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2 years

Sad news. Absolutely devastating for the family.

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Another one found safe and sound! Jools has been reunited with his stolen Mini. Thanks to all for sharing the original post.

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We’re sorry to say designer Tom Karen OBE has died. Creator of some the most memorable, original and ingenious designs - from Scimitar, Bug, Robin and Chopper - Tom lived in Cambridge and passed away peacefully at the age of 96. Farewell to a great gentleman.

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This stolen Mini has been seen on the move in the West Midlands this evening. Keep your eyes peeled - it’s being towed by a Shogun. Police are aware and trying to track it.

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The last Ford Fiesta leaves the production line today in Cologne. Are you - or were you - a Fiesta fan?

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7 months

If anyone has a time machine, can we borrow it please?

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3 years

Christmas #saab

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One of the most underrated hot hatches? Name another.

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3 years

Digital greetings from the 1980s!

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Designer Robert Opron has died. Having reached a grand old age, he leaves behind an extraordinary legacy. Opron will be remembered as one of the true greats. Bon voyage, monsieur. (Main pic is our resident Opron fan @James_Walshe with his dad) #robertopron

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1 year

Hmm. But which would you want in your driveway? Anglia, Viva, A40 Farina or Herald?

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2 years

The talented Gerry Lloyd and his stunning creation… the Rover 75 Coupé.

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2 years

Meanwhile, over on TikTok... a Vauxhall Nova featured in the forthcoming new issue of the mag - in shops on Wednesday!

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3 years

Ford Taunus 2300 GT coupé, anyone? Argentina market only, from 1974-84.

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6 months

STOLEN! Make this Mini hotter than hot. Reg: DME 838V Pinched from a street in Brighton, West Sussex. Do your thing, folks! Let’s find it asap. Owner is devastated.

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3 years

Best car-related intro in cinematic history?

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2 years

So, that's it then. The SUV is taking over. Ford's Fiesta reportedly dies next year. Does this spell the end of the sensibly sized small car? We hope not.

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In the current issue of the magazine, broadcasting legend and exceptionally lovely man John Humphrys of @BBCRadio4 tells us about his Rover 600, which he has owned from new.

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Ever owned a Cavalier Mk1? Soon after the Opel Ascona (on which it was based) was launched, the 1975-1981 Cav was supposed to get unique bodywork and its own cabin. In the end, it was mostly identical to the Ascona - aside from a longer bonnet and that ‘droop snoot’ front.

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One of the comfiest cabins ever? All aboard the Rover 800 Coupé!

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9 months

Ultimate hot estate? Rover 75 V8 could be a candidate...

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8 months

Could this mark the return to proper dashboards? This is the new Toyota GR Yaris. Knobs and buttons are back and no clumsy ‘afterthought’ screen stuck to the dash. Quite refreshing, we reckon.

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6 months

FOUND! Abandoned but safe and well, after it was stolen in Norwich. Thanks to everyone who kept an eye out for it. Keep those classics safe!

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3 years

Under wraps! The FULL behind-the-scenes story of a new attraction is coming soon in PC. The Great British Car Journey is the brainchild of our pal Richard Usher, who’ll be giving you an exclusive guided tour of all the cars next month in the mag. Plus you can drive some of them!

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Our friend Gerry Lloyd, who built an entirely new Rover 75 range - for no particular reason. We’re glad he did though. They’re absolutely stunning.

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2 years

Inelegant frump vs Sixties style.

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3 years

Happy 60th birthday to the Citroën Ami 6. Keep on rollin’!

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The Volvo estate is no more! Volvo has announced it will sell nothing but SUVs here in the UK. What will antique dealers drive now?

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2 years

Classic vs retro.

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That great moment when everyone leaves and the NEC hosts the world’s nicest traffic jam!

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3 years

Time machine, please. We’d be heading back there with several empty fuel cans!

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10 months

Well, this was a nice surprise at the local filling station. It’s off to terrorise the westbound A14 on its way towards the NEC.

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RIP, our friend and designer of iconic cars, Harris Mann who died this week. A great supporter of the classic car scene – especially the clubs that continue to celebrate his most memorable creations – Harris was a regular at rallies where he’d always have time for his fans.

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Happy birthday to the brilliant Peugeot 205 - 40 years old in 2023!

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3 years

Group B rallying was banned in 1986, the cars having become dangerously powerful. Quattros, Deltas and Metros with 500bhp on gravel was never going to end well, was it? But what noises!

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9 months

BAD NEWS.

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Peugeot 604 or Toyota Crown?

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The Rover P6. One of those cars that makes you feel like you’re in a really cool 1970s film.

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3 years

WOOF.

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We had the pleasure of featuring the world’s oldest right hand drive Citroën CX in the last issue of the mag - a car our James fished out of a field some years ago and later restored to perfection by fellow enthusiast Philip Hanson.

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Do you use your classic as your daily driver? The chap who owns this does. Apparently, he got fed up with the cost of running modern cars!

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8 months

Still nothing quite like it, is there?

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One of our favourite car people - journalist, TV legend, Traction Avant fan and all-round lovely chap - Chris Goffey is in Practical Classics this month. From his career beginnings to ‘that’ Austin Maestro incident, full interview is in the new issue of the mag… out now!

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These two made quite an impact in the 1980s - the economical Peugeot 104 based Talbot Samba was affordable and sold well in the UK and while the Matra Rancho answered a question that nobody asked, 20 years ahead of time it unwittingly set a trend for rugged looking SUVs!

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2 years

A police investigation is underway after two cherished classics were stolen and then allegedly used in a banger race this weekend. This has been all over social media today and it's getting a lot of people hot under the collar, with the usual speculation and accusations. Pt2 >>>

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1 year

Let’s make this stolen Mini too hot to handle.

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1 year

PLEASE SHARE 😡 This beautiful Mini Clubman belongs to an A&E nurse who came off shift to find it stolen. It went missing in the South West, but could be anywhere now. We’ve proven before what a small place we can make the classic car community. It’s time to go to work again.

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3 years

Coolest police car of the Eighties?

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6 months

Remember car stereo shopping on a Saturday afternoon?

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The Ford Granada is a Led Zeppelin kinda car. 50th birthday celebrated in the current issue of the magazine. @forduk @Ford

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3 years

What a machine this was. The Austin 3-litre rolled out the factory in 1968 and although in the scheme of things it was a flop, it was nevertheless immensely luxurious and great to drive. These days, there's a superb club run by folk who truly adore this car... and we can see why.

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Anyone for a Renault?

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On this day in 1969, Concorde 002 G-BSST took to the skies for the first time. During the short test flight from Filton, she flew out to Chepstow, then Malmesbury, Swindon and Wantage before landing at RAF Fairford. She’s now on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton.

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2 years

Avenger, Cortina or Viva?

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One of the classiest cabins of the Nineties… the Rover 75.

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Which one of these beauties is going home with you?

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Wolseley version of the 1975 18-22 series. Thanks to Moulton's Hydragas, few cars rode or handled as well at the time. Sadly, like many other cars of this period, it victim to the oil crisis, shonky build and industrial unrest (but unlike others got rather unfairly picked on).

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Great estates! But which would you want in your driveway? We buy, restore, maintain, enjoy and use classics like this as our daily drivers... just like you do. Come join the club and get the mag delivered to your door each month!

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Imp or Mini? That is the question…

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An outstanding variety of cars and some genuinely lovely people at the first ever Rustival! Held at the @BMMuseum by YouTube heroes @idriveaclassic @FD_Tweets @MissHubnut and @HubNutVids Here’s to many more Rustivals!

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4 years

Anyone for a Talbot Tagora?

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9 months

Happy Christmas from all at Practical Classics!

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2 years

What a car! Picture from our SD1 photoshoot at Millbrook.

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Audi, Bentley, Jaguar or Mercedes? Or the train?

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We’re sad to report the death of Richard Parry-Jones, the man who led development of some truly game-changing cars from Ford, among others. His career spanned 40 remarkable years, his work setting new standards for family cars worldwide. A great man who’ll be sorely missed.

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How do you rebuild your crash damaged 2CV at the @Lancaster_Ins @ClassicMotorNEC then? With a little help from your friends, that's how! It's work in progress but the car is bolted together and running beautifully again. What a weekend! The 2CV of @James_Walshe lives again…

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We’re not sure what’s going on here but we like it.

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The fantastic Hovercraft Museum near Southampton, where volunteers are working hard to preserve examples of one of the 20th century's greatest engineering feats. Well worth a visit - they need your support to help save the museum and these amazing machines. Well worth a visit!

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Optional extra on the 1955-1967 Citroën DS and ID model range.

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A 1980s clash of the executive titans! But which of these two would you be taking home?

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Now that's a proper pickup truck! This Peugeot is in regular use in the French Alps.

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Happy 40th birthday to the Talbot Samba! Based on the Peugeot 104 and unrelated to other Talbots of the era, it got the ‘X’ series ‘suitcase’ engine shared Citroën’s Visa and LNA. The Samba was built in France and sold quite well in the UK. Something of an unsung hero, we reckon.

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Brazilian Volkswagen SP2, built between 1972-76 and based on the VW 1600 Variant. It was a bit underpowered but rather pretty.

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Testing the lighter-than-air capabilities of our project Volvo.

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The fine work of Sir Alec Issigonis. Minor, Mini, 1100/1300, 1800-2200 ‘Landcrab’ and Britain’s first five door, five speed family hatch - Sir Alec’s final work of genius - the Maxi. Clever cars, all.

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Mid-range family cars of the early Eighties. Which one are you taking home?

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Top day out at the #WeirdCarTwitterMeet with a whole bunch of legends from #weirdcartwitter Thanks to @ChodSpot @thealso and others for organising the event - and to @gilksgaragecafe for hosting it. Great to see so many happy faces and some outstanding cars.

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Amazing news! Bravo to Paul and the whole classic car community.

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#MissingMini UPDATE ⚠️ STOLEN MINI RECOVERED - we’ve got it! After a sighting of the car was sent to me by a member of the public a few minutes ago, police raided a location & have got the car. I’ve just had a short and very emotional conversation with the owner. JOB DONE. ☑️

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A rather nice motor vehicle.

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One underrated motor car - the Rover 600. Nice ‘re-imagining’ of the Honda Accord by Rover, who did a fine job injecting some added charm into what was already an excellent car. Sweet drive too. Catch this one in the latest issue of Practical Classics.

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This year marks the end of the Volkswagen Passat saloon, with production finishing after almost 50 years. The estate model remains on sale...

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One of the greats... the Saab 99 Turbo.

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We love people who, like us, throw themselves into their projects regardless of market value (or what anyone else thinks). E-type or Ambassador, the love for the car is exactly the same. With a lifetime of nostalgia for BL cars, Eric Dalton is painting his cherished Ambo VdP.

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Say whatever you want about ‘French build quality’ but there are still millions of old French motors to be seen across even the damp, muddy north of the country. We spotted this lot in just a 20 minute period yesterday. Far more sturdy than the myth-peddlers suggest, we reckon.

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Somebody is living the dream. Well… if Ford Orions are your thing. The booted Escort (code name Apollo) is 40 years old this year so it was a pleasant sight to see this one on the A1. The Orion was in the top ten best seller list in the UK every single year between 1984 to 1990!

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Classic executive choice! Which one of these would you have?

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Which one would you have? All of these are innovative design classics and yet their values haven’t rocketed through the stratosphere like many others we could name. At least not yet…

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Bought new in Guildford in 1985 and once daily transport for the Annells family, our @James_Walshe was at the wheel of his 2CV when it was squashed between two SUVs while waiting for a ferry. This plucky survivor has been given a paint job and is at the @NECRestoShow today!

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More sassy Swedes. But which would you buy? Saab or Volvo?

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#passthepicasso comes to PC! After being passed from YouTubers and many others, this 500,000 mile Picasso turned up at our door still driving like new. Proof that old cars have plenty of life left in them if we keep up the maintenance! Full story in the current issue of the mag.

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Our man Rex is at Retromobile in Paris this week. Here are his favourites so far… Renault Fuego, a twin-engine 2CV Sahara, Renault Alpine and a few other Citroëns including an LN, DS and celebrating its 50th birthday, the CX.

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Heard the one about the BMC 1800 with a Volkswagen VR6 engine? This rather special sleeper car is featured in the current issue of Practical Classics. Join our club here!

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STOLEN! Keep an eye out for this 2CV Charleston, which has been pinched in Norfolk. Fingers crossed the owner gets it back soon.

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Show us your convertible and together, let us wish for some warm sunshine. Bog off now, winter. Please!

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1965 Triumph Fury prototype. Sharing features with the 2000 (6-cyl engine, MacPherson struts at the front and trailing arm at the rear), it was Triumph's first unibody. The firm decided to stick with the ladder chassis though and gave us the TR5 instead a couple of years later.

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Full of holes, battered by time and regular use, this genuine workhorse faced an uncertain future. Once featured regularly in the pages of PC, it’s back! Full story will be told over the next few months in the mag. Old Saabs never die!’ (Well, not this one, anyway).

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BOXY. #volvo

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Anyone else?

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