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 GRID • Where the guys are all ready to Go! Go! Go!

Where it all began • Silverstone Festival celebrates 75 years of F1 Driver’s Championship

THE MONTH IN 5 PICS

Starting HANDLE • Matt Tomkins on why, in the workshop, paper will always win

THIS MONTH WE LOVE…

Classics at the ’jumble • New classic car park to feature at IAJ

MY MONTH IN 5 PICS • Matt Tomkins shows us what’s in his camera after a busy month!

Get 25% off at Haynes Classic • Get your exclusive PC discount at the September 7 spectacular show

MARCOS IS BACK! • Prototypes are already on test as an iconic brand is reborn

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Funds for firefighters • Wheeler Dealer sale gives £6.5k to two charities

VOLVO SALE TO BENEFIT HOSPICE • Isle of Wight dealer pledges £2k to Mountbatten

NEWS IN BRIEF…

Latest hits • Our gathering of the best new kit to market this month

BOOKSHELF

Don’t bypass Newbury

MANNING UP AGAIN IN SELSEY

F1 GREATS AT SILVERSTONE • THRILLS GALORE GUARANTEED FOR THE 75TH

Extravagance in Gloucs! • Much-loved event hits the big 5-0 this year

A TUN OF FUN

Where to go this weekend…

MEMORY LANE • This issue, we’ve popped up the Pompey

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1976

PC’S GREAT BIG F1 ADVENTURE • Time to celebrate 75 years with an epic blast from track to track

AINTREE • BGP 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 & 1962

DONINGTON PARK • EUROPEAN GP 1993; BGP 2010 (FAILED)

SILVERSTONE • BGP 1950 TO 2025 (WITH A FEW OMISSIONS)

SILVERSTONE MUSEUM • A WORLD OF WONDER, JUST A STONE’S THROW AWAY FROM THE CIRCUIT

THE CARS • WHAT DID WE BRING ALONG FOR THE RIDE THIS TIME?

BROOKLANDS • THE PRE-WAR BIRTHPLACE OF POPULAR MOTORSPORT

BRANDS HATCH • BGP: 12 RUNNINGS, 1964-1986

Best alloys ever made?

YOUR SHOUT • Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts threads

YOUR CROSSWORD

What are you working on?

Ever owned a Gilbern?

Practical Classics

YOUR CARS • The classics you love, drive and restore

SPOTTED • Older cars in everyday use

THE DET ECTORIST • Martin Maltas took six years to revive one of the last surviving TV detector vans

Here’s how Martin did it

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE

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‘I wanted to recreate the Tamiya BRAT’ • Simon Athorne’s painstaking global parts-finding mission resulted in this little beauty…

‘How could Coventry have lost everything?’ • Nick enjoys a glorious tribute, but leaves a bit sad

‘Get to know your car’s vital systems’ • John recounts a recent lucky escape on the A1…

‘Are we rolling on borrowed time?’ • Bad tyres fail to stop a new purchase in its tracks

RUST IN PEACE • Off to the wilderness of the USA for some Stateside rummaging!

HEAD TO HEAD WARMED OVER • John-Joe Vollans assesses the evolution of the hot hatch through two very different examples

MAKETPLACE • Classic values&essential...