Practical Motorist Magazine October 1969 Vauxhall Viva Austin Maxi Triumph Ford Cortina SKU 1525

Original vintage Practical Motorist Magazine – October 1969, a substantial period British motoring magazine covering practical ownership, road testing, maintenance, repairs, technical advice and contemporary cars.

This issue is particularly relevant to collectors and enthusiasts of Vauxhall Viva, Austin Maxi, Triumph, Ford Cortina, Hillman Imp and late-1960s British motoring.

The front cover features a Vauxhall Viva photographed driving through standing water, tying directly into the magazine’s practical motoring theme and its advice on dealing with wet conditions and flooding.

Main Cover Features

The front cover promotes:

• Keep Your Feet Dry
• Beat the Floods
• How to Improve Your Lights
• Viva Data Sheet
• Big-6 Triumph Decoke
• Maxi – How Good?
• Save Up To £6 On Our Car Radio Scheme

Inside This Issue

The photographed contents page shows a wide range of useful period motoring features, including:

• Candidly Speaking
• It’s Your Opinion
• Our Experts Advise
• MoT Test – Is It Tougher?
• How To Keep It Quieter
• V-6 Power for a Cortina, Part 2
• Soft Top Overhaul
• Fitting a Car Radio
• Full Chat
• Keep Out of the Deep Water
• See Your Way Ahead
• Lost in a Fog?
• Big-6 Triumph Decoke
• Road Test – Austin Maxi
• Turn on the Heat
• Back to Square One
• Legal Notes
• What’s New
• Data Sheet – Vauxhall Viva
• Garage Mechanic’s Diary
• Continental Corner
• Speed Desk
• Tips from Readers
• Used Car Prices
• Vet the Van
• Hot Water on Tap
• Work on the Site

The following month preview also references:

• Capri 2000 GT Road Test
• Hillman Imp Front End Overhaul
• Cortina Data Sheet

Cars & Motoring Subjects Featured

Relevant marques and motoring subjects include:

Vauxhall Viva
Austin Maxi
Ford Cortina
Triumph
Hillman Imp
Ford Capri 2000 GT
Car radio fitting
Soft-top overhaul
Lighting improvements
Driving through flood water
Heating systems
Used car prices
Technical servicing
Road testing
Engine decoking
Garage maintenance

Issue Details

Publication: Practical Motorist
Date: October 1969
Original Price: 2/6
Type: Vintage British Motoring Magazine
SKU: 1525

Original Free Items / Offers

This listing is for the magazine itself only.

Any free gifts, tokens, supplements, vouchers, promotional items, inserts, tools or other items that may originally have been supplied with the magazine are no longer included unless clearly shown in the photographs.

The cover mentions a car radio saving scheme, but no separate promotional item associated with that offer is being sold with this copy.

Condition

This is an original magazine from 1969 and shows clear age-related wear.

Visible condition points include:

• General browning and age toning to the paper
• Noticeable wear along the left spine edge
• Small tears, nicks and roughness around the spine area
• Corner wear and softening
• Surface scuffing and handling marks
• Some creasing and edge wear
• Wear around the lower left corner and outer edges
• Internal pages are browned with age
• Handwritten pen/pencil notes and figures are visible at the top of the photographed contents/editorial page
• Binding remains present, though the magazine has clearly been well handled over its lifetime
• No major missing section is obvious from the supplied photographs, but completeness cannot be guaranteed beyond what is shown

Overall, this is a well-used but highly collectible period motoring magazine, best suited to a classic-car enthusiast, automobilia collector or buyer interested in original late-1960s workshop and road-test material.

Please study all 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 and edge damage.

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

SKU 1525