Practical Classics June 2003
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Practical Classics |
| Published date | 01/06/2003 |
Articles
| Page | Title | Type | Length | Options |
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| 6 | Group test. - One in a milion - They may not have changed the world, but each of these cars found favour with more than a million happy customers - the first time this feat had been achieved by the manufacturers in question. Nigel Boothman gets his chquebook out. Renault 4 CV 1957, Toyota Corona 1 1966, Ford Anglia 105E 1960, Morris Minor Million 1960, Peugeot 403 1960, Skoda 1000 MB 1965. | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 9 |
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| 32 | Classic drive - Wish you were here - In th first of a new series on great places to go in your classic, Nigel Boothman takes a Volvo Amazon off the beaten track in Wales. Summer is here - time to get ou and about! | Features | 6 |
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| 39 | A Seventies sports car that will eat an Elise for breakfast? - Unless you’re extremely rich, you can’t have one. ’Er...yes you car,’ says David Griffin. ’Have a look in my garage.’ |
Restoration | 5 |
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| 46 | Advanced Ignition - Fast Fords from AVO ignited many passions in the Seventies. It happened again in the Eighties when AVO was reincarnated as SVE. And it’s still going on today as the RS name makes a comeback. John Simister unravels the tale from those who were there. | Features | 5 |
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| 54 | Tatra T87 - It’s got unitary construction, independent suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, and overhead cam all-alloy engine, and a drag coefficient of 0.36cd. The Tatra T87 has all the ingredients modern manufacturers like to shout about, but was designed in the mid-Thirties, looks like a massive deco paperweight and sounds like nothing else on earth. |
Single vehicle -Reviews | 4 |
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| 62 | From Cradle to the grave. MG’s T-series - Traditional from the beginning, antiquated by the end, yet etched into the hearts and minds of a nation as the archetypal British open sports car. Lloyd McNeill reads the MG’s T leaves. | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 6 |
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| 74 | Triumph Vitesse - Speed Freaks - The Vitesse was Triumph’s go-faster Herald. Ben Barry rides in a selection of cars that have been made even faster. |
Single vehicle -Reviews | 6 |
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| 88 | Reader adventure. How one reader remortgaged his house to pay for the trip of a lifetime. | Features | 4 |
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| 116 | Weekend workshop - Change your wheel bearings - Does your car grumble and complain at every corner? Then it could be time to replace the wheel bearings with our guide. | General interest | 2 |
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| 120 | Putting it back together - Lotus Elan - Part six - Stripped a replacement chassis built up and fitted with Ford parts, and the body prepared and painted. Now, it’s re-assembly time. |
Restoration | 4 |
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| 132 | Buying Guide Peugeot 205 GTi and CTi - As much fun as you can handle - Top-notch handling, a zesty engine and low prices make Peugeot’s seminal hot hatch one of the all-time classic bargains. | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 6 |
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