from around the world for a packed month of gallery openings, museum exhibitions and auctions.
Twickenham in London to celebrate 125 years of its forgotten motoring past

1 week ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

Twickenham in London probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think about where UK motor manufacturing began – most would point to Coventry. Yet Robin Hunter’s illuminating book Twickenham Motorcars: A Local History of Motor Manufacturing makes a compelling case that the country’s storied automotive industry actually began 125 years ago, on the banks of the River Thames – and to celebrate this unique heritage, a special event will take place in the area on July 5, 2025.
BRM celebrates 75 years since Grand Prix debut, in Bourne, Lincolnshire event

1 week ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

British Racing Motors (BRM) marked 75 years since its racing debut with a special exhibition in its hometown of Bourne, Lincolnshire, on June 14, 2025. The celebration commemorated the team’s first competitive appearance at the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Under baking sunshine, crowds of all ages gathered for the special event – many sporting Formula 1 apparel – to see seven iconic BRM race cars lined up in front of Bourne’s Corn Exchange.
Bonhams Bonmont 2025 sale sees Ferrari 275 GTB take centre stage in Switzerland

2 weeks ago | magnetomagazine.com | Nathan Chadwick

Bonhams Bonmont 2025 brings a varied line-up, with everything from Enzo-era Ferraris to an ex-Nico Rosberg Aston Martin Valkyrie on offer on June 29 in Chéserex, Switzerland. In prior years this has been a hypercar hotspot, with varying results – and while there’s certainly plenty of carbon on show, there’s a more wide-ranging selection, including several oddities from the fringes of the collecting world.
Monterey Auctions 2025 - an early look at California's collector car sale extravaganza - Magneto

2 weeks ago | magnetomagazine.com | Nathan Chadwick

Monterey Auctions 2025: after a somewhat disappointing 2024, this year’s sale season during Monterey Car Week will be watched even more closely than normal. The US market got off to a great start in January on a wave of broader economic optimism, but those days seem a very long time ago.
1969-1989 Aston Martin V8 and V8 Vantage buying guide from Magneto magazine

2 weeks ago | magnetomagazine.com | Elliott Hughes

As imposing as Aston Martin’s DBS must have looked when it was launched in 1967, development issues saw it saddled with the same inline-six that was still doing duty in the ageing DB6. Few customers saw it as a big step up from its lighter and more classically styled predecessors, but that all changed in 1969 when the updated DBS V8 was launched. Fitted with the 5.3-litre eight-cylinder engine it was originally meant to have, the DBS V8 now boasted the oomph to back up those muscular looks.