Practical Classics August 2021

Is restoration the new rock n roll? It certainly appears to be, judging by the number of completed project stories that are coming into the office. I can’t remember a time when there were so many fresh-off-the-production-line classics to choose from. The pandemic has few silver linings, but the time it has afforded some of us to get into the workshop is now bearing fruit. You must never underestimate the hours, skill and dedication it takes to complete a full restoration, but the satisfaction it brings is unbeatable. It brings you close to your classic. You will never know a car as well as one you have rebuilt yourself. But it isn’t for everyone and that is why, in this issue, we are exploring the theme ‘to buy or to…

Is restoration the new rock n roll? It certainly appears to be, judging by the number of completed project stories that are coming into the office. I can’t remember a time when there were so many fresh-off-the-production-line classics to choose from. The pandemic has few silver linings, but the time it has afforded some of us to get into the workshop is now bearing fruit. You must never underestimate the hours, skill and dedication it takes to complete a full restoration, but the satisfaction it brings is unbeatable. It brings you close to your classic. You will never know a car as well as one you have rebuilt yourself. But it isn’t for everyone and that is why, in this issue, we are exploring the theme ‘to buy or to restore?’ and our…

All you need to know about everything important Practical Classics has teamed up with our friends at Lancaster Insurance to create a very special round Britain event in our project 1979 Bay Window bus. The plucky little Volkswagen, currently on the restoration home straight in the PC workshop, will lead Britain’s longest classic car show all the way around Britain – this September. But to make that happen we need to know where to go, and that’s going to involve you. Camper Round the Coast will see the Lancaster Insurance sponsored bus take to the roads of Britain, exploring the coastline and hunting for Britain’s best beaches. We need your help to find them, so this is the big call for nominations. Tell us where to go by visiting the…

All you need to know about everything important Practical Classics has teamed up with our friends at Lancaster Insurance to create a very special round Britain event in our project 1979 Bay Window bus. The plucky little Volkswagen, currently on the restoration home straight in the PC workshop, will lead Britain’s longest classic car show all the way around Britain – this September. But to make that happen we need to know where to go, and that’s going to involve you. Camper Round the Coast will see the Lancaster Insurance sponsored bus take to the roads of Britain, exploring the coastline and hunting for Britain’s best beaches. We need your help to find them, so this is the big call for nominations. Tell us where to go by visiting the nomination site at…

► The project to buy and restore a Type 2 bus has taken a year longer than expected. Now it is time to put it to good use. ► Purchase – Danny and Dave Youngs from Lancaster Insurance buy the camper from the previous owner. It ran, it drove… it needed a complete rebuild. ► Assess, strip, repair – Tomkins gets stuck in to a stripped shell. The interior is off to Newton Commercial and the engine parts are incoming from Heritage. ► Paint/engine – the bare shell is painted at CBR Classic Restorations while the engine goes south for rebuilding by Ed Hughes. Then COVID-19 hits. ► New Inside – Danny picks up the complete camper interior from the Newton Commercial team in Suffolk.…

► The project to buy and restore a Type 2 bus has taken a year longer than expected. Now it is time to put it to good use. ► Purchase – Danny and Dave Youngs from Lancaster Insurance buy the camper from the previous owner. It ran, it drove… it needed a complete rebuild. ► Assess, strip, repair – Tomkins gets stuck in to a stripped shell. The interior is off to Newton Commercial and the engine parts are incoming from Heritage. ► Paint/engine – the bare shell is painted at CBR Classic Restorations while the engine goes south for rebuilding by Ed Hughes. Then COVID-19 hits. ► New Inside – Danny picks up the complete camper interior from the Newton Commercial team in Suffolk.…