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 PC CLUB • As we celebrate the people who make it happen!

The PC Show is GO! • There’s more activity than ever at the ‘Friendly Show’

THE MONTH IN 5 PICS

Starting HANDLE • James Walshe reckons that it’s time to cherish the NEC…

THIS MONTH WE LOVE …

Back door scrappage? • Modern classic tax hike concerns grow

MY MONTH IN 5 PICS • What is in the back of Danny’s camera

Slug trail to the USA • Last chance to see 1000hp Sunbeam before US visit

BRUM FESTIVAL IS GO! • Launch details just released

NEWS IN BRIEF …

Snails around Wales • Colourful little Fergies hit the road for cancer charities

AUSTIN FOR MND • Ralph raises £7k after cousin’s diagnosis

NEWS IN BRIEF …

Latest kit • Our pick of the best new products to market this month

Haynes season unveiled

ALVIS OC IS READY TO CELEBRATE

PC Restoration Show returns • A thousand classics set to descend on the NEC

A LOCI EVENT • A DIAMOND DAY OUT FOR LANDRAB LOVERS

HAMMER TIME

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • A steamy image to warm your cockles

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1975

The Adventurists! • The PC Team heads West… for a great big Welsh adventure

Next time…snowzone! • The team heads into Snowdonia for the white stuff

Quick posts • Will a Qashqai be a classic?

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

YOUR CROSSWORD

Quick posts • Worst thing you found in a car?

Quick posts • Ever had a Spitfire?

Practical Classics

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

‘Really, I’m just looking after it for the next guy’ • 1986 E28 M5: Stuart Blount, St. Ives, Cambs

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

ALAN CROSBY • Architect behind the British Motor Museum reveals all

Team SPITFIRE • Meet the TSSC group that refused to give up and raised £22k for charity… this is the Shropshire Spitfire

Here’s how they did it…

Ready, steady… restore!

‘It’s two great cars in one!’ • Allan Hebb decided to combine two cars he owned into one lightweight pocket rocket

‘The paint job and interior have survived’ • A customised Minor that captivated Nick has resurfaced

‘I’ll do the engine rebuild if you like’ • Helping a friend might take longer than expected…

‘We shouldn’t worry about tin worm’ • Steph’s case for year-round classic motoring

RUST IN PEACE • What we’ve found in the brambles and bushes this month

Mirage CX GTi Turbo • Alan Kemp began building his Countach-alike kit car in 1989 – with one big difference: it’s a Citroën CX underneath!

Cummins Railton • This remarkable homage to John Cobb’s famous Napier is the work of engineer Terry Clarke, who designed and built the car at home…

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang • A truly phantasmagorical machine, this exquisite creation is that of Richard Skinner, who fell in love with Chitty the first time that the car rolled out Professor Potts’s garage…

The Sabberton Omen...