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 THE WORKSHOP

Our charity P6 could be yours • Raise money for Prostate Cancer UK by bidding on this Rover 3500

Griffin gone • Final trip to AJ block for prototypes

TO THE BMM OR BUST! • Sixteen countries, 12,000km, one 1950 MG YT to Gaydon

‘My dad inspired me’ • Joshua Finch is in love with transforming classics, thanks to his dad

The First Step Trust • Owen the Estafette is a van on a mission

Chocks away for Mission Motorsport! • RAF lads plan to pilot a Spitfire the long way round the UK coast

THE PC GIFT GUIDE • We’ve gathered our picks of the best new kit we’d love to find under our tree on Christmas morning

Talking heads • New literature and art festival set for Silverstone

MEMORY LANE

SIXTY YEARS ‘BARBED’ • Danny Hopkins and Matt George take their Triumph 2000s home to meet the ancestor

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

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In the rough • Robert Churchyard’s Mini project was a fair way rustier than he thought, but he played on

Austin 1800 VR6 ‘LANDCRAB’ • Yes, you read that correctly. Andy Belfield decided to drop a Volkswagen VR6 into his stately Austin

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

SNAIL'S PACE • James celebrates 75 years of the 2CV by taking his to a birthday party in the Alps

‘I approached the book with trepidation’ • Remember shock road safety campaigns? Nick does…

‘A time when two words collided’ • John recalls an ‘ironic’ MPV that made him smile…

‘I knew she had an eye for exotica’ • Charlotte’s MGA inspires an unusual purchase

RUST IN PEACE • Here’s what we’ve found in the bushes, brambles and barns

MARKETPLACE

Machine Mart • It’s like workshop kit Narnia for restoration enthusiasts

BOND BUG • James Walshe jumps aboard his space hopper and asks if now is the right time for a Bug

IN THE SHADOWS • They might not be the most desired models, but these classics still captivate

FORD MUSTANG GT

MG ZT 260 • What’s better than an MG ZT? An MG ZT with a throbbing V8, says James Walshe

‘Happiness is egg-shaped’ • Buying & selling modern classics in the real world

‘I was looking for a cheap off-roader’

Are we nearly there yet? • Matt and his crew take a whistlestop tour of the UK in a weekend… with plenty of fun and games along the way!

Hit and run • They got caught by the police in the end, but Danny’s dad was left with a big mess and a very ruined Jaguar X350

Twin there, done that • James buys a doppleganger with a difference

Mini marathon • Welding continues, but there’s still a mountain to climb

Service and new dampers • Nigel refreshes the GT6’s suspension

No change there • Slave and master both had it in for stressed-out Matt

ASK OUR EXPERTS • Tech solutions and real world tips

Tyres • Use knowledge to choose tyres and maintain them safely, says Theo

Adjust your valve clearances • Matt Tomkins shows...