Here are 10 used classic cars for under £30k we found this week

Here sits a 57-year-old Abarth 695 ‘SS’ hill climb car with a raunchy livery and tiny alloys. Mechanically, it gets a synchromesh gearbox and a reconditioned 695cc engine, which should sound spectacular through the Monza exhaust. All this in a bundle of excellence the size of a shoe, of which fewer than 1,000 were ever built. 

We don’t know if we’re going to get the GR Corolla here in the UK, so why not look to the past for a solution? This is a 122bhp inline-four-powered ‘Levin’ with a manual transmission, sleek aero kit and slightly dished six-spoke alloys. Best of all, it has less than 25,000 miles to its name. 

This E36 M3 cabriolet has gone through a full restoration, meaning the blue body and colour-matched roof are in stunning condition. There’s a few tasteful aftermarket modifications, including a thin headlight attachment and an Alpine sound system - but will you ever really use the latter with 286 naturally aspirated horses to hand? 

Another convertible, but this one’s a few years older, gets pop-up headlights and a screaming turbocharged rotary powertrain. The second-gen RX-7 is down on power compared to the Bimmer by around 86bhp, and costs £13k more, but the upshot is an odometer reading of under 14,000 miles. It’s brand new for crying out loud. 

Anyone fancy a 5.7-litre ‘LS1’ V8 engine from General Motors? You even get an entire C5-generation Chevrolet Corvette as part of the deal, with a targa roof, a full set of Michelin PS4 tyres and leather seats. It may have an automatic transmission, but keep a steady line and it’ll get from 0-62mph in 4.7s. Many wins to be had here. 

A true standout, in part thanks to its tributary Gold Leaf livery and strange roofline. This Europa ‘S2’ also has a string of cool features, including a carbon fibre engine bay, full red leather cabin and lowered floor pans for increased headroom. It’s not fast, but good god is it desirable. 

Want a medieval off-roader that isn’t a Rangie? Here’s a Pajero Evolution with a lanky stance, double-wishbone suspension and thick Maxxis tyres to soak up some punishment. That pronounced bonnet scoop should keep the 3.5-litre V6 cool in deepest, rural Wales too. 

You’ll find no shortage of 996s and the odd 993 in the classifieds for under £30k, but why compromise on a lower-spec 911 when you can have this 944 Turbo? It’s made even peppier with an uprated engine management chip, racing blowers and a stage one intercooler. The result is 375bhp coursing through its driveshaft. Blimey.

One of the coolest wagons ever made. This 540i has even been fettled by German tuner AC Schnitzer, so it gets a bespoke exhaust and suspension setup, and a tweaked 4.0-litre V8 that shells out 286bhp. Just look at those shoes.

For an extra £10k on top of this week’s budget, here’s a Mk4 Supra in Castrol Tom’s livery. Yes, just like the one popularised by Gran Turismo… if you can ignore the differing alloys, bumpers and lights. And engine, since Tom’s used a 2.0-litre ‘3SG’ four-pot, and not the original 3.0-litre ‘2JZ’ straight-six. Still, solid effort.