Group,
Be glad if you can get Hot Rod at the newsstand. I went to the newstands here
in Miami and none of them
carry any Petersen Publications. You can get all sorts of NASCAR magazines,
foreign car magazines devoted
to BMW thru VW, performance books on Japaneese and German vehicles but nothing
on HOT RODS. Two
store managers explained that the current market is todays youth and that they
don't like US built cars, the
other store owner said that he doesn't have access to any Hot Rod or Street Rod
publications because his
wholesale distributor discontinued distribution of slow moving publications.
Bill Mackey
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>From: landspeedracer@email.msn.com
>To: fields.p@worldnet.att.net
>Subject: RE: Re: Hot Rod Article
>Date: July 28, 2000
>
>Dick
>
>Hot Rod's "Reaction Time" department can be reached at: react@emapusa.com
>
>John
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
><tschoen@fuse.net>
>Cc: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>; <kturk@ala.net>
>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 9:44 AM
>Subject: Re: Hot Rod Article
>
>
>> Hey John,
>> The last time we tried to E-mail Hot Rod on an
>> issue, the E-Mail address that was posted
>> wouldn't work. Do you or Keith have a good
>> address for Hot Rod. I agree that a little
>> positive stroking now will go a long way in
>> keeping and improving their support.
>>
>> Dick J
>>
>> --- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> > Hope you send your comments to Hot Rod itself,
>> > cause lots of comments are
>> > what will put more LSR material between the
>> > covers.
>> >
>> > John Beckett, LSR #79, E/GCC
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > 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 5:39 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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