From the spectacular gullwing-door Mercedes-Benz 300SL of the Fifties to the mind-bending performance of the Nineties McLaren F1, this special issue takes you on a vivid blast through five decades of supercars – those enthralling, mythical machines that push boundaries to the limit.

Hold on tight as we explore the pioneers of 500bhp fury for the road, putting the Lambo...

QUICK FIX
Transform your interior in a few hours with a needle and thread

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COMMON UPHOLSTERY FAULTS AND FIXES

Today we’ll learn how to deal with upholstery nicks and tears. We’ll consider the basics of stitching before moving on to small tears which can be fixed in-situ – as well as more comprehensive repa...

Team PC goes high and cold as winter suddenly gets a bit real…
WORDS TEAM PC PHOTOGRAPHY MATT HOWELL

A real adventure isn't defined by how other people look at you... it's defined by your own attitude to what you are doing. The Practical Classics team mightn’t be scaling the north face of the Eig...

Architect behind the British Motor Museum reveals all

WORDS MATT TOMKINS PHOTOGRAPHY MATT HOWELL

Built in 1992, the British Motor Museum at Gaydon is home to more than 400 cars and a magnificent archive, telling the story of the British motor industry from its conception to the present day. But what of...

Allan Hebb decided to combine two cars he owned into one lightweight pocket rocket

INTERVIEW MIKE RENAUT PHOTOGRAPHY MATT RICHARDSON

AS FOUND

I saw this 1995 Fiat 126 on eBay in 2018 – an easy project for £1400. Two weeks later, again on eBay, I bought a 2...