Retro Cars
Jun 11, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Retro Cars
If there are any other fans of this mag on here, just thought I'd post up saying that after a couple of years away, it's back and out tomorrow!
Jun 11, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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From: area 51
I've got all the previous copies as i like old stuff and all cars are interesting
Nice to see it back, is it the same editor as last time?
Paul
Jun 11, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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Nice to see it back, is it the same editor as last time?
No idea until I can hopefully get my hands on a copy tomorrow
There was just an advert in the latest issues of a couple of magazines. It just said it was back on 12th June
Jun 11, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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From: Fast Ford
Future sold the name to Unity, so it'll be a completely different team. The only thing that's the same is the title!
Jun 11, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Future sold the name to Unity, so it'll be a completely different team. The only thing that's the same is the title!
Oh yeah, I forgot it used to be Future, lol!
But yeah, I saw the advert in 3 of Unity's magazines this month
Should still be good though as long as there's still plenty of the same subject matter
Jun 11, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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It was a really poor seller for Future, and wasn't viable, but Unity can afford to run a mag with low circulation as their overheads are lower.
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Just got it
Very good. RST'd Sunbeam Stilletto on the cover
Format is very much Performance BMW
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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From: High Wycombe, Bucks
I used to love this magazine, it's a shame I didn't know it was back because I would have got my wife to pick up a copy in her dinner break.
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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Format is very much Performance BMW
Unity have a 'pool' of designers, rather than designers who specifically work on one mag so there tends to be a similar feel to their mags. Hence why it resembles PBMW.
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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From: Portland
Looking forward to this.
Its one of the mags I always used to read in Smiths, along with Practical Classics and Car Mechanics.
You can read them cover-to-cover in there while the misses is off shopping, no-one cares.
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Unity have a 'pool' of designers, rather than designers who specifically work on one mag so there tends to be a similar feel to their mags. Hence why it resembles PBMW.
PF seems a lot different to the rest though
This, PBMW, PVW all seem very similar
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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From: Wiltshire - swindon
used to buy it, thought it was quite a good mag actually, may have to buyy this!
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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Couple of mint-looking virtually standard Saffs in the classifieds too
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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PF seems a lot different to the rest though
This, PBMW, PVW all seem very similar
I would imagine that's more to do with Dave tho! (That's a compliment not an insult if you're reading this Mr.Moore)
Jun 13, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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From: North Korea
I hope its good, the old Retrocars was one of my fave mags, and one of the few which was factually correct (something that even PPC, which i really love, rarely is),
Ill have to have a look...
Jun 14, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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Anyone else got it yet then? What do you think?
Good read IMO
Jun 14, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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From: In my garage, coventry
I liked the original mag especially issue 1
Jun 14, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Top mag!
I'm not really a retro fan, but picked up a copy today for a look and couldnt put it down, good read
Jun 14, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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I would imagine that's more to do with Dave tho! (That's a compliment not an insult if you're reading this Mr.Moore)
Cheers Dan, I'll take it as such then.
Shame our designers don't see it that way. I'm picky, fussy, and unfortunately for them know what I want. That basically means I want something done my way, not the easy way and as such some of them dread designing PF each month I'm sure! lol
Retro Cars is very different to how it was at Future but people seem to like it from the feedback I've seen and heard about it, so good luck to the guys behind it.
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Jun 15, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Apart from the Metro everything in there was all new to me as well which was a bit of a surprise
Jun 15, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Just finished reading this and am impressed really good read love that metro (theres something I thourt I would never say lol) looks like i'll be buying this every month.
Aug 18, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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Just picked up issue 3.
330BHP Bond Bug!
Insane!
Aug 18, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Just picked up issue 3.
330BHP Bond Bug!
Insane!
Think I've got that issue, 'Busa turbo engine?
Aug 18, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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