Who's real a "gear-head"?

[2ManyZs]

Just to see how many of us are what could be considered "gear-heads" or "motor heads" how about if each of us lists the automotive magazines we either subscribe to, or buy regularly on the newstand?

This is auto related only so some of you can forget those "other" magazines... just because they have a section for autos doesn't count...

My list goes something like this...

1. SportZ and previous to that ZCar Magazine

2. SCCA SportsCar magazine (members receive this with their membership in the SCCA) since 1989

3. Grassroots Motorsports

4. Mopar Muscle

5. Mopar Collectors Guide

6. The Straightpipe... Washington DC Region SCCA newsletter

[v12horse]

I get SportZ. It is a great magazine. I wish it was monthly though.

-Ben

[That Ozzy Guy]

In Australia 'Street Machine' is the biggest selling car magazine and you guessed it, I subscribe.

Does anyone in Oz buy 'Australian Classic Car'? (I think that's the name) It looks to be 75% advertisements so I've never bothered to buy it.

[Gee]

I tend to but Practical Classics, it's more of a greasy fingers mag then the others and has cars in it I can actually afford!

[Ed]

I like HOT ROD. They usually have a lot of decent articles. I always wonder though if a Zed has a V-8 is it considered a hot rod? Or is that name reserved for American cars only?

[hmsports]

1. SCCA SportsCar

2. Grassroots Motorsports

3. Wheelspin - St. Louis SCCA Region's Newsletter

4. About a dozen racing/parts catalogs -- I read them like magazines because I can't afford to order anything from them :classic:

[g260]

I have eased off in recent years and only buy the odd Aust Classic Car , Auto Action(Aust), Motor (UK) and/or motorcycle mag now.

I believe I would qualify however on the basis that I have a large cupboard in the garage full of 1950-1970+ car and cycle mags, including (US and Aust Hot Rod, US Cycle, Sports Car Graphics, Motor Cycle (UK), Motor Cycle News UK, Practical Motorist, Motor (UK), and Aust Sports car World, Wheels, Aust Motor Sports News, Racing Car News, etc.

If I had the money now that I spent on these mags I could spend more on the Z!!

g260

[St.stephen]

Lets see

1. Practical Classics - awesome magazine geared to the auto resto enthusiast. it;s out of Britian but a great read

2. Plane and Pilot

3. Flying

4. Hemmings motor news

5. MSA/VB catalogs

6. Sport Z

[daddz]

I have subscriptions to the following car magazines:

1) Sport Z and previously Z Car magazine

2) Grassroots Motorsports and their new spinoff

Used to subscribe to but, now buy occasionally:

Sports Car International

Classic and Sportscar

Practical Classics

Straightpipe (when I belonged to the Communist run SCCA--too much of the poilitics for my taste)

2ManyZs help me out here:

Do you have the issue of The Straightpipe where a list of cars was published with a one sentence comment about the likely driver of those vehicles? It went something like this:

Datsun 280Z---"I only had one kilo in the wheelwells officer"

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I dont subscribe to any -- NO TIME!!!

I like all of the parts catalogs:

MSA

VB

Summit

Jegs

Pegasus

I will be getting the SCCA magazines:

SportsCar

Straight Pipe

and GRM

[2ManyZs]

I more than likely have it in a box somewhere... you got any idea what year it was? I hate to look through all of them going back to 89..:cross-eye

I've got all the SportsCar and Straightpipes back to 89 around here somewhere.....

I just threw away about 10-15 years worth of old Road&Track, Hot Rod, SportsCar Illustrated, etc...... Guess I should have put them up on Ebay and got some of my money back....:disappoin

[Alfadog]

I don't have a subsciption to any but my dad gets MOTOR and occasionally when I see something of interest I'll buy teh UK Car magazine (great mag, just a little pricey). There are a whole lot of other magazines but I rarely buy any. Spending money to read seems silly to me, but then I suppose I shouldn't say that because I have spent quite a pretty penny over the last couple of months buying old (30 years) magazines on Ebay. You can guess what cars these ones have in them................................

[MikeW]

Originally posted by Alfadog

...because I have spent quite a pretty penny over the last couple of months buying old (30 years) magazines on Ebay. You can guess what cars these ones have in them...

When I was looking for my first car in the mid-80's I was considering trying to find a Porsche 914 (because it was a Porsche), a Fiat X1/9 (because it was mid-engined and designed by Bertone like the Countach) or an Opel GT (because I thought they looked cool).

I then read a one-page "used car classic" in the then-current Road&Track magazine on the 240Z. Their praise for the car is what caused me to buy a 240Z instead and I'm sure glad I did. I can't imagine how hard it would be trying to maintain those other cars today.

I'd love to get a copy of that particular page ...

[JEFF]

I would rather spend my time 'wrenching' on a motor than reading about some products that i can not afford. BUT...

Z parts cataloges make good 'restroom reading'.

- Jeff

[Alfadog]

We didn't get R&D in Australia (I think - I probably wasn't alive when you read that article) so unfortunately I dont have that article - if I did I would send you it for sure!

I have a soft spot for 914s... maybe it's because I've never seen one in real life??? ROFL

They weren't sold in Australia I think!?

[MikeW]

Originally posted by Alfadog

We didn't get R&D in Australia (I think - I probably wasn't alive when you read that article) so unfortunately I dont have that article - if I did I would send you it for sure!

Thanks.

I do have <a href=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1855203952/ref=lib_dp_TFCV/103-2336276-2040601?v=glance&s=books&vi=reader#reader-link>this book</a>. It's a complete collection of reprints from just about every US and UK motoring magazine article on the 240Z and 260Z. Many of the articles contain typical comparison tests amongst similar cars of the day which I find quite intersting. It was published in 2000 and has several Road&Track reprints but doesn't include the page I was referring to. It sounds like you probably have many of the magazines already but it might be worth getting if you don't have it already.

[Alfadog]

Ah yes I've seen that book, but at $27 USD I'll be damned if I'm going to buy it any time soon!!!

it's much easier to spend $5 for each old magazine one buy one, and then at the end realising how much you've actually spent!!!!!!

:stupid: :stupid: