Lou,
I believe that the sky is still full of the Pipers, Cessnas etc. that were state of the art back then!
I'm sure you'll feel right at home in no time.
I would expect that you would need rather more than a check flight, so looking at the requirements for the current PPL skills test would be a good starter. CAA website will have the details.
Circuits of various types, PFLs, stalls, recovery from unusual attitudes (that's the aircraft, not the pilot), nav and diversions, R/T, "airmanship", and egg-sucking!
Enjoy.
SD