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 classic community really pulls together

CONTENTS

David Soul: star, hero, friend. • We pay tribute to an inspirational car guy and a dear friend of the magazine

Starting HANDLE • Matt Tomkins on the, err, ‘joys’ of chilly tinkering…

PC Resto Show is go!

HCVA gets useful • New schemes aim to improve life for enthusiasts with projects

NEWS IN BRIEF...

LOAN PROJECT SUCCESS • Elf recipient grasps the nettle and gets busy in the club

It’s mainly Gran Turismo’s fault! • George Swift has come off the sofa now though and is immersed in restos

YOUR FAMOUS FIVE • These are your top five resto nominations from the past year

Charity HEROES • Craig Cheetham on the good deeds of the young…

Great Temptations • Our round-up of the latest new stuff for you and your classic

CLUBS & EVENTS

Where to go this weekend...

MEMORY LANE • Crowds and cars for an older form of transport

TAKE IT WITH YOU • Cheaper than flying? Danny Hopkins takes a family of seven to the Alps in a couple of old bangers

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

YOUR CROSSWORD

Practical Classics • HBauer Publishing, Academic House, 24-28 Oval Rd, London NW1 7DT Email: practicalclassics@bauermedia.co.uk.

YOUR CARS • The classics you love,drive and restore

SPOTTED • Older cars in every day use

LONG TIME COMING • Star ting out with only boxes of bits, Andy Naismith painstakingly built the spor ts car he’d always wanted

Snail shell shock • Experienced restorer Peter Hermite’s first 2CV revival turned into a spectacular festival of welding

‘The Pageant always had a unique atmosphere’ • We shouldn’t let ULEZ charges spoil our fun, says Nick

‘The theme for me was sports coupés in red’ • John enjoyed his annual jaunt to Brooklands…

‘Knowing your worth is key to success’ • The young must learn to be advocates for themselves

RUST IN PEACE • What is lurking in brambles across the world this month?

BEST PAR NONE • PC marks 50 years of the VW Golf by taking aspin in each generation: MkI to MkVIII

The Good Auction Guide PC’s pick of thebest classic auctions

‘Far less sensible/more adventurous ideas’

Coming soon • The rare and the unique on offer at Historics

Jay Walker Race Services • Providing realistic track experience from inside an industrial unit

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH…

SAAB 900 • James Walshe on how to buy this incomparable Swedish engineering masterpiece

NAUGHTY NINETIES • These exotic superstars defined a decade of decadence. Which one would you pick?

Modern World • ‘Don’t throw away – fix!’

UNIQUE LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO • Active suspension test mule up for grabs

1 LEFT ON UK ROADS

CLEVER MONEY CARS

YOUR DRIVES

FIAT COUPÉ • 1993-2000 Italian panache and class leading dynamics at an affordable price, reckons James Walshe

‘A piece of the auction’ • Buing & selling modern classics in the real...