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 combines misty eyes with oily mitts

Charity Frogeye • PC Resto auction star to raise cash for Stroke Association

Starting HANDLE • James Walshe is worried about the state of journalism…

PC Show winners! • All will be revealed at the NEC in March

THIS MONTH’S NEWS IN 5 PICTURES • What’s really happening in and around the classic world?

Multiple records broken • New Year’s Day meet a success, plus a packed programme for 2026

TIGER RETURNS TO SOUTHPORT • Celebrations for Sunbeam centenary

NEWS IN BRIEF…

A new head of steam • Netley picks up where Dorset left off, raising thousands for charity

READY TO ROLL! • Unsung cars will set sail for RNLI

‘I got my first love back’ • Charlie Lumsden loves his classic so much that he is building a home for it…

Greatest kits • Our monthly round up of the best new products to market

Intelligent life in Lagonda Club • An online database… with a special twist

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • These cars are likely to see more use as rail retreats

Making tracks • Inspired by André Citroën’s all-terrain escapades 100 years ago, James embarks on his own…

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

YOUR CROSSWORD

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YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

‘It has been in the family for 54 years’ • Robert Bruce Ton and son-in-law Simon have a special relationship

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

(LACK OF) SPACE RACE • Andy Bacon’s massive Range Rover project took every square inch available

Here’s how Andy did it…

The only classic car mag that does it all

‘I grin every time I drive it!’ • Gareth Whiting spent years looking for his first buggy, before finally building another…

‘All hail the mighty Nissan Almera’ • Nick has been turning Japanese – sort of…

‘A piece of automotive social history’ • John finds rarities at New Year’s Day gathering…

‘Spend now or spend later?’ • Why Steph decided to blow her budget at auction

RUST IN PEACE • Here’s what we’ve found across the world this month.

THE 2026 PRICE GUIDE • All our classics, all the prices, all ready for your buying and selling year ahead

Cheap tricks • Cheap cars deliver cheap thrills – I know this as I’ve spent my entire adult life chasing the dragon from one bargain car fix to the next…

‘Small classics offer large satisfaction’

The Good Auction Guide PC’s pick of the best classic auctions

Benzes on a budget • Modern classics Mercs offering real value of late

TD Fitchett Ltd • The legendary Triumph parts specialist is still going strong

WHAT I BOUGHT THIS MONTH… • PEUGEOT 607 2.2HDI DANNY HOPKINS

TRIUMPH SPITFIRE • The brilliant Spitfire has never looked better value, reckons James Walshe. Here’s how to buy the best

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO OWN A SPITFIRE • James Walshe says he’s never met a Spitfire driver who didn’t love theirs…

HOME TO BOOST • Which...