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Practical guides written by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Whether you are buying your first classic or deep into a restoration, you will find honest, useful advice here.
Featured Articles
There's nothing quite like the feeling of a well-sorted classic on a sunny Sunday morning. Getting there sometimes takes a bit of help. These are some of our most loved articles — practical, honest, and written by someone who's made most of the mistakes so you don't have to.
Series
BMC Abroad: British Classics Around the World
British classics crossed oceans, survived hostile climates, and found passionate owners on every continent. Our ongoing international series explores where they ended up and why they stayed.
Performance
Getting the Best from Your SU Carburettors
Beyond basic setup, the SU carburettor has real performance potential. Needle profiles, jet sizes, and twin carb tuning for more power without sacrificing road manners.
Marques
The History of Triumph
From motorbikes to the TR6 via the Standard Motor Company, the full story of one of Britain's most loved and most complicated car manufacturers.
Buyers Guide
Your First British Classic Car
Which classic to buy, what to look for, what to avoid, and how to get the best from your first purchase. The starting point for every new classic car owner.
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Buyers Guides
MGB, Spitfire, GT6, Midget, Ford Capri, Classic Mini, Sunbeam Alpine and more. What to look for, what to avoid, and what to pay.
All buyers guides →Workshop & Maintenance
Practical guides to keeping your classic running. Rust prevention, carburettors, cooling systems, brakes, electrics and much more.
Workshop guides →Marques
History, paint codes and marque-specific guides for MG, Triumph, and more. Including the full story of the Abingdon factory.
Marques →Restoration
Rust removal, lead loading, paintwork restoration. From electrolysis rust treatment to invisible body repairs, done properly.
Restoration guides →Fresh from the garage
Latest Articles
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Classic Car Chrome and Brightwork Guide: Cleaning, Polishing, Pitting and Replating
Chrome is the thing that makes the difference. A classic British car with tired paintwork and perfect chrome looks like a car with a project ahead of it. The same car with perfect paintwork and tired chrome looks like a car that somebody didn’t quite finish. Chrome sits on the bumpers, around the headlamps, along…
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Frogeye Sprite Specs and Values Guide Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite: Classic Specs, Values and Production Guide
In May 1958 the Austin-Healey Sprite went on sale in Britain for £669. This was slightly less than the price of a Morris Minor Deluxe saloon at the time, which is remarkable when you consider that the Sprite was a proper sports car with a tuned twin-carburettor engine, a rack and pinion steering, independent front…
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Austin-Healey 3000 Buyers Guide: Big Healey, Big Decisions
There is a sound that a well-tuned Austin-Healey 3000 makes at full throttle that is worth a considerable portion of the purchase price on its own. A deep, authoritative bark from the six-cylinder C-Series engine, the kind of sound that carries across a car park and causes people to stop whatever they are doing and…
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Classic Car Brake Fluid Guide: DOT Ratings, Silicone Versus Conventional, and How to Bleed It Properly
Brake fluid does one job: it transmits the force from your foot, through the master cylinder, through the hydraulic lines, and into the callipers and wheel cylinders that actually stop the car. It does this job silently and invisibly, requiring no attention from the driver, right up until the moment it boils. When hydraulic brake…
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Classic Car Clutch Guide: Cable Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Bleeding and Replacement
The clutch on a classic British car is one of those components that works without requiring any thought for years, and then stops working at a moment when thought is precisely what you do not have time for. The driver of an MGB who discovers at a junction that the clutch pedal has developed a…
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Classic Car Suspension Upgrade Guide: Dampers, Springs, Anti-Roll Bars and Polyurethane Bushes
The suspension on a classic British car is one of those things that works better than you expect when it is original and correctly maintained, and significantly worse than it should when it is original and has not been maintained. The combination of fifty-year-old rubber bushes that have cracked and compressed, springs that have sagged…
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