Practical Classics (UK) - 1 Apr 2025
Class of '75!
Workshop Guides
DELOREAN HOME RESTO!
WINTER ADVENTURE!
BUYING A BEETLE
MR2 MKI BUYER
WELCOME TO THE PC CLUB
Also starring...
Cornish capers
TWINS!
Nailing It
Volvo adventure
Ask Our Experts
Staff Car Sagas
PC Academy
Winter Warmers Pt.2
Steph Holloway
Wise Buyer
Me and My Resto
Cars of 1975
New Kit
Nick Larkin
Keith Adams
The Big Resto
Buyer's Brief
John Simister
Letters
Bangernomics
Subscription Offer
Clubs & Events
Classic News
Fantasy Forecourt
The Big Picture
Rust In Peace
Marketplace
Charity Heroes
Bright Young Sparks
Spotted
Your Cars
Memory Lane
Modern Classics
Citroën Berlingo
Citroën Dyane 6
Fiat 124 Spider
Trabant P601
Austin Ten
MGF
Springs explained
Delorean resto
Paint repairs
Off-grid special
Expert advice
CLASSICS IN THIS ISSUE
Showtime again!
Showtime again!
THE MONTH IN 5 PICS
Danny says…
Matt Tomkins on coming to a heart versus head decision…
BAR KEEPERS FRIEND £5.48
PC Show stoppers
Danny says…
BAR KEEPERS FRIEND £5.48
MY MONTH IN 5 PICS
PC Show stoppers
‘Borrow a Classic’ launch
FORD FAMILY REUNION
NMM honoured
MGA at 70
Vintage event axed for 2025
Festival fever
MG fans donate appearance fee to RNLI
CLASSIC HOTCHKISS M201 TO BE SOLD FOR AIR AMBULANCE Donation could be a chirpy, chirpy, cheap Jeep
Retirement home supports Help for Heroes
VW club brings Christmas cheer
The name’s Bond…
MMC supports Air Ambulance
Bicester event’s charity haul
‘I started fixing the family car’
INSPIRING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
Nominate!
Pick me up
Great temptations Revealing the latest and greatest new kit to market this month
Piston broke
Quick and quiet
Give it a rev!
Cut a dash
Take a peek
Matt says
Porsche 962/88
Wheelbase
Super 3
How low can you go?
Socket to me
Pump it up
Matt says
Cap it off
Matt says
She’s electric
GILBERNS RETURN TO SWANSEA
Stony welcomes New Year – in March
FORD ANGLIAS
Where to go this weekend...
She’s electric
CLEVEDON C&C
Tell us your club news
We can help…
MEMORY LANE
Humber down under
Oz upgrade
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1967
Aston Martin DBS DAF 55 Iso Fidia Toyota 2000GT TVR Vixen
Regal procession
Diesel days
‘We expected a few classics, but what transpired was astonishing’ CORNISH CLUBBING
‘We expected a few classics, but what transpired was astonishing’ CORNISH CLUBBING
‘It was first registered to MG Ltd’
‘One’s my first car and my son learned to drive in the other!’
‘I bought this from a former Rolls-royce engineer!’
‘It’s completely unrestored’
‘It’d been off the road for 15 years and nothing worked!’
‘We’ve done body-off restos on both’
‘Just 32,000 miles, but it had been neglected’
‘It’s been in my family since I was a baby’
‘We are old Mini mates, the club scene here is great’
‘The turnout of classics was amazing, as was the variety of cars’
‘I bought my Move from Tokyo Joe’
‘I wanted it to look like it does in the posters’
‘I wanted it to look like it does in the posters’
‘It’s my daily and the kids love it!’
‘I couldn’t see it leave our club’
USEFUL CONTACTS
‘It doesn’t normally come out in winter’
‘I’m on an 1000-mile trip in my 2CV!’
‘We take them to shows together’
Where is our Rover 75?
Tell us about your Datsun…
BEACON OF HOPE
Hazard warning
YOUR CROSSWORD
Missing Theo
BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS
Good old beer!
MARCH ANSWERS
The wrong Aston
Tread carefully
Enjoying a snowy winter?
Testing classics
SATURDAY NIGHT STANDARDS
Favourite old car tech?
‘I’ve got about 20 Vectras in total’
‘This is a father and daughter hobby’
‘Owned by me for 37 years, it was my daily driver’
‘This is a father and daughter hobby’
‘I have had it for 30 years and it’s done 450k’
‘It just wouldn’t go away’
‘It just wouldn’t go away’
‘The Lotus used to be our family car, the S2000 is my daily!’
‘The soul of a classic Mini’
‘Complete with original Lucas mechanical fuel injection’
‘It never fails to put a smile on my face!’
‘We treated it to a restoration!’
‘I have family history with these brands’
‘I replaced the braking system. It consumed over two gallons of LHM’
‘My Mazda saved the day at my prom, then I bought it!’
‘I have owned 15 Capris’
‘This Jag was well loved by its previous owner’
‘This was the Team Lotus pool car’
‘It does more than 600 miles on a tank of fuel’
‘It sat in the desert for 15 years’
‘The car and the hammer are a tribute to my dad’
‘I paid top money for it, probably too much… but I love it’
‘It only has 22,000 miles on the clock’
Ford LTD
Land Rover SIII
Fiat 500/Citroen Ami 8
Mercedes-benz G-wagen
Fiat 500
Renault 4
Model T Van
Mercedes-benz 230CE
Reliant Robin
Morris Minor Convertible
Nissan Micra
Ford Fairlane Station Wagon
Simca 1000
Volvo 145 Express
Vauxhall Brava
Toyota Starlet
Triumph TR7
TAKING IT BACK
TAKING IT BACK
Here’s how Richard did it
USEFUL CONTACTS
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO DRIVE
Restorer of the Year 2025
‘It’s made out of a bathtub and a bedsheet’
AS FOUND
ENGINE
‘It’s made out of a bathtub and a bedsheet’
Practical Classics Restorer of the Year 2025
WORKSHOP
BODYWORK
DRIVING
CABIN
‘The clubs deserve our greatest support’
‘It was a real surpriseand-delight moment’
‘Are poor quality parts a threat to our hobby?’
Audi 50
Humber Super Snipe
Mercedes Benz 300 SL
Quite the mix of motors found in the brambles this month!
Peugeot 406
Audi 50
Zastava
Renault 11
Ford Zephyr Ute
Mercedes Benz 300 SL
Proton Jumbuck and Proton 1.5
Chevy Blazer and Land Rovers
Opel Frontera
Strange Rover
Rolls-royce Silver Shadow
Ford Fiesta
Half Century Heroes
Half Century Heroes
Who's coming home with me?
The Good Auction Guide PC’S pick of the best classic auctions
Going online
‘Their magic moment of zero road tax’
GUIDES EVERY ISSUE
Jack’s Garage
WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… 1999 MGF 1.8: MATT TOMKINS
VW BEETLE (1965-1978)
VW BEETLE (1965-1978)
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO OWN
YOUNG GUNS
1997-2003 Citroën Saxo VTS
1999-2004 Porsche Boxster S
1996-2006 Jaguar XK8
YOUNG GUNS
1989-2001 Mercedes-benz SL500
2002-2003 Ford Focus RS
BUYING FEATURE
TOYOTA SUPRA MKIII This month… we take a look at a real Japanese rarity
‘Are motoring events dying?’
Wise Buyer: Toyota MR2
Keith Adams’s Confessions
Modern World
Bangernomics Adventure
Alfa Romeo 156 GTA
TOYOTA SUPRA MKIII This month… we take a look at a real Japanese rarity
Renault 25 25 LEFT ON UK ROADS
Katie says…
TOYOTA MR2
Swede Temptation
BOUGHT BLIND ON THE INTERNET
‘It was a fertile period in automotive design’
And then there were two…
And then there were two…
Banana split
Banana split
Mouldy old van
Birthday blues
Birthday blues
Work done
Career development
Also in Ed's shed
1990 Trabant P601
Surprise!
It’s a start!
Also in Andy’s garage
1935 Austin Ten Lichfield
Tip-top
Work done
My car won't start when cold
Job card difficulty
Ed Hughes
Matt Tomkins
Nigel Clark
Rich March
USEFUL CLUES
THE FOGGY DEW
Switching under pressure
ON THE RACK
My car won't start when cold
MATT SAYS
NO SENSE?
Warp speed
A FRIENDEE IN NEED
Tyred already?
READER'S TIP
CAVALIER ATTITUDE
A slippery problem
Worry beads
FAILURE OF THE MONTH
Springs explained
EXPLAINER WHY WE NEED SPRINGS
Springs explained
LEAF SPRINGS
COIL SPRINGS
TORSION BARS
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
Rattle can repairs
EXPLAINER RUSTY BUBBLERS AND GOUGED GASHES
COVER UP
GETTING RATTLED?
PREP AND PAINT
REFINING THE FINISH
DEAL WITH RUST
TIPS AND TRICKS
FLAKING PAINT
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
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