Practical Classics (UK) - 1 Jan 2025
MATT’S POWER
Workshop Guides
MERC V DAIMLER
THE BEST VIVA EVER MADE BIG HEALEY GUIDE
GRAN TURISMO FACE OFF
BOXSTER! IN DEPTH
WELCOME TO TEAM PC
WITH A PC SUBSCRIPTION YOU GET…
750 racing adventure
Resto Hero
Team Adventure
Christmas Gift Guide
Finishing touches
Staff Car Sagas
Nailing it: Detailing
Nailing it: Sewing
Ask Our Experts
John Simister
Head to Head
The Big Picture
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Keith Adams
Charlotte Vowden
Electrical faults
Resto Hero
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Wise Buyer
Fixing Up!
Rover 75
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Memory Lane
Subscription Offer
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Honda 1300 Coupe
Bangernomics
Charity Heroes
Rust In Peace
Bright Young Sparks
Your Cars
Nick Larkin
Fantasy Forecourt
Morris Minor
Me and My Resto
Spotted
750 racing adventure
Sewing basics
Finishing touches
Head to Head
Electrical faults
ADD Nova restored
Daewoo Espero
Lotus Elise
Mercedes-benz 190
Mercedes-benz W124
Mercedes-benz W130
Alfa Romeo Spider
Austin 10
Citroën Berlingo
Daimler 4.0 litre
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ADD Nova
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NSU Ro80
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Rover 75
Join us on the road!
THE MONTH IN 5 PICS
Danny says
Tax exemption remains
Starting HANDLE Matt Tomkins on the Joy of Fix…
Danny says…
Tax exemption remains
MY MONTH IN 5 PICS
PC charity bash
FBHVC SURVEY LAUNCH PLAN
Formhalls partnership
World of TG closes
Lifeboat Jag
Holiday classic?
Spit gets ready to roll
Cannonball adds €308,000 to Jack and Jill’s coffers in 2024
Cumbrian enthusiasts give cash to charities
Rover club book wins
PC readers are a glass act
Classics at Glemham doubles charity contribution
‘I am inspired by my grandad’
INSPIRING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
Nominate!
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
Caffeine machine
Pump it up
Matt says
Pump and jump
Jump around!
Smile, you’re on camera
Countdown!
Matt says
Delorean
The Cars You Always Promised Yourself
Off your trolley
Bright spark
A time. A place
Mods and Rockers
Bench mark
See and be seen
Shining light
Matt says
AROC adds value
SETTING STANDARDS
MODERN LOVE
Heart of the matter
BE A SPORT
Wareham, Dorset, April 1959
Wareham, Dorset, April 1959
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1959
MOTORS NEW FOR 1959
GONE RACING
GONE RACING
MATT TOMKINS Austin Seven Special
MATT TOMKINS Austin Seven Special
DANNY HOPKINS BMW E36
‘I'm taking to the track in a car I built to go to the pub’
‘I'm taking to the track in a car I built to go to the pub’
JAMES WALSHE 1985 Citroën 2CV
AUSTIN SEVENS AND THE 750 MOTOR CLUB
MATT GEORGE Triumph 2.5PI
1932 AUSTIN SEVEN COWLEY SPECIAL
MATT GEORGE Triumph 2.5PI
THE REAL COST OF RACING
MATT SAYS…
USEFUL CONTACTS
Champion the underdog
White Bond Esprit or bronze Turbo?
LOST BOYS
Fizzling fuel
YOUR CROSSWORD
Fiery filter
BRILLIANT BEEMER
Good old beer!
Audi do that?
Who likes a Cavalier MKI?
In support of Capri
I THINK YOU'LL FIND...
Mystery solved
IRON ROVER
Who’d like an NSU Ro80?
Long distance Germans
‘This old thing came out of a salvage auction’
‘I bought this barn find sight unseen for a grand’
‘The only 800 to be painted in this colour’
‘The only 800 to be painted in this colour’
‘Why did I choose it? Well, just look at it’
‘This old thing came out of a salvage auction’
‘Two great big tiny handlers’
’29,000 miles from new, I love it’
‘Two great big tiny handlers’
‘I bought it completely unseen’
‘It’s the Swiss Army Knife of cars’
‘This is Danny’s old Scimitar’
‘My 20-year rolling restoration’
‘It’s an air-cooled Panda!’
‘I’ve turned it into a tiny camper van’
‘My dad had one when we were growing up’
‘It was in TV show Heartbeat’
‘It has taken me across Europe many times!’
SPOTTED
‘From red dwarf to supernova’
‘From red dwarf to supernova’
‘It’s got a Lotus engine and a Ford colour scheme!’
‘It’s got a Lotus engine and a Ford colour scheme!’
BOB’S OTHER HB ESTATES
USEFUL CONTACTS
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO DRIVE
ACA BOSS LYN SAYS
‘I realised I had reached BMC Farina Nirvana’
‘Older cars each have a distinctive sound’
‘Don’t put a price on your life’
Sri Lanka to Sussex… here’s what’s in the bushes this month!
Sri Lanka to Sussex… here’s what’s in the bushes this month!
BOARDROOM BUST UP
Mercedes-benz 560SEL
BOARDROOM BUST UP
Daimler 4.0-litre (XJ40)
THE DEBATE
WANT TO OWN ONE?
Resale red
‘Plenty of GRP cars are not finding buyers’
The Good Auction Guide PC’S pick of the best classic auctions
GUIDES EVERY ISSUE
ADO Restorations
WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH…
AUSTIN HEALEY 3000
MARKET ANALYSIS
AUSTIN HEALEY 3000
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO OWN A BIG HEALEY
TECH SPEC
WHAT TO PAY
STATE OF GAMEPLAY
STATE OF GAMEPLAY
SO, WHO CHOSE WHICH CAR?
CHEAPEST ONE THAT WE COULD FIND FOR SALE…
GO ON – EXPLAIN YOURSELF, THEN…
BUYING ADVICE – OUR QUICK GUIDE
BMW M5 (E39)
‘This month, a fault too far…’
Keith Adams’s Confessions
Bangernomics
Wise Buyer: Boxster
Modern World
BMW M5 (E39)
Porsche Cayman (987.1)
24 TAXED ON UK ROADS
1999 JAGUAR XK8
2007 FIAT PANDA 100HP
2005 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE
Katie says…
PORSCHE BOXSTER
MARKET ANALYSIS
TECH SPEC
WHAT TO PAY
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH
‘Tyrannosaurus Wreck’
‘Tyrannosaurus Wreck’
‘The C1 sounds like an angry wasp when revved’
Above all, it’s a Rover
2004 Rover 75 1.8 SE Connoisseur
Also in Danny’s shed
Above all, it’s a Rover
Smart attack
Also in James’s garage
How the Smart’s gears work…
Smart attack
Final flourish?
Also in Matt’s garage
1970 Morris Minor supercharged saloon
Work done
Final flourish?
Famous last words!
1972 Honda 1300 Coupe 7 GL
Work done
Famous last words!
END IN SIGHT?
1996 Ford Mondeo MKII V6 Ghia X Estate
END IN SIGHT?
FIXING UP
OUR FORD MONDEO
YOU COULD WIN THIS MONDEO V6
YOU COULD ALSO WIN THE KIT AT…
Why won’t my carhot-start?
Ed Hughes
Matt Tomkins
Nigel Clark
Rich March
MISSING IN ACTION?
DIY emissions testing
WHEELY NOT WORTH IT
Why won’t my carhot-start?
MATT SAYS
ONE WAY, OR ANOTHER?
BOILING HOT?
BEETLING ALONG
Spring is in the air
THE MAESTRO’S PLAYING COOL
Getting off to a poor start
Brake time
LIGHT FANTASTIC?
FAILURE OF THE MONTH
EXPLAINER HOW IT’S DONE Tracing electrical faults
ELECTRICAL FAULTFINDING
TOP TIP
USING WIRING DIAGRAMS
HOW TO USE A TEST LAMP & MULTIMETER
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
PLANS OF ATTACK
SORTING FAULTS
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
How to make your classic stand out
EXPLAINER ADDING THAT ‘JE NE SAIS QUOI’
CONCEAL PROBLEMS
GET NOTICED!
DEVIL IN THE DETAIL
TOP TIP
NUMPTY ALERT!
NUMPTY ALERT!
HEALTH & SAFETY!
TO WIN THE KIT OR THE CAR
Sewing tips and tricks
EXPLAINER WHAT AND WHY YOU NEED TO LEARN
INCH OR FOOT?
TRIAL AND ERROR
TOOL UP
CONSTRUCTING FACINGS
RETRIMMING BASICS
Sewing tips and tricks
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
MAKING PIPING
ATTACHING PIPING
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
The P6 Rover Owners Club
TUNNEL OF LOVE
George’s paradise
Northern stars
Estate of the nation
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