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 meet Britain’s first car

Brooklands’s big 100 • Historic circuit celebrates a century of the British Grand Prix

THE EVENT IN 5 PICS

Starting HANDLE • Danny Hopkins on the shock news about Beaulieu…

Tough Liner £26.69

NMM to exit Beaulieu • Trust will vacate site by 2030

SEPTEMBER IN 5 PICS • Three amazing events coming your way

Remembering Jamie • Modern classics turn out in force for Shout charity fundraiser

DVLA RULE CHANGE • Reconconstructed ‘win’ for classics

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Alfa returns the love • Wedding Spider helps Rowans Hospice raise £4500

DISTINGUISHED GENTS ASSEMBLE • Annual drive event looks to raise more money for mental health…

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Fresh temptations • The latest new kit to market for you and your classic

Let’s get ready to jumble! • Beaulieu serves up treats galore

Where to go this weekend…

SOMERSET STARS • The gang hits the road for an adventure in summertime Somerset

YOUR CARS SOMERSET • The classics you love, drive and restore

MEMORY LANE • Classic rail and road machines meet down in Dorset

Morgan to Malvern • As a very special new car neared completion, we took a blast to the home of Morgan to discover how traditional skills are still in use today…

BRUCE MACLEOD • The highly-respected bodywork guru and PC contributor tells of his involvement at Morgan…

YOUR SHOUT • Classic emails, letters, posts and threads

YOUR CROSSWORD

Practical Classics

‘This car has been in my family since 1960’ • 1948 Triumph Roadster 2000 Trevor Fitsell, Somerset

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

Best of THE BEST • Will Hughes’s tale is one where three become one. Could it be the best greatest hits album of all time?

Here’s how Will did it

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

‘I took it from tea tray to TC’ • It lived in a workshop refreshment area for 35 years, then it met Tony Miller…

‘Our classic movement is something to behold’ • Our Nick suggests the true Best of British…

‘A range that deserves to be remembered’ • Nearly snared by an Arrow, John meets a famous example

‘My unbreakable summer tradition’ • Why Steph swapped Le Mans for Nottingham…

RUST IN PEACE • Here’s what our eager rust-hunters have found lurking in yards and bushes this month!

LIGHT FANTASTIC • JJ Vollans puts the Elise against its lightweight sister

FANCY A PUNT? • ‘Some are better bought from posh people’

Mokes find middle ground • Are they now the bargain amongst Sixties Minis?

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

SNG Barratt • The world’s largest independent supplier and manufacturer of Jaguar parts

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