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 waves goodbye to Bluebell…

Sterling comes home at last • CCowley l return marks k 20 20 years since 800 production ended

Matt says…

THE MONTH IN 5 PICTURES

Starting HANDLE • Danny Hopkins on why kids learning to drive is a great idea

THIS MONTH WE LOVE...

Your time to choose • The search for the next RESTORER OF THE YEAR champ starts here

Government and legislation news

MY MONTH IN 5 PICTURES • James Walshe shows us what’s in his camera…

PC rehomes a family friend • Stephen’s Carina II 25 goes back to Toyota

TALES FROM THE WORKSHOP • Special book has 40 years of tech experience

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Lancia Delta factory find • Restored original machinery to remake bumpers from scratch

LOAN LOVE EXTENDED • More classics on offer in classic loan scheme

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Go on, spoil yourself! • We explain how to bag the best new kit for your classic this winter…

BOOKSHELF

Southern Classics Society • Second Monday of every month

A MEET YOU ALWAYS PROMISED YOURSELF • Capri MkI Register hits the spot

WHERE WE WENT THIS MONTH… • LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN, NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Size isn’t everything • Small clubs have loads to offer, too

Beaulieu in 2020

Where to go this weekend…

BORN IN 1980 • Launched 40 years ago, these cars reset expectations, sold like hot cakes and kicked off a decade. We take a look

OWNER’S VIEW: ROGER CHINERY

OWNER’S VIEW : SIMON WHEATCROFT

OWNER’S VIEW: AUDI UK

OWNER’S VIEW: SIMON HARRIS

1980 CARS TO BUY NOW!

...AND DEFINITELY WORTH A MENTION...

High Street, Oxford, May 1955 • Ignore the bikes… enjoy Oxford’s four-wheeled transport

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1955?

RESTO HERO ‘A TR6 with 148bhp and 36mpg? Here it is’ • Keith Warren built his dream TR from a ‘painting by numbers’ EFI kit, then knocked up a self-build Midge from leftovers

KEITH’S MAJOR MILESTONES

KEITH’S SAGE ADVICE

KEITH’S FAVOURITE TOOL

KEITH’S CLASSIC CAR CV

My car’s A STAR • The revival of Emily Cook’s 1966 Wolseley 1100 was a plot with a lot of rot... and a happy ending

Most fun TV/film car chase?

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

Best Eighties supermini?

Spotted any oddities lately?

Practical Classics

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

‘A raised voice jangled my earlobes’ • Nick’s sage advice regards shopping for classics

‘The names of the players have changed’ • John recalls some long-lost parts suppliers

‘It’s a miracle! I've broken a Lada 1500’ • Sam achieves the impossible on a rally in France

RUST IN PEACE • A field full of crusty delights all the way from Sweden

Taking the HIGH ROAD? • They’ve got £1000 to spend on a car that is over 25 years-old – then it’s off to the Outer Hebrides in the middle of winter!

FANCY A PUNT? WITH RUSS SMITH • ‘Still...