David Simister, who wrote the article, was in touch with us a few weeks back as he wasn't sure what the car was. We were able to put him in touch with Russ who confirmed the details of the car
It's the edition dated 18th October 2023 with 'NEC Show Preview' on the cover
I let Russ know and he replied:
Thanks for alerting me to the Classic Car Weekly feature, I picked one up today. My wife's Honda Civic is 2 parking spaces away. We were probably shopping for something at Comet!