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 getting their tops off

Racing responsibly • Goodwood Revival leads the way in historic racing with sustainable fuels

THE MONTH IN 5 PICS • NATIONAL - MOTOR - MUSEUM

Starting HANDLE • James Walshe on his first NEC motor show experience…

THIS MONTH WE LOVE…

E-fuels EU change • German fuel association wants a change to the regulatory law

NEWS IN 5 PICS • The Classic World in brief…

Anniversary NEC • The Big One is 40 years-old in 2024

POLICE REUNION • 91-year-old back in the driving seat at Lakeland

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Octavia crosses counties for cancer • Miracle Mirek decides to Škoda whole way…

HELP AMY THE AMBULANCE GET TO UKRAINE • PC reader is off to Kharkiv to drop off a fully stocked ambulance

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Some retail therapy • Another chance to pack up your troubles with our New Kit bag…

BOOKSHELF

Kids' play

A SUSSEX GATHERING

Just planes and automobiles • Race Day to celebrate aerial and terrestrial racers

CALLING TAX-EXEMPT CLASSICS • OLDER METAL SOUGHT FOR STAFFORDSHIRE EVENT

QUESTION OF SPORT

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • Waiting for the trains in Derbyshire

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN

FIGURE OF A8 • To mark its 30th birthday, we hypermile the hottest A8 from Wales to Scotland

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

YOUR CROSSWORD

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YOUR CARS • The classic you love, drive and restore

SUMMER SPECIAL SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

THE SHARP END • A first time father and son restoration that defeated both Covid and cancer… a beacon of hope in metal form

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‘I built my own rally legend!’ • Not just any replica ‑ Chris Scutt’s home-made, Toyota-engined Metro 6R4 is unique

‘Seventy years, 80 cars, 1000 tales’ • Our Larkin meets Colin Bedford and his VX 4/90

‘It felt and sounded like a bigger, hotted-up Imp’ • John recalls some remarkably good Skodas…

‘Inside the dream factory’ • Guilt-free driving is on the horizon, says Charlie

RUST IN PEACE • Take a look at this month’s stash of stunners in Scotland!

HEAD TO HEAD OPEN QUESTION • Clash of the Nineties as the Z3 takes on the most popular sports car in the world

FANCY A PUNT? • ‘Harder to shift than an old oil stain on carpet’

Rare groove • ACA serves up some fine FoTU candidates

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

Wythall Museum • Where classics are always welcome

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… • 2004 ROADSTER: JAMES WALSHE, DEPUTY ED

SUNBEAM ALPINE • We show you how to buy the best example of this dazzling Brit roadster

NAUGHTY NINETIES • Now three decades old, can these race-bred 4x4s still deliver the thrills?

Modern World • ‘Classic friendly garages’

TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS • One of the least likely rally heroes of the early Eighties

YOUR DRIVES • Show us...