Practical Classics (UK) - 1 Dez 2025
Your FIRST Classic
NINETIES ALFAS…
Workshop Guides
WIN! THIS 22K-MILE ROVER
CORTINA MKII GUIDE
RELIANT AT 90
WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOP
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Reliant 90th birthday bash
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Staff Car Sagas
Reliant Adventure
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The Big Picture
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Nailing It
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Nick Larkin
Alfa Big Test
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Steph Holloway
A Cup of Tea With…
Vintage Adventure
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Me and My Resto
Keith Adams
Fantasy Forecourt
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Rust In Peace
John Simister
Modern Classics
Bangernomics
Charity Heroes
Smart Citycoupé
Reliant Scimitar
Austin Seven
Morris Minor
Austin A35
SEAZ Oka
Reliant 90th birthday bash
Lead loading
Vespa resto
Vintage adventure
Winter storage
Import advice
CLASSICS
Simple fixes
Tom Matano RIP Legendary Mazda designer passes away aged 78
THE MONTH IN 5 PICS
Danny says
Luton farewell
Starting HANDLE Tom Matano (1948-2025) recalls his favourite part of the MX-5
Danny says
Starting HANDLE Tom Matano (1948-2025) recalls his favourite part of the MX-5
MY MONTH IN 5 PICS
PC at the NEC
MONTE 100TH AT JOG START
APPG returns once more
XJ-S at 50
Future fuelled
VWT breaks 16k barrier
TOURER TOPPED
Churches for charity
SEECCC makes a PHAB donation
A muddy good day out
Parade raises £7k for Justus
‘I love a classic’s simplicity’
INSPIRING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
Latest kits
Key to success
Spill the beans
Take a seat
Cut a dash
At the double
Hot stuff
Danny says
A life by the Poole
Not Another Pit Stop
Let it shine
Socket to me
Prop – er job
James says
Matt says
NEC Classic Motor Show
LYON’S SHARE IN NOVEMBER
God speed
COLT CAR CLUB IS ONE STEADY GROWTH IN THE FIRST YEAR
NEC Classic Motor Show
RARITY REPRODUCED
Tell us your club news
Waterloo, London
Colour revival
Bravo ban
Waterloo, London
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1979
MOTORS NEW FOR 1979
Kinky roots
No longer new
Plastic fantastic!
Plastic fantastic!
RELIANT 90TH PARTY
JAMES HOLLAND TELLS THE RELIANT STORY
The effect of car repair on wellbeing
Got a colourful cabin?
VIVA VOLKSWAGEN
Spying a Bond
YOUR CROSSWORD
Brits abroad
X HITS THE SPOT
Good old beer!
DECEMBER ANSWERS
Pug power!
Tiger reunited
Got any love for a Cortina?
Form filling
I THINK YOU'LL FIND...
Avantime and again
Backwards look
Favourite car museum?
Swift Saab
‘It has the Eighties interior but it’s a facelift car’
‘This really is no ordinary Cortina MKI, trust me’
‘This came to me as a little old lady car’
‘This came to me as a little old lady car’
‘We got it through Borrow a Classic’
‘It really is the perfect adventure vehicle’
‘It has the Eighties interior but it’s a facelift car’
‘Fair to say, it has taught me how to weld!’
‘It’s not very shiny, but it still turns heads’
‘It’s been in the family for 35 years’
‘It is not an Avenger Tiger’
‘It is not an Avenger Tiger’
‘It’s lovely, but sadly it isn’t mine’
‘Off to Classic Le Mans in a few weeks’
‘This DHC is everything that i ever wanted in a classic’
‘I was very lucky to be able to buy it’
‘It’s putting 500 brake out on the rolling road’
‘It’s a replica with its own miniature’
‘I know every inch of it’
‘It is part of our street furniture past’
‘It reminds me of my first car, my wife of hers, too!’
‘It reminds me of my first car, my wife of hers, too!’
BMW 3.0 CSI
VW Beetle
VW Beetle
Austin Seven
Ford Cortina P100
SEND SPOTTED
Datsun 240Z
Ford Cortina GT MKII
Mini Van
MGA Coupé
Daimler Dart
Chevrolet Corvair
Willys Jeep
Opel Ascona 1600
Morris Minor & Toyota iq
Rolls-royce Silver Shadow
VW LT TRANSPORTER
Peugeot 404
Morris Minor pickup
Range Rover Glenfrome six-wheeler
NO SMALL TASK
NO SMALL TASK
Here’s how Tony did it…
USEFUL CONTACTS
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO DRIVE
ACA’S FREDDIE SAYS
Restorer of the Year 2026
‘Radical, practical and quick’
‘Radical, practical and quick’
‘From bum bags to Tamagotchis indeed!’
‘I never drove these Stateside mutants’
‘Shows are about so much more than cars’
We cross the Channel for a mooch around French shrubbery!
We cross the Channel for a mooch around French shrubbery!
AT THE END…
AT THE END…
Your first classic
Your first classic
MAZDA MX-5 NC
MGB GT (RUBBER BUMPER)
TECH SPEC
MGB GT (RUBBER BUMPER)
MAZDA MX-5 NC
TECH SPEC
RELIANT ROBIN
AUSTIN TEN
RELIANT ROBIN
FIRST CAR FORECOURT
WIN! THIS 22K-MILE ROVER 75 TDI!
Sweet spot
Sweet spot
GTV 916 Spider (as tested)
MAZDA RX-8
MG ZT/ROVER 75
156 (as tested)
166 (as tested)
VOLVO S80
SEAT LEÓN
147 (as tested)
Light entertainment
1937 Austin Seven Special
Light entertainment
1924 Austin Seven Chummy
1911 DEDION TYPE DE COURSE
It’s back! A legend returns
‘The first three across the line were disqualified!’
‘The first three across the line were disqualified!’
VSCC: what’s it all about?
End-of-season bargains
‘Of all things with motors, what really delivers?’
End-of-season bargains
CHG Classics
2007 PT CRUISER CONV: DANNY HOPKINS
FORD CORTINA MKII
CABIN
FORD CORTINA MKII
ENGINE
BODY
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO OWN
TECH SPEC
WHAT TO PAY
OLD SCHOOL EIGHTIES
OLD SCHOOL EIGHTIES
SO, WHO CHOSE WHICH CAR?
CHEAPEST ONE THAT WE COULD FIND FOR SALE…
GO ON THEN, EXPLAIN YOURSELF
BUYING ADVICE – OUR QUICK GUIDE
NISSAN SKYLINE R33 GTS-T
‘Get away with your classic’
NISSAN SKYLINE R33 GTS-T
Toyota Celica GT (sixth-gen)
Range Rover L322
2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO
1997 SAAB 9000 CDE
Katie says...
1996 PEUGEOT 406 EXECUTIVE
ALFA ROMEO 164
USEFUL CONTACTS
WHAT WE SAY, THE ONE TO BUY
‘Hard to find now, but find a good one and you won’t regret it’
‘French fancy, as your first classic?’ Danny
‘French fancy, as your first classic?’ Danny
BOUGHT FROM: A FRIEND
‘I love the XF’S theatrelike start-up sequence’
‘It has a sense of occasion that modern SUVS just can’t muster’
Six-month wait
Ready?
Six-month wait
USEFUL CONTACTS
Back in black
Smart!
USEFUL CONTACTS
Stripdown!
Power!
Stripdown!
USEFUL CONTACTS
Special Kei
Ed Hughes
Also in Ed’s garage
Hit!
Pity the fuel...
Kim Henson
Tanked!
USEFUL CONTACTS
Matt Tomkins
How should I put my car to bed?
Ed Hughes
Bruce Macleod
Rich March
STRIPPED FOR INACTION!
TANKS FOR THE TIP
Clutching at straws over a shaky start
MATT SAYS
A CLEAN SWEEP
BIOHAZARD
Give me a ring
NOT GETTING THE HORN
Condensed explanation
ELECTRODE THERAPY
WHY SO SLOW?
FAILURE OF THE MONTH
Positive thoughts
How do I register my car?
REGISTERING A CLASSIC IMPORT
5 Foreign registration document
1 NOVA declaration
4 Registration form V55/5
EXPLAINER
3 Insurance certificate
2 Pay duty
6 Fill in V55/5
7 Write a cheque
8 Covering letter
TECH TIP
TECH TIP
NOVA basics
Dating letter
Important exhibits
Boxes 1-7
Boxes 8-10
Boxes 11-29
Registration document
Use an agent
TECH TIP
TECH TIP
NOVA APPLICATION
TECH TIP
NIGGLE NOBBLED Our reader’s result
NUMPTY TRAPS
Boxes 69-76
Send off
Anomalies
General details
Boxes 30-68
Preliminaries
TECH TIP
PRACTICE
How to lead load
APPLYING LEAD BODY SOLDER
EXPLAINER WHY USE LEAD?
PPE
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
CLEAN AGAIN
NUMPTY ALERT!
TEA BREAK
TOP TIP
GO CAREFULLY!
DON’T INHALE!
Make it feel better for less
IMPROVE YOUR CLASSIC EXPERIENCE
Make notes
Dodgy connections
Lubricate squeaks
Water leaks
THE EXPLAINER WHAT ARE WE GETTING AT?
Tyre pressures
Gummy glass?
Wonky wipers
Stop rattles
DASH DETAILS
TITIVATE TOUCHPOINTS
SEE CLEARLY
NUMPTY ALERT!
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
PROTECT PAINT
STRANGE NOISES
SORT LEAKS
TOP TIP
TOP TIP
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