Classic Cars April 2004

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherClassic Cars
Published date 01/04/2004
Pages212

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
42

Our Cars - Trials and tribulations of the Classic Cars team and the cars we live with - 1973 MG Midget - Engine out reveals MG's troubles

Features 1 Buy View
43 Our Cars - Trials and tribulations of the Classic Cars team and the cars we live with - 1977 Porsche 911, Carrera 3.0 - The Porsche gets a cosmetic make over. Features 1 Buy View
44 Our Cars - Trials and tribulations of the Classic Cars team and the cars we live in - 1972 Fiat 130 Saloon, 1971 Lancia FLavia Coupé - Buckley's car-less, but for how long? Restoration 1 Buy View
44 Our Cars - Trials and tribulations of the Classic Cars team and the cars we live with - 1984 Citroën 2CV - Wing repairs set to intimidate 'New Drivers'. Restoration 1 Buy View
45 Our Cars - Trials and tribulations of the Classic Cars team and the cars we live with. Restoration 1 Buy View
54 The Racing Car you could go to the Shops in - Jaguar XKSS - There was a time when Jaguar, fresh from a hat-trick of Le Mans victories, couldn't sell its D-type racing cars. No one wanted them.  This was the solution: the incredible, road-ready D-type, the XKSS.  Read its unlikely story. Features 5 Buy View
60 Dare to be Different - The best cars from £5000 to £500,000 that set you apart from the crowd.  FInd out which of these smart choices fits your budget. General interest 7 Buy View
68 Getting high on Madeira - Classic Car Rally of Madeira - Imagine combining the thrills of rallying in Wales or Scotland with the climate and food of your favourite summer holiday destination.  Welcome to the Classic Car Rally of Madeira. Events 2 Buy View
70 Facel The Vegas Years - Facel Vega Facel II - For ten years, Facel Vega burned brightly as a symbol of tasteful excess.  The Facel II was its most glamorous creation, a final flourish before the lights went out. Single vehicle -Reviews 4 Buy View
74 Tough Enough to Win - Parnelli Jones - Parnelli Jones muscled a Ford Mustang to victory in the 1970 Trans-Am road racing series, the toughest and most spectacular season in its history.  This is what it was like behind the wheel. General interest 5 Buy View
80 The Strange Relations - Maserati Khamsin vs Maserati Merak vs Citroën SM - When Citroën owned Maserati in the Seventies, the combined talents of two of  the most individual car producers resulted in some inspired GT cars.  Discover how all of that surreal thinking really works. Multi vehicle - Reviews 7 Buy View
88 Me and My Classic - MGA Coupé - Brian Moylan spent years under to bonnets of MGA's but he had to wait for retirement to find time for one of his own. Features 4 Buy View
92 The Mini that wanted a Slice of the Action - BMC was so proud of it's Mini's engineering that it cut one clean down the middle to show of its innards at the 1965 Brussels show. Features 2 Buy View
94 When to much was just enough - Lincoln Continental MkIII - The Lincoln Continental MkIII was the ultimate expression of luxurious aspiration from an era when America's confidence was still unshaken. Let it take you for a big, smooth, comfortable cruise. Features 4 Buy View
98 Designs that Changed the World: The Disc Brake - Fifty years ago, the disc brake was an exotic racing car component.  Today, every family car uses it. Features 2 Buy View
100 Live Dangerously in Safety - Volvo 850 T-5R Estate -Volvo estates are renowned for being spacious and safe but stodgy and slow.  That all changed with the race-bred 850 T-5R. Single vehicle -Reviews 2 Buy View
106 Rover P6 (1963-77) - Buying Guide - Fabulous build quality and durability means many Rover P6s are still about.  With uncompromised engineering, they're competent cars, yet they're unbelievably cheap.  Buy one before everybody cottons on. Single vehicle -Reviews 4 Buy View

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