Classics World

Each issue is packed with the best down-to-earth advice, useful specialist information and news based on realistically priced classic cars, which will inspire you to buy, repair and restore your own classic cars. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

Classics World

Editorial

RATTLETRAP TRIBUTE

PRODUCTS

A CUDDLY PANDA STORY

THE FUN AND FUNDRAISER CAR SHOW

THE GORDON-KEEBLE

TRIUMPHS IN NORFOLK

MORE MOTORING MEMORIES

THE FARINA FAMILY TREE

DIY BOOT RACK FOR SAAB

IAIN AYRE • GANSTER PARADISE

PHIL WHITE • FLUSHED WITH FAILURE

ROBIN FLETCHER OH HAPPY DAYS

AN IDEAL CLASSIC • Phil Homer reckons that if he were asked what the ideal post-war classic car would be to own and drive, this Jaguar MkIV 3½-litre Drophead Coupé would be near the top of his list! The car's owner, Denis Foxley, agrees with him as you might expect, and tells how this one came into his life and what it is like to use in 21st century London.

THEY NEVER MADE ONE OF THOSE… • Triumph made over 15,000 Vitesse convertibles and survival rates have been high. That explains one of these cars, but what's the story behind the other? If you are sitting comfortably, then we'll begin.

ORIGINAL AND UNRESTORED • Karl Sheridan's Mk1 Honda Accord is a rare survivor from a time when Japanese car makers had the European market very much in their sights. Here Karl tells us the story behind it.

What was going on in 1979?

The Editor compares his own Triumph Acclaim with Karl's Honda Accord

PEOPLE AND PLACES BIG AND BEAUTIFUL • Large commercial vehicles are not something we normally feature in Classics World, but when we stumbled across the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland, we decided to make an exception. After all, for better or for worse, the Leyland Motor Company played a huge role in shaping the cars that many of us enjoy today as classics.

MGB GT • Simon Goldsworthy revisits an old friend to see if this most versatile of classics sports cars has withstood the test of time.

It is time to Focus

Thieves, fires and looking back

Ticking things off the Davrian list

Heating things up

Spray, flat back, spray and repeat

MORRIS TRAVELLER PROJECT • Our 1965 Morris Minor Traveller project concludes with some internal and external improvement plus a bit of simple spannering.

POLISHERS ON TEST • Rob Hawkins has been getting to grips with nine different polishers to discover the differences between dual action, random orbital and rotary, and to decide whether there's the perfect tool for making your classic's paintwork shine.

VW JETTA GTI • The MoT test is all about safety, and nothing is more critical than the braking system. Time for a major overhaul of the Jetta GTI's anchors, then.

DATSUN 240Z & 260Z • There's always been a strong following for these sports cars, but restoration costs are high. So if you fancy joining the party and getting a Datsun 240Z or 260Z for yourself, then it pays to buy a good one.

Datsun 240Z/260Z timeline

YOU MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER… • Classics World editor Simon Goldsworthy and Senior Operations Manager at Lancaster Andrew Evanson each choose one car that they would recommend as an alternative.

THE FIAT 124 SALOON FAMILY • When Fiat launched the 124 on 10th March 1966 at the Geneva Motor Show as the eventual heir to the 1300, what few observers would have predicted was that it would become one of the world's best-selling single-generation car platforms. This Marques and Models feature pays tribute to the innocuous- looking saloon that became a global presence.

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