Bruce,
My sentiments exactly, couldn't of said it better myself.
The other John B in Cinti.
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From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
To: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <tschoen@fuse.net>
Cc: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
<johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>; <kturk@ala.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Hot Rod Article
> By the 70s, when HOT ROD went from being our number one source of
hot
> rodding info, and went from great technical articles and multi page photo
> spreads
> of really fine cars to a bunch of van and surfing stuff, the final straw
for
> me was
> when I could find it on local newsstands a week or more before it was in
my
> mailbox . I remembered the early fifties when it arrived in a brown
> protective
> wrapper, which of course gave way to them coming with torn covers courtesy
of
> our Postal Service and labels pasted on the cover ( it always seemed to be
> the FRONT cover ! ) and these changes, along with a competitive magazine
that
> had greatly superior in-depth coverage of well known racecars, and
excellent
> tech coverage, ended my many years of subscribing to HRM for about twenty
> years ........ when several years ago, on a foolish whim, I again
subscribed,
> kidding myself that I
> would get the new issues sooner ( NOT ! ) ........ and that some of the
> features
> and coverage of yesteryear would have returned with the renewed interest
in
> traditional rods n' customs across the country ( NOT ! ) Also, while I
> would not
> hold Petersen Publishing to blame for the rough handling in the mail, it
all
> added up
> to the best deal was to buy it at the local news rack, AFTER checking it
out
> to see if anything worthwhile at all was in the current issue ( SOMETIMES
! )
> Just my opinion ....... but the money saved per issue by subscribing
> doesn' t
> offset the advantages of getting your mag in good shape, and knowing
whether
> or not it has some reading of interest . I am forever grateful to
Robert
> Petersen
> and the wonderful magazine, and many related yearbooks , specials, and
related
> publications he put out for us for many years ....... they are a treasured
> part of my archives, and will remain so ....... but things sure went
downhill
> quite a few years
> ago . What ever happened to the coverage of land speed events, or some
of
> the
> features that really detailed the construction of any of the many
beautifully
> crafted racecars that can be found there ? They were such a regular
part
> of
> the issues from the 50s ........ let's hope this article on Maxton is a
start
> of a
> resurgence of coverage of, and increased interest in, this land speed
racing
> sport / hobby / lifestyle we all on this list find so fascinating !
> My thanks to all on this list who helped to bring this article on
the
> Maxton
> land speed racing event to reality ...... I hope to speak with some of you
> " at the bend ", in just over two weeks !
> This issue' s worthwhile ....... the man with the grin is in it,
right
> ?
> I' m off to the newsstand .......
> Bruce
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