Practical Classics November 2021

Now, I have spent a lot of hours at the wheel of older cars, but never have I driven for as long, and quite as far as I drove recently in the Practical Classics/Lancaster Insurance VW Van. I drove at an average of around 55mph from Cambridge to Beaulieu, to Woolacombe, back to Kent, then all the way up to Bamburgh and back via Norfolk over the course of five days. At every stop we (the team came along too in their own classics) were greeted by you lot, the fantastic readers of this magazine. I should feel absolutely dead, but I don’t and there is a simple reason. When you drive at a slower pace, and you know there’s no point in even trying, you change gear in your brain.…

Now, I have spent a lot of hours at the wheel of older cars, but never have I driven for as long, and quite as far as I drove recently in the Practical Classics/Lancaster Insurance VW Van. I drove at an average of around 55mph from Cambridge to Beaulieu, to Woolacombe, back to Kent, then all the way up to Bamburgh and back via Norfolk over the course of five days. At every stop we (the team came along too in their own classics) were greeted by you lot, the fantastic readers of this magazine. I should feel absolutely dead, but I don’t and there is a simple reason. When you drive at a slower pace, and you know there’s no point in even trying, you change gear in your…

All you need to know about everything important It went down to the wire, with an MOT the day before departure and the retrimmed seats fast-tracked to the PC Workshop in a frantic rush, but the wheels on the bus went round and round the coast on a tour of Britain’s best beaches. What’s more, Camper Round the Coast followers and PC readers showed astonishing generosity, raising over £1000 for Prostate Cancer UK by coming out to join us. The first stop on the CRTC tour was the Beaulieu Autojumble, where the Type 2 was star of the show. Then it was onto the top five beaches in Britain, as voted for by PC readers and Lancaster Insurance customers, starting off at Woolacombe in Devon (above). The run then took…

All you need to know about everything important It went down to the wire, with an MOT the day before departure and the retrimmed seats fast-tracked to the PC Workshop in a frantic rush, but the wheels on the bus went round and round the coast on a tour of Britain’s best beaches. What’s more, Camper Round the Coast followers and PC readers showed astonishing generosity, raising over £1000 for Prostate Cancer UK by coming out to join us. The first stop on the CRTC tour was the Beaulieu Autojumble, where the Type 2 was star of the show. Then it was onto the top five beaches in Britain, as voted for by PC readers and Lancaster Insurance customers, starting off at Woolacombe in Devon (above). The run then took in Camber…

The new Morris JE, an electric van styled to look like the original Morris J-Type, made its debut in September at the Fully Charged Live show at Farnborough. Morgan is working on a new three-wheeler to replace the outgoing model. An early glimpse shows an engineering prototype undergoing durability testing. Classic owners are being asked to submit their cars for judging at a virtual Hot Wheels Legends event on October 14, 2021. Visit hotwheelslegends.com now. 101-year-old Harold Baggott, who learned to drive at the wheel of a Model T, this month, became one of the first in the UK to drive the all-new Mustang Mach-E! Radford unveiled its Type 62-2 for the first time, in Gold Leaf at the Quail Lodge show. The Lotus Type 62-2 coachbuilt by Radford is limited to just 62…

The new Morris JE, an electric van styled to look like the original Morris J-Type, made its debut in September at the Fully Charged Live show at Farnborough. Morgan is working on a new three-wheeler to replace the outgoing model. An early glimpse shows an engineering prototype undergoing durability testing. Classic owners are being asked to submit their cars for judging at a virtual Hot Wheels Legends event on October 14, 2021. Visit hotwheelslegends.com now. 101-year-old Harold Baggott, who learned to drive at the wheel of a Model T, this month, became one of the first in the UK to drive the all-new Mustang Mach-E! Radford unveiled its Type 62-2 for the first time, in Gold Leaf at the Quail Lodge show. The Lotus Type 62-2 coachbuilt by Radford is…