Mechanix Illustrated March 1970 Ford Torino and Boating Issue
$20.00
A collectable vintage issue of Mechanix Illustrated, March 1970, Volume 66, Number 502, featuring the cover line “Road Test of Ford’s Terrific Torino” and a special boating section.
This issue includes motoring, boating, science, consumer advice, DIY, woodworking and home improvement articles, with period photography, advertisements and practical how-to content throughout.
Features include a Ford Torino road test, child car safety seats, fast ways to learn a foreign language, basement renovation, yard lamp installation, boat-camping, buying a used outboard motor, building a glass-bottom boat, and patio furniture plans.
Condition: Original vintage magazine with noticeable age and handling wear. The cover has rubbing, creasing, edge wear, corner wear, small tears and wear to the spine/edges. Interior pages are present and readable with age-toning and general vintage wear. Please see photos.
- Publication: Mechanix Illustrated
- Date: March 1970
- Volume: 66
- Number: 502
- Format: Vintage magazine / softcover periodical
- Language: English
- Cover price: 35c
- Notable features: Road Test of Ford’s Torino; Special Boating Section; Build a Glass-Bottom Boat; How to Install a Yard Lamp
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, EPHEMERA, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: EPHEMERA
Category: 1970S, BOATING, BOOKS, COLLECTABLE MAGAZINE, DIY, EPHEMERA, FORD TORINO, MAGAZINE, MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED, MOTORING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VINTAGE, VINTAGE MAGAZINE
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