Our mission is to provide the most honest and transparent listings compared to anyone else – and we do. We achieve this in a highly saturated market and quite simply, we make the process of buying and selling a car as pleasurable as driving it.
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Our mission is to provide the most honest and transparent listings compared to anyone else – and we do.
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We started Trade Classics to bring trust, clarity, and care back to classic car sales.
Too many great cars were being poorly presented, poorly protected, and pushed through platforms that prioritised volume over care. We believed there was a better way, one that treated every car as an individual asset, every seller as a valued client, and every buyer as a serious enthusiast. What began in 2011 as a free classified site quickly evolved into something far more personal, because the people using it wanted more than just a listing, they wanted confidence.
Every car is photographed professionally and described in a clear, honest, and comprehensive way – highlighting condition, provenance, and imperfections where they exist. We verify every visitor, bidder, and seller, run HPI checks as standard, and manage the entire process end-to-end so sellers save time and buyers can bid with genuine confidence.
We launched our auction platform in 2017 with an approach that was genuinely different, and still hasn’t been matched. Today, we are the most trusted classic car marketplace in the UK (4.9* rated), built on the principle that everyone should walk away feeling rewarded, not frustrated, when a great car changes hands.
Chief Executive Officer
Adam is passionate about two things; digital technology and classic cars. They say do what you’re passionate about the rest will follow, so back in 2011 Adam set up Trade Classics as a new digital platform to publish classic car articles and classified vehicle sales for free. In late 2016 Adam spotted an opportunity to produce a totally new and technically innovative online auction service with buyer and seller security at its heart.
In his spare time Adam loves to travel and more recently travelled on a round-the-world trip, he has also found time to complete some serious road trips including around New Zealand, most of Western Europe and even coast-to-coast across the U.S.
A few of Adam’s car highlights include a guards red 1985 Porsche 911 Turbo (930 model), a 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera Sport, an E-Type fixed head coupé, a modern Porsche 911 Carrera S (997 model), plus lots more, oh and a little Vespa.
Consultant – Capital, Operations, & Strategy
Ollie joined the team in July 2018 specifically to work on the fundraising campaign. He has extensive experience in the investment world, having helped manage multi-billion pound portfolios.
In recent years Ollie co-founded and ran a high-end handyman business, which was profitable and cashflow positive in its first year. This wasn’t his first business; at university he founded, traded, and sold a business specialising in historic motorsport memorabilia.
Ollie has owned some really interesting modern classics, including a Porsche 944S, a Z3M Coupe, Z4M Coupe, and a DB7 Vantage. He once owned a Triumph Dolomite, but that sadly didn’t last long! He currently (though sadly only occasionally) drives a Tuscan, and he recently bought and then sold a Maserati 4200 that he used as a daily.
Chairman
Jonathan has been part of Trade Classics from the very start, acting as Chairman and working closely with the founders to guide the company through formation and growth. He supports Adam and Kulraj on governance, strategy and risk, providing oversight where it matters. With a strong background in technology and operations, he founded and ran his own IT business, advised growth companies, and held senior executive roles, including CTO and CIO positions, at FTSE and private equity-backed brands.
At Trade Classics, Jonathan chairs strategy discussions, helps set direction, and ensures the business remains focused on execution, decision-making and value.
Jonathan has a longstanding interest in vehicles and automotive culture, which aligns with the Trade Classics proposition. That interest extends to motorcycles, having completed his bike test, he rides a beautiful Triumph Bonneville.
Consignment Sales Manager
Chad joined the team as a Consignment Sales Manager, bringing a lifelong passion for cars and a genuine enthusiasm for helping owners find the right next home for their pride and joy.
Chad is a dedicated family man with three children, and much of his spare time is spent around family life, school runs, and the usual chaos that comes with a busy household. Cars are the constant thread through it all.
Chad has always been car-mad, the sort of enthusiast who reads classifieds for fun and enjoys the stories behind interesting machinery as much as driving it. He loves the variety of cars that pass through Trade Classics and the people who own them. For him the best part of the job is connecting cars with enthusiastic new owners and fellow enthusiasts alike.
Freelance Photographer / Consignment Manager
Colin has a deep passion for cars and photography and has since progressed from car-spotting to becoming a professional car photographer and also Consignment Manager in our core team.
Freelance Photographer – Mid Wales
Glyn was our very first full-trained up member of the consignment team all the way back in 2018 and he’s as passionate and knowledgeable about cars as us, making him a great member of the team.
Freelance Photographer – South West
Jacob has been with us since the early days back in 2018 and he still remembers his first consignment, a black Rover Mini Cooper. Based in Bristol, Jacob covers the South West of the UK for us.
Freelance Photographer – South Wales
Matt has been into photography since the age of 14, when he first picked up his late grandfather’s Yashica Electro 35 rangefinder. Matt has been with us since early 2019, and covers South Wales.
Freelance Photographer – East of England
Covering the South East of England, Dom has been with us for more than five years – he specialises in photography, videography, and social media content creation & management.
Freelance Photographer – Oxfordshire
Darren joined Trade Classics way back in 2018 and his primary coverage area is the Home Counties, with occasional assignments in London and the Midlands – Darren has a deep love of Japanese cars.
Freelance Photographer – East Midlands
Ashley is our latest recruit, having joined us in August 2025, and he covers the East Midlands. He is a professional motorsport photographer with over a decade of creative experience.
Freelance Photographer – South Coast
Alan is based in Brighton and covers the South East. Having always been around friends who were into both cameras and cars it no surprise Alan’s career path led him to work in this field.
Freelance Photographer – Stoke-on-Trent
Paul’s part of the furniture here at Trade Classics, he’s worked with us for the last 5 years or so and has photographed hundreds of cars. Paul covers the North West, Midlands and North Wales.
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