{"product_id":"practical-classics-magazine-july-2024-1432-alfa-156-tr4-aston-db7-austin-seven","title":"Practical Classics Magazine July 2024 (1432) Alfa 156 TR4 Aston DB7 Austin Seven","description":"\u003cmain class=\"chat-app\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"side-nav-menu-button with-pill-ui\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"341\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePractical Classics magazine, \u003cstrong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eJuly 2024 issue\u003c\/strong\u003e, dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"321\"\u003e5 June–2 July 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front cover.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"657\"\u003eThis issue combines classic-car nostalgia, restoration stories, buying advice, road adventures and detailed workshop guidance. The main cover feature, \u003cstrong data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"511\"\u003e“First Cars!”\u003c\/strong\u003e, revisits the cars that gave their owners their earliest taste of driving freedom, along with a celebration of memorable L-registration vehicles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"717\"\u003eProminent cars and features visible in this issue include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sbl959\" data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"796\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"739\"\u003eAlfa Romeo 156\u003c\/strong\u003e buyer’s guide, covering this affordable modern classic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zizakm\" data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"871\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"814\"\u003eTriumph TR4\u003c\/strong\u003e restoration story and accompanying scale-model feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"c7f6pe\" data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"947\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eAston Martin DB7\u003c\/strong\u003e 30th-anniversary feature and return to the factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ckg1d0\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eAustin Seven\u003c\/strong\u003e long-distance Route 66 adventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11aoutn\" data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eFord Fiesta\u003c\/strong\u003e featured in the first-car comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pt5l6y\" data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1116\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003eAustin Maxi\u003c\/strong\u003e included among the first-car memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rztkwp\" data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1137\"\u003eTalbot Horizon\u003c\/strong\u003e featured in the first-car group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vuiu5x\" data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1191\"\u003eMercedes-Benz\u003c\/strong\u003e European adventure feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g6twf2\" data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003eClan Crusader\u003c\/strong\u003e restoration story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15vzowg\" data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eMazda MX-5 NB\u003c\/strong\u003e staff-car update\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1cgo1th\" data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1319\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003eFord Mondeo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"h3ira1\" data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1342\"\u003e\u003cstrong 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