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 PARTY • Celebrating those birthday classics

Bristol is back! • Fighters being completed ‘only the start’

Starting HANDLE • Matt Tomkins thinks we live in a world of misinformation…

THIS MONTH WE LOVE…

It’s showtime! • Expect plenty of ‘firsts’ at NEC Classic

MY MONTH IN 5 PICS • James Walshe shows us what’s in his camera of late…

Interceptor revivals • Sixty years celebrated in two very different ways

JH CLASSIC A SUCCESS • Mega show’s triumphant return

NEWS IN BRIEF…

On the road again • Austin Seven does circuit of Ireland for Kidney Care

TWO-BALL TWO • Brian and Cheryl raise funds for GOS

‘I’ve rescued 20 Multiplas’ • Fabian Davis on his love for a much maligned Fiat…

Latest kit! • We’ve gathered the best new products to market this month for you and your classic.

Jeep raises Standards

A SOUTH AMERICAN WHODUNNIT

RUSTIVAL RETURNS • POPULAR SHOW BACK FOR A FIFTH HELPING

Vintage Sports Car Club • No off season for this hardy bunch!

BOC INNOVATES

Where to go this weekend…

BRITISH BIRTHDAY BLASTERS • Six classic British sports cars, six decades of evolution assessed

MEMORY LANE • Regal Bath and some less stately classics

BULLS OF THE RING • Forty years ago, the Sierra Cosworth and E30 M3 were launched… time for a rematch

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

Quick posts

YOUR CROSSWORD

Practical Classics

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

‘Work in progress!’ • 1929 Vauxhall 20-60 Kimpton saloon, 1990 Westfield, 1996 IVECO Daily 4912 MkII, 1999 Toyota Yaris, 2000 Suzuki Jimny: Peter Kirwan, Jersey

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

Story of A LIFE • In 1972, Eric and Vera went into their local Volvo dealership and bought a pre-facelift 144s. Twenty-five years after Vera passed away, grandson Chris Horton restored it

Give your project wings with PC

‘It’s an ex-PC project car’ • It was love at first sight for Andy, and now ‘Olive’ the P4 is pride of his wedding hire fleet

‘Could Longbridge be a possibility?’ • Surely only one location for the NMM’s new home…

‘I recall every garage and car dealership’ • Flats and filling stations where new metal once shone

‘Saloons over sex appeal, every time!’ • Steph fights the corner for sensible motoring

RUST IN PEACE • Here’s what we found in the bushes and brambles this month!

FANCY A PUNT? • ‘Pounce on these highmileage bargains’

A buoyant summer market • Despite everything, values strengthen this season

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

The Beaulieu Autojumble • Better than ever, it’s still the field of rusty dreams

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… • 2001 CITROËN C5 2.0 JAMES WALSHE, DEP ED

NEXT ISSUE • PAY LESS AND NEVER MISS A COPY!

WIN A TWIN BUSCH SCISSOR LIFT WORTH £2,199! • Ever dreamt of having your own scissor lift at home?

MGA • James Walshe...