Practical Classics (UK) - 1 Jul 2025
DAD’S DREAMS
Workshop Guides
MINI CLUBMAN RESTO
RANGEY P38 OR JAG XJ6?
LOTUS ESPRIT GUIDE
MISSION TO LE MANS
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Wessex Museum adventure
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Nailed it
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Big Resto: Equipe
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Head to Head
Modern Classics
Bangernomics
Me and My Resto
Wise Buyer: 405
Marketplace
New Kit
Austin Seven Special
Morris Minor Traveller
Hotchkiss-grégoire
Smart Roadster
Alfa Romeo 147
Renault Clio
Austin A35
Alternator conversion
Expert advice
Electric motors
Head to Head
Bond revival
Haynes Classic launches
Haynes Classic launches
THE MONTH IN 5 PICS
Danny says
Danny Hopkins pays tribute to a master of the art…
Liquid Transfer Pump £38.11
Tragedy at Bicester
Danny says…
Liquid Transfer Pump £38.11
MY MONTH IN 5 PICS
Tragedy at Bicester
Wayne’s wheel saved
POLO IS 50
Lakeland’s big bash
Kop Hill jobs
Autojumble sunfest
Beaulieu F1 tribute
Roger the Streetwise
LITTLE BIG BUS RIDE RAISES £30K
Netherlands or bust for Craig
Online booking opens for Classics on the Common
Classics raise £750 for NSPCC
Weymouth club chairman does skydive at 79
Great temptations
Great temptations
HOT ROD Mavericks
Formula One 75 Years
Abarth, Radbourne Racing and Me
Hoses
Steering committee
Weld on
Bricking it
Monthly musts
TAYSIDE CLASSIC SHOW TURNS 18
MGF’IN fabulous
AN ITALIAN MID-SUMMER LANCIA FEVER DESCENDS ON NORTHAMPTON
Monthly musts
EASTERN PROMISE
Leeds, West Yorkshire,
Leeds, West Yorkshire,
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1974
MOTORS NEW FOR 1974
WESSEX WONDERS
WESSEX WONDERS
NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM
NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM
THE COTSWOLD MOTORING MUSEUM
ATWELL-WILSON MOTOR MUSEUM
HAYNES MOTOR MUSEUM
‘Haynes’ legendary Red Room is a feast for the eyes’
COUNTY CLASSICS
European roving
Enjoying the sunshine?
BELT LOADS
Modern revival
YOUR CROSSWORD
Chinese surprise
ICONIC ITALIANS
Triumph of a barn find
I THINK YOU'LL FIND...
Do you love a Saab?
Happy Freelanding
Canny buy
LAMBO WOES
Iconic Isis
Do you wave at classics?
Dad’s favourite
‘I bought it with the intention of using it as a daily car’
‘This could have ended in disaster’
‘I asked my wife if she wanted a new kitchen… but she wasn’t fast enough replying’
‘I asked my wife if she wanted a new kitchen… but she wasn’t fast enough replying’
‘This is a Japanese domestic market car’
‘It had one lady owner who took it back to Ford every year for a service’
‘This car has a suitcase full of history!’
‘This car has a suitcase full of history!’
‘My Daimler is number four of the last six produced in 1977’
‘I wanted to have a go at restoring a car on my own’
‘My Merc gets used for holidays and for taking the dogs to the beach’
‘I just thought – My God, it is bloody brilliant’
‘My Merc gets used for holidays and for taking the dogs to the beach’
‘This was a drunken Saturday night ebay purchase’
‘Within a couple of days I had it back to grandad spec’
‘This used to belong to the Sultan of Oman’
‘Until it turned up, I had no idea what it was going to be like’
‘The next journey is to my friend’s resting place’
‘When my dad died he left this to me’
‘My Jaguar is a keeper, just like our Mini’
‘My Mayflower won concours in 1973 and 1974!’
Bedford CA
Golf GTI MKII 16V
Citroën Ami Super Estate
Humber Super Snipe Estate
Morris 1000
Morris Commercial
Jaguar XJ6 2.8
Saab 900 Convertible
Peugeot 504 Pick Up
Mercedes-benz 300SL
Peugeot 304 Convertible
Renault 18 Estate
Simca Aronde
Volvo 850
Sunbeam Stiletto
Wolsely Six
Suzuki CJ Samuri
Subaru Imprezza
Alfa 75
Alfa Romeo Spider
Nash Metropolitan
SEAT Ritmo
GN Grand Prix
Ford Econoline
Renault 8
Renault Avantime
Nissan Cedric
Renault 12 Estate
Borgward P100
Lancia Fulvia & Zagato Sport
Buick Riviera
Kaiser Darrin
NSU Prinz
Singer Nine Tourers
Chevrolet Corvair
LICENCE TO THRILL…
LICENCE TO THRILL…
Here’s how Ian did it…
USEFUL CONTACTS
Restorer of the Year 2026
‘It started with model railways!’
FAMILY FRIEND
FAMILY FRIEND
‘What a Drive It Day we had this year’
‘It seemed that every classic owner had made an effort to get out’
‘The engineers watched on in horror’
‘The memory seats were so determined, my bag got crushed’
‘It’s out with the old and in with the new!’
Triumph 1500
Mini Cooper
Austin 1100
Reliant Kitten DL
Honda Ballade, Mercedes Benz W123 & Rover 100
Land Rover
Citroën Traction Avant
Renault 4 Savane
Simca 1100
Team PC gathers the cars their dads wished they’d owned
Team PC gathers the cars their dads wished they’d owned
DAY 2 RUE DES ANGLAIS
DAY 1 START YOUR ENGINES
DAY 2 RUE DES ANGLAIS
THE PC ROUTE
‘There’s an unshakeable spirit of fun at the Le Mans Classic’
ALLEZ MAINTENANT!
TWIN PILES
Jaguar XJ 3.2 Sport
Range Rover Vogue SE
‘Just go anywhere in luxurious style!’
‘Just go anywhere in luxurious style!’
Two record beaters
‘It's like being part of a vast family’
The Good Auction Guide PC’S pick of the best classic auctions
Pro Coatings Ltd
WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… 2006 BMW X3: MATT TOMKINS, WORKSHOP EDITOR
More exotic than an Italian and faster than a German? James Walshe says the Esprit’s time has come!
More exotic than an Italian and faster than a German? James Walshe says the Esprit’s time has come!
ENGINE
BODY
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Porsche 944 Turbo
Fiat Uno Turbo ie
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
MG Maestro Turbo
SO, WHO CHOSE WHICH CAR?
CHEAPEST ONE THAT WE COULD FIND FOR SALE…
EXPLAIN YOURSELF
BUYING ADVICE – OUR QUICK GUIDE
FORD ESCORT RS COSWORTH
ARE ROADS TOO BUSY?
FORD ESCORT RS COSWORTH
Alfa Romeo 147 GTA
JUST 39 LEFT ON UK ROADS
2006 JAGUAR XK COUPÉ
2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX
1993 PEUGEOT 605 SRDT
Katie says…
PEUGEOT 405
PEUGEOT 405
TECH SPEC
WHAT TO PAY
‘The 405 always sat at the very top of the pile’
WHAT WE SAY THE ONE TO BUY
‘The maddest car Renault ever made’
‘The maddest car Renault ever made’
Ben says
‘It’s a low spec model – a Touareg in disguise’
Small wonder
Also in Danny’s garage
Danny Hopkins
Small wonder
USEFUL CONTACTS
Bum deal
Also in James’s garage
Bum off!
Trophy hunter
Trophy hunter
Closer!
USEFUL CONTACTS
Bit of a squeeze Mouse clearance
Saved!
Oh, Grégoire!
Posh!
USEFUL CONTACTS
Family friend
Keep it!
USEFUL CONTACTS
Rich March
Ed Hughes
Matt Tomkins
Nigel Clark
SPRING ISN’T HERE…
Rock and roll
PRIME SUSPECT
SPRING IS HERE?
MATT SAYS
SPRING IS EVERYWHERE!
Renew or reuse?
CLEAN AND DRY
May the fourth…
SETTING OUT YOUR STALL
FAILURE OF THE MONTH
Automatic disappointment
STEERING
STEERING
2.2 dci TURBO DIESEL
Repair small electric motors
EXPLOITING MAGNETISM
MOTOR BASICS AND REPAIR
FILING SYSTEM
SQUEAKY CLEAN
TECH TIP
TECH TIP
TECH TIP
TECH TIP
NUMPTY ALERT
TECH TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
EXPLAINER HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS
DISPLACERS EXPLAINED
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
DIY alternator upgrade
EXPLAINER WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
SPECIALISTS
DYNAMO TO ALTERNATOR UPGRADE
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
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AUGUST ISSUE ON SALE JULY 2
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