Practical Classics

Practical Classics magazine has a 30-year tradition of delivering the very best, hands-on classic car experiences to its readers. Every staff writer and contributor works on and restores their own classics. Each issue is packed with: * Rigorous buying advice * Real-world product tests * Inspirational classic driving features * Fascinating historical insight Practical Classics is also a campaigning title, taking the concerns of classic car owners to Parliament and keeping its readers' classics where they belong - on the road. So come and join PC in the workshop - the kettle's on.

WELCOME TO CHEDDAR • Where the team are enjoying pies and things…

Fiesta reborn at 50! • Ford announces new baby 50 years after the first

THE MONTH IN 5 PICS

Starting HANDLE • Don’t trust AI to restore your car, says James Walshe…

Quiksteel Plastic Repair IRO £9.47

No more deletes • Modern classic tuning faces legislative blow

MY MONTH IN 5 PICS • James Walshe shows us what he’s been up to of late…

Classic events at risk • FBHVC goes into bat on behlf of smaller car and club shows

SLUG SLINKS OFF TO THE US • The Sunbeam is all-aboard

NEWS IN BRIEF…

MG Rover fans go end-to-end for Andy’s Man Club • 75s and ZTs drive Britain’s longest route for suicide prevention charity

CHARITY DRIVE IS NICE PISA WORK • Little Miracles gets £77k thanks to some Cambridgeshire car nuts…

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Great temptations • Our picks of the best new kit to market this month

Centenary celebrations • Brooklands marks 100 years of Grands Prix

MEMORY LANE • A station with no trains, but a ferry and several classics

Barn to be wild • Danny takes an MR2 from a barn to the beach via a remarkable revival…

YOUR SHOUT • Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

YOUR CROSS WORD

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YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

‘I’m a serial restorer…’ • 1935 Austin Seven Nippy, 1958 BSA Bantam Super, 1971 Lancia Fulvia, 1973 Lotus Elan 2+2, 1998 Lotus Elise Will Hughes, Narberth

SPOTTED • Older cars in everydaay use.

LEADER OF THE PACK • Facing defeat at the hands of his German foe, Wolfie bit the bullet and won the battle

Here’s how Wolfie did it

‘It’s a project I had to finish’ • Dave Walker had more than he bargained for with his MGB XK…

Give your project wings with PC • From expert restoration guides and real-world buying advice, to inspiring reader stories and proper hands-on tips, PC is the only classic car magazine that truly does it all. Whether you’re driving, fixing or searching for your next classic, we’ll help you every step of the way

‘A tribute to my brother Steven’ • Paul Behoo tells the story of a final fraternal project

‘Agonising over choice, the brochures…’ • Old car-dealer joy in Bognor Regis gets Nick thinking

‘They expect their cars to work, straight away’ • Usability trumps authenticity when time is short…

‘It’s just so brilliant to be British!’ • Our classic community is something to be proud of…

RUST IN PEACE • Colchester to Corfu: here’s what our rust-hunters have spotted!

BEST OF BRITISH! • The PC team heads for Clevedon – home of the British motor car – with cheese, meat, pastry… oh, and cars!

‘When it looks like a bargain, calm down’

The Good Auction Guide • PC’s pick of the best classic auctions

Lovely low-cost Lotuses • Brave bids snare pure British sporting thrills

Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust • Sharing the life story of Jaguar and its predecessor companies

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… • 1990 TOYOTA MR2 MKII REV1: DANNY...