Practical Motorist Magazine March 1971 Reliant Rebuild Fiat 500 Mini Jowett Javelin SKU 1525

Original Practical Motorist Magazine – March 1971, Vol. 17 No. 7, a vintage British motoring and maintenance magazine aimed at the everyday driver, home mechanic and used-car buyer.

The front cover is centred around a Reliant engine rebuild, showing an engine being worked on, with the large headline “Reliant Rebuild”. The cover also advertises a Used Car Buying Guide and originally promoted a free key-ring screwdriver with the issue.

This is a very period-specific motoring publication with a strong practical focus, making it interesting for collectors of 1970s motoring magazines, classic cars, workshop material and home-mechanic publications.

Featured Contents

From the photographed contents page, this issue includes:

• Reliant Rebuild – Part One
• Secondhand Car Buying
• Rear Wiper for a Mini
• Renewing King Pins
• Fiat 500 Decode
• Road Test – Mini 1275 GT
• New Carb – New Car?
• Fitting a Splash Shield
• Cars Worth Keeping – Jowett Javelin
• Legal Notes
• Speed Desk
• PM’s Special Toolbox Offer
• Holiday Insurance
• Continental Corner
• Garage Mechanic’s Diary
• VW Silencer Renewal
• Tips from Readers
• General expert advice, reader questions and motoring maintenance material

The editorial page also carries a period “Secret Service” column discussing practical motoring queries and workshop/maintenance information, giving the magazine a strong snapshot of everyday motoring concerns in early 1970s Britain.

Magazine Details

Title: Practical Motorist
Date: March 1971
Volume: 17
Issue: No. 7
Original Price: 15p / 3 shillings
Main Cover Feature: Reliant Rebuild
Genre: Classic Cars / Motoring / Maintenance / Workshop / Used Cars
SKU: 1525

Condition

This is a well-aged original 1971 magazine and shows clear signs of storage and handling consistent with its age.

Visible condition points include:

• Noticeable yellowing and age-toning throughout
• General surface wear and handling marks to the front cover
• Edge wear and rubbing around the outer edges
• Corner wear, particularly around the lower-right area
• Some creasing and curling to the cover edges
• Spine shows age-related wear and rubbing
• Internal pages are visibly browned/toned with age
• Page edges show discolouration
• Small bends and handling wear are visible to internal pages
• No major missing sections are obvious from the supplied photographs, but only the photographed areas have been checked

This is best considered a used vintage reading/collector copy rather than a pristine example.

Please inspect the supplied photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.

Original Extras / Missing Items

The front cover states that this issue originally came with a free key-ring screwdriver.

That original free gift is NOT included.

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

Packaging

For UK orders, the magazine will be sent in a protective hardback envelope to help reduce the risk of bending, knocks and corner damage in transit.

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

SKU 1525