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What lies beneath

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26 April, 2023

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I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

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‘we’ll have it acid dipped, and see what comes back…’

A thorough 100-point restoration on a valuable flat-floor Jaguar E-type is commonplace, but on a rusty 1969 2+2 automatic? That takes serious dedication

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Further to the Aston Vantage and Ford Capri story (January), I thought my experience of the original X-Pack Capri may be of interest. I started an apprenticeship at FoMoCo in 1974 including various pl

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Steering a path to completion

Ever wished you’d just bitten the bullet to correct a mistake when working on an old car, instead of going down a complex path trying to make what you opted for fit? In my previous report, the Healey

The classics you love, drive and restore

Classic Cars

‘we’ll have it acid dipped, and see what comes back…’

A thorough 100-point restoration on a valuable flat-floor Jaguar E-type is commonplace, but on a rusty 1969 2+2 automatic? That takes serious dedication

Practical Classics

Your shout

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

Classic & Sports Car

Letter of the month

Classic & Sports Car

Steering a path to completion

Octane cars

Octane Magazine

26 April, 2023

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