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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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Bond Minicar and Bond Bug Buyers Guide
The Bond name means two completely different things depending on which decade you are standing in. Say it to someone who was young in the early 1950s and they picture a spindly, doorless, two-stroke austerity machine that their dad drove because he could not afford a proper car and it ran on practically nothing. Say…
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Austin A40 Buyers Guide: Devon, Somerset and the Farina
Here is the thing nobody tells you about the Austin A40 before you start looking: it is not one car, it is two, with a gap in the middle where a third one lived. Say “A40” to most people and they picture the crisp little Pininfarina box from the 1960s. Say it to your granddad…
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BMC Abroad: Kenya, Safari Roots and Red Dust
In 1960, Motor Sport magazine described the East African Safari as “the greatest test of a motor car in the world.” Of the thirty-four British cars that started that year’s event, only the Ford Zephyr and Anglia teams made it to the finish alongside one very battered Hillman Minx, which had been inverted at some…
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Triumph Stag Buyers Guide: The Reputation, the Reality, and the Rust
The Triumph Stag is one of those cars that everybody has an opinion about and very few of the people offering those opinions have actually driven one. The reputation precedes it so thoroughly that the car itself gets lost behind decades of pub wisdom about head gaskets and overheating. Some of it is earned. Quite…
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Understanding Oil Pressure: What Your Gauge Is Really Telling You
Of all the dials on a classic dashboard, the oil pressure gauge is the one that actually matters. The fuel gauge tells you when to stop for petrol. The temperature gauge tells you when to stop for a cup of tea and a long look at the radiator. The oil pressure gauge tells you if…
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BMC Abroad: Japan, The Country That Loved British Cars More Than Britain Did
Mini’s own official history of the brand makes a claim that often raises eyebrows in the UK: the British Isles were not the biggest market for the classic Mini in the 1990s. Somewhere else was, and it was not Germany, not America, not anywhere in the old empire. It was Japan, an island on the…
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