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 TEAM PC • Where the boys are cheering young Matt on to victory (probably)

Join us on the road! • Don’t park it in the shed – drive your classic with us this winter…

THE MONTH IN 5 PICS

Staring HANDLE • Matt Tomkins on the Joy of Fix…

THIS MONTH WE LOVE…

Tax exemption remains • As you were - budget for classic owners

MY MONTH IN 5 PICS • Danny shows us what’s in his camera

PC charity bash • Surprise success in 24hr charity run, plus money raised for hospice

FBHVC SURVEY LAUNCH PLAN • What we do and what we are worth

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Spit gets ready to roll • Huge progress in 2024 for Severn Valley Hospice project…

SUPERCAR OWNERS RAISE ALMOST €2M • Cannonball adds €308,000 to Jack and Jill’s coffers in 2024

NEWS IN BRIEF…

‘I am inspired by my grandad’ • Daniel Tindill on his Morris Minor and a passion for classic car revivals

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE • Our round-up of the best gifts for the car lover this December

BOOKSHELF

Heart of the matter

SETTING STANDARDS

AROC adds value • Alfa fans have had a year to remember

MODERN LOVE

BE A SPORT

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • Six cars, with two different models by Gerald Palmer

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1959

GONE RACING • Team PC blasts to Silverstone to watch Matt as he takes to the track in his 750 special

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

YOUR CROSSWORD

Practical Classics

YOUR CARS • The classic you love, drive and restore

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

SUBSCRIBE THIS FESTIVE SEASON

‘From red dwarf to supernova’ • Alistair Clyne revived his futuristic kit car after 25 years in storage

‘It’s got a Lotus engine and a Ford colour scheme!’ • Bob Meldrum loves a Viva HB Estate, and he loves a hot one

‘I realised I had reached BMC Farina Nirvana’ • Forty years with a 1960 Austin A55 Cambridge MkII…

‘Older cars each have a distinctive sound’ • John misses the days when all cars sounded different…

‘Don’t put a price on your life’ • Tyre safety needs to be taken more seriously…

RUST IN PEACE • Sri Lanka to Sussex… here’s what’s in the bushes this month!

HEAD TO HEAD BOARDROOM BUST UP • Eighties Merc or Daimler? Which is the best all round executive chariot?

FANCY A PUNT?

Resale red • The bright side of H&H’s Duxford results

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

ADO Restorations • Where they used to make Moquette, they now restore classics

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… • 2003 JAGUAR XJ8 4.2: DANNY HOPKINS

AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 • How to find the very best example of this powerful and graceful machine

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO OWN A BIG HEALEY • We meet the man determined to improve his car

STATE OF GAMEPLAY • We choose between five computer game favourites

Modern World

BMW M5 (E39) • Eye-watering oomph in a four-door saloon

YOUR DRIVES • Show us...