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

One big family • Classic Motor Show crowds return to sell out the NEC

Royal classics go to auction

Price crash? Not yet…

Choose your favourite…

Suicide awareness

Tempting treats

The 100 Club

‘I want to promote classic ownership’

MEMORY LANE

Making PASSES • Team PC vs the Lake District passes – Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Winlatter, Wrynose and Hardknott – on an epic winter adventure

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YOUR SHOUT

Practical Classics

YOUR CARS

SPOTTED

Top CAT • Philip Ackers went back to basics to get his svelte E-type coupé purring once again…

Cavalier ATTITUDE • For Stephen Lea, his search for perfection was always going to win out…

‘Enthusiastic youths were gathering around’ • Modified cars creating more interest than originals!

‘It appears that our hobby is in good health’ • John takes in the delights of the Classic Motor Show

‘Automotive hangouts need our help’ • Their survival relies on our collective action…

RUST IN PEACE • An amazing Ford find from the legendary Jack Brands

MARKETPLACE • Classic values & essential buying advice

Rover SD1 • James Walshe on how to buy Rover’s bold Seventies exec

LA DOLCE ALFA • We choose our favourite five Milanese motors

Modern World

RECORD BREAKER

MAZDA MX-5 (MK1) • 1989-1997 Last chance to buy one of the best sports cars ever made, says James Walshe

‘Little van, big thrills’ • James drives the entire Welsh coast in a £300 camper

‘German motoring has never tasted so good’

Tin snail rides again • From wreck to roadworthy in just three weeks

Off with its head • Matt lifts the lid on his Landy’s smoky engine…

Wet leg in a GT6! • Nigel sorts out an annoying issue of dampness…

Belts and brakes • Electrical attention, too, plus some unicorn-rare parts

Floored it! • Tim’s P6 stays on the drive… he'd rather it didn’t

Multo Strada • Mike’s latest 130TC awakes from a two-decade slumber

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Classic brakes for modern roads • Nigel Clark shows how to boost classic brakes for today’s traffic

Get to grips with air-con • Theo’s guide to theory, components, fault diagnosis and legalities

Rust-proof your classic • Ed Hughes shows you how to add long-term corrosion protection to your classic this weekend

How to jump-start your car • Classic car owners often give or receive jump-starts. Theo shows us how it’s done safely

A LEGEND ON YOUR OWN DRIVEWAY • We gather six classics, all under £20k, for a close look at why they will never lose their value…

THE 2023 PRICE GUIDE • Every classic, every price - ready for your buying year ahead