Peter & Gary;B Sorry, but I disagree with both of you.B Those days still
exist and the internet can make it even more magical.
B
Last Sunday, Barb & I went for a lovely drive and hit two general flea markets
in two different communities.B At the first, I found a fourth edition of John
Thornleybs bMaintaining the Breedb for a third of the price on Amazon
and Bill Piggottbs bTriumph TR2 to 6b.B I also came across several
Sprite brochures and a BMC/MGC workshop manual but the prices were
unreasonable.B At the second flea market I found seven issues of
bStandard-Triumph Reviewb magazine from 1960 to 1963 at $1 each.B Those
treasures and the magic of the search still exist.B
B
Why, a year ago, through a connection on the internet, I got a fully bound set
of bSafety Fastb from the first issue in 1959 through to 1990 for $100 +
shipping.B And earlier this year a local racer decided to unload five boxes
of boldb British magazines from the 50bs & 60bs b bMotor
Racingb, the official organ of the British Racing and Sports Car Club, and
bMotor Sportb.B
B
Over the years I have also collected all issues of the magazines issued by the
AHCA and AHCUSA.B
B
This is just the tip of the iceberg b the treasures still exist and the
thrill of the hunt remains.B All you have to do is look.B Oh yes, you also
have to persuade SWMBO to live with the musty smells. :-)B Its called fun.
B
--Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario,
CanadaB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B - Keep Smiling,
Murphy Lives
--- On Wed, 8/17/11, Editorgary at aol.com <Editorgary at aol.com> wrote:
From: Editorgary at aol.com <Editorgary at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Old Books and old memories
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Received: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 11:26 AM
In a message dated 8/17/11 6:37:08 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net
writes:
> While these excellent sites make finding books a snap,B book collecting
has
> lost some of its magic.B B B Wandering through musty old bookshops has
always
> been part of the appeal,B but these money-losing places are closing
downB at an
> alarming rate.B Now book finding has become a vending machine.B Drop your
> coinB in the slot and "clunk", out comes your food pellet.
>
> Peter
>
Too true, unfortunately. Another one of those memories of the way things used
to be. There were once two old book stores in our village (25,000 people)
alone, and I could always count on a nice hour or two first checking the auto
shelves (found some really interesting high school autoshop text books that I
still refer to all the time for basic explanations of points systems,
electrics trouble-shooting, etc. that I wouldn't have even known about), and
then chatting with the owner who would be sitting with his cat in an
overstuffed chair in the back of the shop.B Now it's gone the way of drive-in
movies and comic book racks in the drug store next to the soda fountain.B We
didn't realize how good we had it during that brief halcyon period of the
1950s and early 1960s after Korea and before Viet Nam.
G.
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