In our new big 180-page bumper edition of Practical Classics, we gather a group of lost marques to decide which badge we’d bring back from the dead. With plans to resurrect Bristol and Jenson now underway, wet take an in-depth look at some of the most fondly remembered car makers of the past, from Armstrong-Siddeley to Austin and many more.
This issue is packed with restorations of all kinds. We meet Carl Moore, who turned a pile of rusty panels and a partially rebuilt chassis into a stunning Triumph Herald, look at a beautifully revived Autobianchi van and find out how aFord fan brought a bodged Fiesta RS1800 back to life. Meanwhile, we meet the couple crazy about their Minx, Dolomite and Golf, and we chat with the second owner of a 1932 Austin Seven with an extraordinary wartime story.
There’s workshop action from our team of writers – from Morris Minor to MGA, while there’s a head-to-head between James’s 2CV and the record-breaking McMurtry Spéirling (yes, you read that correctly)!
There are great road trip features in our bumper December issue, including our blast to the Beaulieu Autojumblefor a ‘festival of rust aboard four takes on a classic camper theme. Plus, there’s a road trip involving a Renault Avantime and the other with a Volvo 960 estate across Scotland! There are tech tips aplenty, too – from wheel trim dent removal to advice on storing your classic this winter. Phew! No other mag does all this!
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