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 • Where the team are loving a low roofline

We’re worth £7.3 bn! • Historic vehicles are worth that much to UK economy, says FBHVC

Starting HANDLE • Danny Hopkins decides to step away from the keyboard

Age is still a concern • Survey throws up an old chestnut.

THIS MONTH’S NEWS IN 5 PICS • All you need to know about everything that matters

NEC jamboree triumphs • UK’s biggest classic car show once more hailed a mighty success

ASTON MARTIN CELEBRATES • Works opens for 70th anniversary

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Crash Box Club milestone • Popular event raises £16,000 for local causes in Devon

CLUB TRIUMPHS • RBRR raises £45k for Parkinson’s UK

‘NextGen is doing great!’ • Kieron Trumper is a Triumph fan, well embedded in the classic life

Xmas list • Our top picks for the ultimate classic Christmas

A good time to club together • Next year’s Morris Fest will welcome a mix of clubs

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • Cotswolds charm and plenty of cars

HETHELRAISERS! • Danny Hopkins enjoys blistering fastness in comfort on the 35 birthday of the Lotus Carlton

YOUR SHOUT • Classic email, letters, tweets, posts and threads

Quick post

YOUR CROSSWORD

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YOUR CARS • The Classics you love, drive and restore

‘Our lives revolve around these classics’ • Tim and Jodie Yorke, Wellington

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

Twice AS NICE • This 1959 MGA 1500 restoration became complex thanks to several serious bodges…

Here’s how they did it

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE

Who says autumn isn’t classic season? • With plenty of tech advice and how-to guides, PC helps you keep your classic on the road in all weathers. Subscribe or get ahead of the game this Christmas – PC makes a great gift!

‘It’s a Rust in Peace rescue’ • Eric Scott has really made something of his birthday present

‘We are entering some anxious times’ • Storm clouds are a gathering, reckons our Nick…

‘It’s café with a strong Rootes theme’ • John praises a family-run cars-and-coffee venue

‘AI is going wild like Japanese knotweed’ • Is AI a new danger for classic car owners?

RUST IN PEACE • So many abandoned classics across the planet. Here’s a selection

SuperCOUPÉS • The PC team choose their favourite crop-tops from the past 50 years

BOX-FRESH • The future was box-shaped 30 years ago. James Walshe asks why the MPV is now a thing of the past

MARKET PLACE • classic values and essential buying adivce

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

Sporting Jags: buy ’em now! • Cross-era bargains to be had for leaping cats fans

Whitsun Motorsport • Where there’s a promising future for vintage and classic cars

JOWETT JUPITER • Demand is high for the radical Bradford-built Jowett, says James Walshe. Here’s how to buy the best

ELITE EIGHTIES • A selection of the cars that defined a decade – but which would you pick?

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