Practical Motorist Magazine March 1973 R5TL Fiat 127 Marina Vauxhall Victor SKU 1525

Original vintage Practical Motorist Magazine – March 1973, Vol. 19 No. 7, a period British motoring and maintenance publication covering road tests, repairs, servicing, technical advice and practical ownership topics.

The front cover has a strong workshop theme centred around a Vernier Caliper Gauge, with illustrated examples of the tool being used to measure automotive components. The cover promotes the gauge as a professional-style measuring tool and also highlights several of the issue’s main motoring features.

Main Features & Cars

Visible contents and cover features include:

• Renault 5 TL test
• Fiat 127 test
• Marina care
• Vauxhall Victor material within the contents
• Vauxhall Viva front-end overhaul
• Austin 1100 tie-rod renewal
• Quick radiator repairs
• Hot under the collar
• Beyond the book – Marina
• Now are you satisfied?
• Renault 5 / Fiat 127 road test
• A plumb job on an Imp
• Wind in your tail?
• Next month’s PM
• Renewing a Victor clutch
• Inside information
• Legal notes
• Garage Mechanic’s Diary
• Tips from readers
• Used car prices

The issue has strong appeal for collectors interested in 1970s British motoring, home workshop mechanics, period servicing techniques and classic cars including Renault, Fiat, Morris Marina, Vauxhall and Austin models.

Original Free Gift / Extras

The front cover clearly advertises:

“FREE Vernier Caliper Gauge”

The original free Vernier Caliper Gauge is NOT included with this copy.

Any other original free gifts, loose supplements, promotional items, vouchers, inserts or removable extras that may originally have accompanied the magazine are also not included unless clearly shown in the photographs.

The sale is for the magazine itself only.

Issue Details

Publication: Practical Motorist
Date: March 1973
Volume: 19
Issue: No. 7
Original Price: 15p
Main Themes: Car maintenance, servicing, road tests, workshop tools and classic motoring
SKU: 1525

Condition

This is an original magazine from 1973 and shows age-related wear consistent with a publication of this period.

Visible condition includes:

• General ageing and toning to the paper
• Some discolouration around the outer margins
• Light surface marking to the front cover
• Mild rubbing and handling wear
• Slight edge and corner wear
• Some softening to the corners
• Minor creasing and waviness from storage/handling
• Spine appears intact from the supplied images
• Internal pages show typical age-related browning/toning
• No obvious major tears are visible in the supplied photographs
• Front cover remains bright and highly presentable overall

Please study all supplied photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

Packaging

For UK orders, the magazine will be sent in a hardback envelope to help protect it from bending, creasing and edge damage in transit.

For international orders, it will be packed in a cardboard mail-size box for stronger protection during the longer journey.

SKU 1525