Hillman Minx Rover 75 Flock spraying Consul cleaner Mag

Car Mechanics magazine.

Issue: August 1960.

Car Mechanics magazine is a United Kingdom publication that was published post-war for the thrifty motorist. At the time the cars featured were new on the road, but now they'd rightly be regarded as classics. As the magazine was devoted to the home motorist, the cars were very much of the bread-and-butter variety; Austin, Ford etc. family runabouts. The articles are pretty similar to those you get in Practical Classics today - indeed for many features there would be no difference; fettling the brakes on an A40 then would be no different to fettling them today. I'd go further and state that these magazines featured technical skills that are sorely lost amongst many mechanics these days - most cars now are repaired by simply plugging them into a computer; where's the skill in that?

These magazines are part of my own collection that I'm thinning down - have you any idea of the sheer volume of space that almost 25 years worth of magazines occupies?

I'd also like to think that these magazines are worth the asking price just for the period adverts alone. Some of the stuff is hilarious.

This particular issue has features on:

• Period adverts.
• Revive dead cellulose.
• get the best from a Minx.
• Rover 75 maintenance [PYL 148].
• Donald Campbell / Bluebird chassis photograph.
• Consul cleaner.
• Fix oil leaks.
• Prevent car sickness.
• Flock spraying.
• Balance your wheels.. 
• Keeping down the costs of motoring.

I only sell magazines that are in good, as read condition. No missing articles or ripped pages. If you're not happy, then return it for a refund. Please bear in mind that these particular magazines are 50 years old.... like me, they're a bit worn around the edges.

...another use for these old magazines is as period literature for your classic or concours show car. These days it is quite popular to dress in period when using your classic, so why not also have a selection of period literature in the trunk / boot of your pride and joy? I also - where possible - include registration details. What better to show a car with period literature, where that literature also shows the car!

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