Practical Classics April 2003

Overview

Publication Details

Type	Magazine
Publisher	Practical Classics
Published date	01/04/2003

Articles

Page	Title	Type	Length	Options
6	Grand Day Out - South African Scrapyards. The best scrapyard in the world. When the Practical Classics team caught a glimpse of oxidised steel through a hedge, they predictably screeched to a halt. But they never guessed the scrapyard would be so good, as Danny Hopkins explains.	General interest	6
23	Kudos for cash - Impressive cars don't always have to cost impressive amounts of cash. Five grand is all you'd need to buy some of the most exclusive sounding cars around. Kevin Leaper comes up with five key-fob favourites. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, Jansen Interceptor III, Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9, Maserati Biturbo, Porsche 928 S	General interest	7
32	From Cradle to Grave SAAB 96. Two strokes of genius. Saab’s 96 went from futuristic to dated without passing through any stage in between. But the car from the aeroplane maker always had an individual streak, says John Simister.	Features	6
46	Styling Triumph - Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti quite literally lived and died for his work. Glen Waddington re-discovers this low profile car design giant.	Features	7
56	Restoration Triumph TR3. Texan Triumph. Dragged from the bottom of a pile of old knackers in a Houston breakers yard, David Rice’s Racing Green head turner has come quite a long way. Danny Hopkins looks for the dents on a dry-state TR3.	Features	5
62	Winter warmers - Got your classic locked up over winter? Want something to keep you on the road during the dark months? No problem. All it takes is £350 and a bit of determination, as Danny, Simon, Kevin and Will demonstrate. 1981 Mitsubishi Colt Celeste GT, 1976 Skoda S 100 L, 1993 Lada Niva, 1988 Citroen CX 22 TRS	Multi vehicle - Reviews	8
80	Memory Lane Fast Track Action. Motor Racing at Brands Hatch. Brands Hatch has always been considered one of the best motorsport venues for spectators. Kevin Leaper gets his Thermos out and takes a grandstand look at what they raced there.	General interest	4
86	Product Test - Crimpers - Is it tool or technique that gives the perfect crimp? James Stanbury finds out.	General interest	3
90	Restoration Lotus Plus 2 Zetec Conversion. Building up the new chassis. After remarkably little work, we’re now fitting the new Spyder chassis with strengthened suspension and modern brakes. David Lillywhite explains how. Part three.	Restoration	4
96	Staff car sagas - Mercedes 280SE, Reliant Scimitar GTE, Ford Capri MKIII, Morris 8 Series E, Porsche 914, Tatra 613, Volga M21, Skoda S100, Skoda MB1000, Fiat 126BIS, MR2, Vauxhall Royale, Mitsubishi Colt Celeste 2-Litre GT.	Restoration	7
110	Weekend Workshop. Changing your brake shoes. Want to change your brake shoes but not sure how? Then take this advice from Kevin Leaper to get into the rhythm and beat those drum blues.	General interest	2
116	Engine Workshop. Ford 100E 1172cc sidevalve. It may have looked like a lump of scrap iron, but Simon Goldsworthy watches as our sidevalve Ford is brought back from the brink. Part two.	General interest	4
126	Honda's screaming baby - FOR: Much rarer than an MG. Has an amazing engine, plus typical Japanese reliability and good spares back-up if it does go wrong. AGAINST: Much rarer than an MG...Panels can't be bought off the shelf and the engine isn't as DIY-friendly as an 'ordinary' car.	Features	2
130	Buyers Guide - Volvo P1800 - 1961-1973. There aren’t many classic Volvos, but the sexy-looking saintly 1800 is definitely one of the few.	Features	6

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