Old Car Magazines
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Topic: Old Car Magazines
Posted By: ///M3Mick
Subject: Old Car Magazines
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 07:08
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Chaps I'm doing a clean out of the house at the moment and I have a stack about 2 feet tall of car mags from the last year or two. Mainly "Car" and "Top Gear" but theres one or two Evo's there. They are going in the bin, but if anyone wanted I could bring them to Mondello or if anyone collects these mags and needs a specific issue I can check and get back. Let me know soon.......the wife is adamant they have to go :) Mick |
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Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 07:15
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Edition 001 of EVO is fetching stg£100+ on Ebay, Mick. Early ones fetch good money too. I've a fairly extensive collection of mags (incl a full EVO collection OPPS! just re-read and it says they're from the last year or two only. ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254"> 
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |
); what era are the CAR mags from? Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 07:29
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they will always have a price on ebay!
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Jimbob
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 08:17
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I've tried to ebay mags, but its almost impossible as the postage price adds so much. Sometimes get lucky, but generally not worth it for recent stuff. ------------- And so says Jimbob. 1981 635csi 81k miles. Will be fixed, but not by me. |
Posted By: ///M3Mick
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 08:33
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Lads I can't be ****d with eBay......they aren't particularly collectible......2003 onwards only (i do a clear out every year or two) so if no-one wants them they are going in the green bin. Just thought I would check on the off chance......myself I actually love reading old editions.....even about cars I have no interest in......but we are doing a clear out which requires sacrifices on both parts (I am sure you guys know what I'm talking about) so they have to go. Mick |
Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 08:42
I know indeed!! I'm a bit of a hoarder.. Autocar is a real pain as in a few years you've a whole bookself gone! I've mags from 82 / 83 @ home in the attic  . My mum threw out my 87 to 94 collection of Autocar (grrr but twas probably the right thing to do), and I've Performance Car/EVO from 95 onward, and a blast of oddities through the years aswell. They're such a source of reference material though, I can't bring myself to chuck any! Tis mint reading about the 'new Ford XR3, or the 1st test of the E30 325i Touring etc etc------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254">
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |
Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 08:53
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I thought my dad was bad lol, boxes of old car mags in the cellar from the 70's and 80's (Practial Motorist etc). had a look through them a while back when I wanted info on my old E30, and a few others I was looking at at the time. ------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 09:25
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I was only 5yrs old when some of these mags were printed! Got a blast of them from a divorced woman I worked with who got fed up of the Ex's collection gathering dust. Brought me in boxes of them! The long term tests in those days were mad: not only did Autocar run a MkI Golf diesel for 60k, but the tests on cars made mention of where rust was appearing around guttering etc.. on cars that only had 20k on them and 18 months old! How things have changed.. well sort of: even though they had the rust sorted by the mid 90s, how many Fiat Tipo/Tempras do you see about? None! ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254">
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |
Posted By: UJM3
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 10:46
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im pretty bad too.. have every top gear from issue one, loads or pref car/ evo and heaps of performance ford /fast ford ( past rs owner). Its defo usefull having them, have the original road tests from when my car came out in 93, good to read them when you changing cars to one thats no longer in production. |
Posted By: Andy Butler
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 17:54
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Mick, If you want to give your magazines to a good home, I would be interested. How much would you want for them? ------------- Andrew Butler |
Posted By: NOISUFNOC
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 18:01
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I got a fiat tempra as a trade in, and it wasnt old at the time, drove it to scrappy and watched them crush it, even they didnt want to keep it for spares. ------------- 528 for now |
Posted By: Daxklynsmith
Date Posted: 04-October-2005 at 19:05
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Now there's a fellow in South Africa who inherited about 30 years worth of car mags, took him almost 2 years of cutting and filing every car test as well as the old ads, cross-indexed the whole lot on his computer and now makes a tidy sum as reference suppier to old car tests!!Advertising /marketing department/journo/groupie somewhere wants a copy of an ad or car test, he'll scan it and e-mail it and if you will kindly sign the credit card transfer for the amount (the older the more expensive)Has now increased his collection back to pre-2nd world war regards ------------- Dax Klynsmith |
Posted By: ///M3Mick
Date Posted: 05-October-2005 at 03:41
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Sorry Andy and to anyone else who actually got this impression. I am giving them away. Gratis. Free. No Charge. Otherwise they are going to magazine heaven. Cheers
Mick |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 05-October-2005 at 04:10
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
///M3Mick wrote:Posted By: JohnH
Date Posted: 05-October-2005 at 04:42
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Mick, If you happened to have evo edition 16 or 17 in the pile I'd be more than happy to relieve you of the pile. I'll even collect if that suits you (and keeps the wife happy) John ------------- |
Posted By: highbeem
Date Posted: 05-October-2005 at 14:18
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I know a bit irrelevent Was in Montreal year ago and guy was selling vintage Playboys. Got July 1971 month of my birthday for 20 canadian think about 13yoyos. Great laugh to look at the ads. Triumph Dolomites and Hi Fi systems were like size of dishwashers.
------------- Highbeem E46 323Ci |
Posted By: Robbie Bradford
Date Posted: 05-October-2005 at 15:41
Like anyone reads the ads  ------------- http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 - http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 |
Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 06-October-2005 at 13:03
Swedish Enlargers, anyone?  ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254">
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |