In the January 2025 issue of Practical Classics, we head for Silverstone to watch our Tomkins hit the world-famous circuit for the first time in his home-built Austin 7 Special – joining him in our 2CV, BMW 3-series and Triumph.
There are loads of restoration stories, from a man who can’t stop restoring Vauxhall Vivas to an enthusiast who has revived his futuristic Beetle-based Nova kit car – complete with electric cockpit canopy! There are two in-depth guides on how to buy two of the greatest sports cars of all time: the Austin-Healey 3000 and Porsche Boxster.
Meanwhile, there’s a head-to-head between a Mercedes S Class and Jaguar XJ, a scrap between Playstation heroes – from TVR Cerbera to Toyota Supra – and our team of writers provide help with sewing upholstery and tracing electrical faults while giving updates on their own project cars, including a Rover 75, Smart Roadster and a supercharged Morris Minor.
Oh, and James travels to all the rudest named places in the UK in a Jurassic Park style Citroën C5. No other magazine does all this!
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