Practical Classics September 2003
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Practical Classics |
| Published date | 01/09/2003 |
Articles
| Page | Title | Type | Length | Options |
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| 6 | Group Test - Timber! - The wood-framed shooting brake was once a part of every country estate, and major carmakers made their own mass-production versions for buyers with a rural bent. Now they're nearly all gone. Four survivors nail their charms into John Simister. |
Multi vehicle - Reviews | 7 |
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| 34 | Grand Day Out - High Standards - With three Standard birthdays to celebrate, Simon Goldsworthy takes four cars back to the Canley site where they were made, then on to some local beauty spots for a truly Standard grand day out. |
Features | 6 |
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| 42 | Restored HS Chevette - Improving the breed - Time taken: nine years. With parts as rare as rocking horse poo, turning this HS into a 2.6-litre track-burner was far from speedy. | Restoration | 5 |
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| 48 | AC Ecosse - There's more to the AC Scotland story than we thought. We visited the former factory site earlier this year and scratched the surface of an amazing story. As the sun set on AC, it was on the verge of launching a car which, given the right backing, could have beaten the Toyota MR2 at its own game. It was called Ecosse. | Features | 5 |
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| 54 | Stag engine special. In the Seventies, the Stag's reputation for blowing up was second only to the Red Brigade's. No explosives required, just a badly built engine and some hot weather. Enter the Rover V8. Hundreds of owners threw the Triumph lump in the bin and shoved the good old alloy Buick under the bonnet. Good choice? Danny Hopkins has the verdict. | Features | 6 |
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| 62 | Something completely mad - Ten days to go before the 24-hour race, it's the end of our first practise session and things look gloomy... | General interest | 4 |
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| 68 | On your marques - Gord Almighty - Worshipped by his followers, Amédée Gordini brought rally-inspired Renaults to the masses. Ben Barry charts his career. |
General interest | 6 |
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| 92 | Staff Car Sagas - 1970 Austin 3 litre, 1978 Opel Manta, 1968 Skoda 1000MB, 1973 MGB Roadster, 1935 Austin Opal, 1973 Ford Capri V8, 1966 Merc 250SE, 1973 MGB GT, 1972 Commer Camper. | General interest | 7 |
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| 100 | Engine Workshop - VW Flat four Part one - It's the first stage in our new rebuild - an engine so popular we really should have rebuilt one before. Here in all its magnesium alloy, coolant-free, finny-sumped glory: the VW flat four. | General interest | 4 |
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| 112 | Weekend workshop - Getting started - Can't get your car started? We've a man who can. Ex-RAC patrolman Kevin Leaper shows you the quickest way to get going. | General interest | 2 |
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| 116 | Panneling repairs - Ripple bonnet Citroen 2CV - The body tub and chassis are sound again, so it's time for Lindsay Porter to bring the outer body panels back up to scratch. | Restoration | 4 |
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| 124 | Buyer ownership guide - MG Midget - The sporty badge-engineered Austin-Healey Sprite offers good value soft-top motoring. If you fancy the wind in your hair, here's what you should know. | Features | 2 |
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| 126 | Buyer Datafile: Ford Consul Classic and Capri 1961-1964 - These daring designs weren't admired in the Sixties. But now? | Features | 2 |
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| 131 | Product Test - Bench vices - Strong hand? James Stanbury find out which bench vices won't let go. | General interest | 3 |
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| 134 | Buying guide: BMC 1800-2200 - A crab without the tight pinch - Launched to Car of the Year acclaim in 1964, Issigonis's trio of front-wheel-drive cars, nicknamed Landcrabs, are still winners. | Features | 5 |
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