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 • Where the team is told to stop messing about

PC Show success • Great cars, great activities, big attendance!

Starting HANDLE • Matt Tomkins asks: ‘Is analogue cool again?’

All the winners • PC Show club awards revealed

MY MONTH IN 5 PICS • James Walshe shows us what he’s been up to recently…

Beaulieu bumper 2026 • The story of British motoring opens for an all-new season

NO PLANS TO REDUCE VED • Classics stay aligned with inflation

NEWS IN BRIEF

Be like Common people • Harpenden summer sundowner returns after £34k raised

CLYWD CLASSICS • Club raises over £130k in 40 years

Pick of the products • Our rundown of the best new kit to market this month for you and your classic

Beaulieu season opens • It’s never been busier at the NMM

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • It’s a clean sweep for BMC at this early Sixties station

Into the Snowzone • Team PC goes high and cold as winter suddenly gets a bit real…

Thank you to our partners • Clubs, individuals and, of course, the YHA!

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

YOUR CROSSWORD

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READY, STEADY, SPRING!

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

‘They all get used frequently – it does them good’ • 1965 MGB, 1971 Series 3, 1993 Defender 90, 1994 Defender 90 County – Dave Hadley, Llandysul, Ceredigion

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

VTEC KICKED IN • How Dominic Dent transformed his tired TVR Vixen into the ultimate daily driver!

Here’s how Dom did it

Ready, steady… restore!

‘The engine was a total mess’ • Dave Eynon wanted a quick fix, but got a long haul…

‘Porsche’s perfect practical classic is 50!’ • Nick’s amazed by plucky British club’s big Euro bash

‘They were the worst flights of my life’ • Food poisoning, Hawaii and the Mazda MX-5 MkIII…

Get me to Goathland for a Morris Minor! • How a TV show sparked a lifelong obsession…

RUST IN PEACE • It’s off to County Durham, Scotland and Rhodes this month!

MI6 appeal • Ahead of an imminent 007 announcement, we assemble half a dozen of the spy’s sidekick heroes

The others • James Walshe spotlights some more 007 support acts

‘Imposing? I guess so. But pretty? No.’

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

Competitionbred bargains • Buying a pre-prep’d car can be a cheat code

Autosparks • The family business cajoling electrons since 1977

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… • 1998 VOLVO V40 2.0: DANNY HOPKINS, EDITOR

BENTLEY MULSANNE • From Eight and Mulsanne to Turbo R, James Walshe gives us the lowdown on how to buy the best

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO OWN A TURBO R • Stuart Payne tells us about reliability, and how he beats 15mpg… just

NAUGHTY NINETIES • The Britpop Nineties marked the end of an era for brutish Brits. Which would you choose?

‘Next time – new thing!’

DODGE VIPER RT/10 • The old school throwback...