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 WORKSHOP • As the team gets a few Grannies together for a party!

Seven’s centenary • Celebrations aplenty for baby Austin’s hundredth birthday

THE MONTH IN 5 PICS

Classic News

Starting HANDLE • James Walshe reckons it’s time to hit the road again

MONTH IN 5 PICTURES • Danny Hopkins’ pics from the road

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Charity HEROES • Craig Cheetham on why bigger is not necessarily better

STARTER MOTOR IN 4 PICTURES • The events and adventures so far…

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Toys, tools & trinkets • Our pick of the best new stuff to add to your workshop wishlist

BOOKSHELF

CLUBS EVENTS

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • Looks like a 2022 classic meet, but this was 1977!

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1977?

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

Fulvia has the X-factor

Quick posts

YOUR CROSSWORD

Practical Classics UK

Simply STUNNING • Quite simply the best Land Rover we’ve ever seen; restored to perfection by one man

Here’s how Steve did it

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

Ford’s BIGGEST 50 • 1972 saw the launch of Ford’s cushy executive stallion, the Granada. Five decades on, it’s time to assess what that name meant, and why it’s missed

FORD GRANADA PERANA… • … it’s a bit like a Mustang, but actually better!

SCORPIO, AND AN IGNOMINIOUS END? • The last hurrah – as things go a bit weird…

Beaulieu 50th …OR BUST • Danny Hopkins drives back in time to 1972 to celebrate five decades of our favourite museum in the car his grandad bought in that very year!

THE FUTURE OF BEAULIEU • Craig Cheetham interviews Dr Jon Murden, Chief Exec, NMM Trust

Swedish COURAGE • When Paul Collins found his DKW in a barn there was just one problem: it was in northern Sweden

‘Emotion is a massive part of buying a classic’ • Nick questions why you’d buy a car sight-unseen

‘The Puma’s wheels are its defining feature’ • John mourns the loss of the classic wheel

‘She knew what was coming next…’ • Charlotte is haunted by saying RIP to a rust bucket

RUST IN PEACE • Your barn finds and discoveries in the field

MARKETPLACE • Classic values & essential buying advice

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

PRACTICALLY CLASSIC • Emerging classic at bottom of its price curve

VW Karmann Ghia • James Walshe evaluates a classic with German build, Italian design and Californian soul

CHAT WITH A KARMANN GHIA OWNER • Neil Gilbert from Ammanford tells us about his 1971 Californian import…

FOUR RUNNERS • Proof that more seats don’t mean less fun!

ROAD RACER THOROUGHBRED • How the original M3 changed the game

Modern World

VAUXHALL ASTRA MK2 1984-1991 • James Walshe says it’s time to cherish one of the best-selling cars in British motoring history

WHAT WE SAY THE ONE TO BUY

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