[net.auto] Classic auto

piermarini@pisces.DEC (Paul Piermarini X3157) (08/16/85)

        I enjoy restoring classic and antique and i have heard 
of magazine's that i could subscribe to that pertain to this hobby.

  Can anyone tell me the names of these mag's and how i can get my 
own subcritions going. i would appreciate any help i could get. i have'nt 

been able to locate any.


                Paul

phl@drusd.UUCP (LavettePH) (08/17/85)

HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS has just about everything a sane person would
want.  Write:  HMN Subscriptions, Box 100, Bennington, VT 05201

Back in '84 a year's subscription (12 issues) cost $15.50 and a
current sample copy ran $4.50 with first class delivery.  The rates
are now higher so you might want to call them first.  I wouldn't
worry about the cost.  When you are restoring a car you soon 
learn to numb your mind when dollars are mentioned.  |-)

- Phil

bobk@hplsll.UUCP (bobk) (08/20/85)

Depends upon what type of car you want to restore, but if it's English,
there are a number of magazines that might help:

Practical Classics              This magazine is geared towards the
PPG Publishing Ltd.             do-it-yourselfer.
Kelsey House                    
77 High Street                  Cost is 16.50 pounds/year
Beckenham Kent BR3 1AN
tel. 01-658-3531

Classic and Sportscar           This one has a lot more driving
Haymarket Publishing Ltd.       impressions in it of the classic
12-14 Ansdell Street            English cars.
London W8, England
US subscriptions to:            Cost is $39.50 US/year
Eric Waiter
Gleneagles Drive
New Vernon, New Jersey 07976

Thoroughbred and Classic Cars           This one is a mix between
Business Press International Ltd.       the other two.
Quadrant House
Sutton, Surrey SM2 5As, England         Cost is $35.00 US/year
US subscriptions to:
Publications Expediting Inc
200 Meacham Ave
Elmont, New York 11003

All of these rags contain lots of ads for parts from English companies.
Typically, one finds a 25% savings on parts (over buying in the US),
including shipping.  They all take VISA and phone orders too!

I picked up initial copies of these magazines in a place called
Magazine City in Seattle.  I suspect there is a store like it in every
major city in the US.

Bob Kunz
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