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 Monthly

Editor's note

DEPEND ON IT! • After 43 years in a barn, 12/4 proves Austin really is ‘Britain’s dependable car’

ALL MOTOR CLUBS VERY WELCOME!

CLASSIC FORD MAG TRACK EVENING

FIRST 10 LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP CARS

NEW THREE-WHEELER FROM MORGAN

LOST FOR 70 YEARS

MAJOR MINI PROJECT FOR APPRENTICES

DRIVE IT DAY 2022

PRODUCTS

LETTERS

YOUNG AND FOOLISH

AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST

A BOX OF WONDERFUL VELOX BITS • Mick Johnson was handed a large pile of boxes when he took on a Vauxhall Velox in 2014, but he has turned it into a beautiful car. Phil Homer tells the story, and speculates as to why so few of this marque and model survive.

Ms SKYLARK AND HER BUICK • We all love our classic cars, but every so often you run into a classic car enthusiast who is infatuated. Someone like self-confessed petrolhead Jette Elizabeth Skylark of Copenhagen, who loves her car so much that she even adopted its name.

SMALL WONDER • Kevin Newman and Rich Briggs-Price have a wonderful collection of extremely desirable cars, but it is this Auto Union 1000 SP that remains closest to Kevin's heart.

DKW AND THE AUTO UNION

AMERICAN BEAUTY • This remarkably low-mileage and original 1976 Federal-spec XJ-S was recently imported back to the UK for recommissioning by a new owner. We find out the history behind this remarkable car, before driving it ourselves.

Getting the Blue Lady blues

My Chevy to the Levee

Interior decorating

Troubleshooting with Steve Rothwell

PROJECT PANDA • We uncover one or two horrors on our 1992 Panda’s inner sills, but also loads of good metal to which we could weld our home-made repair panels.

PROJECT TR7 • With the help of some lovely people at the TR Drivers Club, we get a TR7 convertible that promises to give us only a few minor headaches and a whole lot of driving fun. Well, that at least is the plan!

PROJECT ROVER 95 • We add a little luxury to the project fleet with the acquisition of this rather grand Rover P4 of 1964 vintage.

FORD: 1945-89 • For many years in the post-war era, the Ford UK sales juggernaut was virtually unstoppable. Welcome to our celebration of the cars that helped put them on top.

ANGLIA, PREFECT AND POPULAR 1945-1959

FORD PILOT 1947-1951

CONSUL, ZEPHYR AND ZODIAC 1951-1972

ANGLIA, PREFECT AND POPULAR (100E AND 107E) 1953-1962

ANGLIA 105E & 123E 1959-1967

CONSUL CLASSIC AND CAPRI 1961-64

CORTINA 1962-1982

CORSAIR 1963-1970

FORD ESCORT MK1-3 1968-1990

FORD CAPRI 1969-1987

CONSUL AND GRANADA 1972-84

FIESTA 1 & 2 1976-1989

SIERRA 1982-1993

FORD 1945-89

MGF AND TF BUYING GUIDE • Rob Hawkins explains what to look for when buying what is probably MG’s least expensive sports car.

TERIOS NOVA • Appearing just as the UK was waking up to the idea of the SUV, Daihatsu’s Terios deserved success. It was simple, characterful and useful, and a first-generation car is well worth considering today.

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PROOF THAT TIME IS A GREAT HEALER • Andrew couldn’t wait to get rid of this Golf, but would now quite like to have it back!

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