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 says thanks to our key workers

Also starring…

FACEBOOK GENIUS

MGA is a class act • Historic MG misses the boat, but helps save a community

James says…

FRISKY IN 5 PICTURES…

Starting HANDLE • James Walshe presses the reset button on car buying

PC is back on the job… • We’ve been out creating content

Key Worker Classics

DULL BUT IMPORTANT • Classic sales up during lockdown

THE NEWS IN 5 PICTURES

Resto Show postponed to March 26-28, 2021 • Purchased tickets valid, plus you could claim a free one

NAME THAT VAN! • Name our camper and win a Lego Type 2

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Great temptations… • We’ve brought together some of the best new kit on the market for you, your shed or your cherished

BOOK SHELF

CO-OC SUCCESS • The blueprint worked again

Hornet club gets stung

When normality returns • We will be there with you

WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE GONE THIS MONTH • BEAULIEU SPRING JUMBLE, MAY 16-17

FIVE FUNDRAISER

Virtual events for your ‘at home’ diary...

Bath, Somerset December 1982 • Popping to the shops in the early Eighties…

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1982?

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

What’s your best under-par fix?

I THINK YOU’LL FIND…

Ever owned a Cortina MkIV or MKV?

What cassettes are in your car?

Practical Classics

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

LOCKDOWN HEROES • What you've been up to over the past few months

Corrie star Simon's Triumph off to live with NHS worker • 1968 Triumph 1300, Simon Gregson, Manchester

PROJECT HEROES • Frontline workers and the classics they love…

SPECIALIST HEROES • Many classic specialists are also stepping up in this time of crisis. Here are a few who are making a difference.

Volvo 240 RALLY CAR • Gerard Mulder: less a restorer, more Volvo surgeon. He built the world’s most sideways 240 saloon – and then went out and won in it

PET HATES

Here’s what’s in Gerard’s collection

NEXT PROJECT • It’s a 360 GLT, but not like grandma’s old shopping trolley

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE

TECH SPEC

‘Should we feel sad about missing events?’ • Nick is feeling guilty about events not taking place

‘The paintings were delightful renderings’ • John remembers the car books of his childhood

‘Maintaining the status quo in lockdown’ • Please think of the neighbours, pleads our Theo

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

Parallel UNIVERSE • As the big boys roar around the track, the car park at Silverstone hosts something completely different

TOYOTA HERITAGE COLLECTION • A giant shed in Crawley hides Toyota UK’s gems

YOU CAN DO IT, TOO

‘Drawn in to buying stuff that I don’t need’

Mixed fortunes • Ford beats Peugeot in H&H’s lockdown...