# Classic Driver Scraper — Collector Car Marketplace (`rastriq/classic-driver-scraper`) Actor

Scrape collector car listings from ClassicDriver.com, Europe's premier classic car marketplace. Extract price, make, model, year, mileage, condition, seller info, and photos. For collector car valuation and dealer inventory monitoring.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rastriq/classic-driver-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Rastriq — Structured data from the world](https://apify.com/rastriq) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.90 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Classic Driver Scraper

Extract structured data from [Classic Driver](https://classicdriver.com) — Europe's premier online marketplace for classic and collector cars, featuring curated listings from top dealers worldwide.

### Why use this scraper?

- **Dealer listings** — prices, mileage, condition grade, and full dealer details
- **European market focus** — listings from 30+ countries with local currency pricing
- **Vehicle specs** — make, model, year, mileage, condition, and high-res image URLs
- **Ready to use** — Clean, normalized JSON/CSV/Excel output. No coding required.

### How to use

1. Click **Try for free** on Apify
2. Set a make filter (or leave empty for all makes)
3. Click **Save & Run** — default settings scrape 10 Porsche listings in under 90 seconds

> **Note:** This scraper uses a headless browser to bypass Cloudflare protection.
> **Residential proxy is recommended** for reliable results.

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | integer | Classic Driver internal listing ID |
| `listing_type` | string | `dealer` or `classified` |
| `url` | string | Direct link to the listing |
| `title` | string | Full listing title |
| `brand` | string | Car make / manufacturer |
| `model` | string | Car model name |
| `model_year` | integer | Year manufactured |
| `price` | number | Asking price (numeric) |
| `price_currency` | string | ISO 4217 currency code (EUR, GBP, USD…) |
| `mileage_value` | integer | Odometer reading |
| `mileage_unit` | string | `km` or `mi` |
| `seller_name` | string | Dealer or private seller name |
| `seller_type` | string | Seller classification |
| `country` | string | Country where the car is located |
| `condition` | string | Condition grade |
| `image_url` | string | Main listing image URL |
| `scraped_at` | datetime | UTC timestamp of extraction |
| `source` | string | Always `classicdriver.com` |

### Use cases

- **Price comparison** — Compare asking prices across European dealers
- **Inventory monitoring** — Track new listings for specific makes/models
- **Market research** — Analyze the European collector car market by segment

### Cost & performance

This Actor uses **pay-per-result** pricing — you only pay for the data you get.

| Concept | Price |
|---------|-------|
| **Per result** | **$0.0019** |
| Actor start | $0.0005 (per GB of memory) |

**Examples:**

| Volume | Estimated cost |
|--------|---------------|
| 100 listings | ~$0.19 |
| 1,000 listings | ~$1.90 |
| 10,000 listings | ~$19.00 |

Platform costs (compute & proxy) are included — no hidden extras.

### Integration

Export data as JSON, CSV, or Excel. Connect to Google Sheets, Slack, email, or 1,500+ apps via [Apify integrations](https://apify.com/integrations).

Schedule runs hourly, daily, or weekly to keep your data fresh.

# Actor input Schema

## `make` (type: `string`):

Car make to search for on Classic Driver.<br><br>Examples: <code>porsche</code>, <code>ferrari</code>, <code>mercedes-benz</code>, <code>jaguar</code><br><br>Leave empty to scrape all makes.

## `year_min` (type: `integer`):

Earliest model year to include. Leave empty for no lower bound.

## `year_max` (type: `integer`):

Latest model year to include. Leave empty for no upper bound.

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to extract.<br>Start with <b>10</b> for a quick test, then increase for production runs.

## `max_pages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of search result pages to process. Leave empty to use <b>Max results</b> as the only limit.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select proxies for the scraping run.<br><b>Residential proxy is recommended</b> for Classic Driver (Cloudflare-protected site).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "make": "porsche",
  "max_items": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "make": "porsche",
    "max_items": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rastriq/classic-driver-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "make": "porsche",
    "max_items": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rastriq/classic-driver-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "make": "porsche",
  "max_items": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call rastriq/classic-driver-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rastriq/classic-driver-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/S9gE7YscafFlBdCSn/builds/hxNRHtqnHksc1fNDg/openapi.json