Practical Classics Spring 2002

Overview

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherPractical Classics
Published date 21/03/2002

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
6 Special Delivery. This Austin Seven was built in a tent, in 48 hours, using 70 year old secondhand bits. Now Danny Hopkins has to deliver it to the new owner. The new owner lives in Paris - hmm. Features 8 Buy View
26 Nice bit of kit - Four kit cars - forty years of evolution.  Kevin Leaper looks at some of the landmark models and asks why is it that people either love them or loathe them? Features 7 Buy View
36 Flexible friends - With V6 engines, four seats and top-level practicality, Reliant's GTE was a hit in 1968. But who'd have thought it would last until 1986, and then re-emerge as the Middlebridge GTE? David Lillywhite tries old and new. Features 4 Buy View
42 Middle-class act - Today's revitalised MG Rover company has a lot to live up to: Mark Dixon charts the Rover story from the Second World War to the present day. Features 6 Buy View
50 Dart Attack - Consultant anaesthetist David Nancekievill resuscitated an original Daimler Dart and turned it into a shiny show car. Yet it still gets regular use. Nigel Boothman tells the story. Restoration 4 Buy View
56 Hike up the Amazon - If your image of the Volvo Amazon is of a solid reliable workhorse you only know part of the story. Kevin Leaper tells you how to turn a sluggish Amazon into a torrent of power. Features 5 Buy View
62 Total Lightweight. Dribbling pigeon poo! Clear the workshop - Danny's got a welding challenge. General interest 4 Buy View
82 Buyers Guide - Ford Capri MK III. One of the all-time cult cars, Ford's Mk III Capri offers Seventies glamour and performance galore for mere pennies. Features 6 Buy View
90 Product Test - Grease guns - James Stanbury investigates which guns inject the grease most easily. General interest 2 Buy View
100 Staff car sagas - Ford Capri, GXL V8, Toyota Crown, Jaguar XJS 3.6, VW Scirocco MKII, Vauxhall Victor, 3.8 E-Type, FB Victor, Golf MKI GTI, Marcos 3-litre, 1955 MG Magnette, 1935 Austin Opal, Velorex 350/6, Skoda Cabrio, Ford Granada. Restoration 7 Buy View
134 Restoration Hillman Imp Rally Car. Part Six. Kingpins and disc brakes. The Imp gets a sexy new disc brake conversion, and you can read about it here first. Simon Goldsworthy reveals all. Restoration 4 Buy View
140 Engine Workshop. Triumph 1500. Part Two. Triumph built 1.8m of these engines in five sizes, for three marques and seven model ranges. You can win ours for £1. Simon Goldsworthy explains. General interest 4 Buy View

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Practical Classics Spring 2002 Featuring Buyers Guide Ford Capri MK III
Practical Classics Spring 2002 Featuring Buyers Guide Ford Capri MK III
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Practical Classics July 1995 - Featuring Buyers Guide MGA Stylish and Nimble
Practical Classics July 1995 - Featuring Buyers Guide MGA Stylish and Nimble
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PRACTICAL CLASSICS ON LAND ROVER SERIES 1 RESTORATION
PRACTICAL CLASSICS ON LAND ROVER SERIES 1 RESTORATION
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Practical Classics June 2002 - Featuring Buyers Guide - Mercedes Stacked Headlight Saloons
Practical Classics June 2002 - Featuring Buyers Guide - Mercedes Stacked Headlight Saloons
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Practical Classics Spring 2007 - Featuring Buyers Guide Ford Zephry/Zodiac MKIII/Ford Cortina MKIII
Practical Classics Spring 2007 - Featuring Buyers Guide Ford Zephry/Zodiac MKIII/Ford Cortina MKIII
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Practical Classics August 2008 - Featuring Buyers Guide Six-Cylinder Austin Farinas (1959-1968)
Practical Classics August 2008 - Featuring Buyers Guide Six-Cylinder Austin Farinas (1959-1968)
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