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Happened to pick up an old book while I was waiting for other stuff to upload, little paperback rather unoriginally called "Custom cars and Vans" by motoring-writer-who-gets-everywhere Richard Hudson-Evans. Ah, porthole windows. I think most pictures came from either Custom Car or Street Machine. Really love this stuff and the variety that the magazines used to feature back then - rods, bugs, vans, Yanks, newer stuff etc etc all in the same collection of pages - makes a change from today (sigh). OK some are a bit naff, but there's some great touches if you look closely. This Pop looks spot-on to me. Drool - just look at all those brand new alloys in the background. Silly, but funny.
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i like the mini, but not overly keen on the anglia.
when was it published?
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i remember the 105 and the jag from the time. ;D
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I remember the Pop being featured as a "Street Workout" in issue no.2 of Street Machine. It had an essex V6 in it. The Jag was a promotional vehicle for 100+ wheels and had a 454 big-block in it. The Mini used a Minor back axle to get the back end up. It's only a matter of time before sidepipes and jack-up kits are cool again!
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1953 Minor (Long term project) PT Cruiser
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slater
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Good call. I scaned this out of one of my dads old customs car mags the other day. His van is from around the same era.
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Lovely model that, all the shapes and curves are just right. Not so keen on the hair style though! WHOOPS! I was meant to be looking at the vehicle! Yeah, it looks great too! ;D
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Side pipes and raised rears are cool. Never stopped being cool. I'll slap anyone who says otherwise. So is marbliser, lace paint, panelling, vreeble... Theres absolutely nothing I'd change about that Pop. Looks absolutely right. Ditto the Thames, thats just perfect. I always loved Speed Freak which is a slightly different style, but kickass. That Anglias a bit too much for me, although did veryone spot the split rim slot maggs! Wow how trick?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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That Anglias a bit too much for me, although did veryone spot the split rim slot maggs! Wow how trick? Compomotive SM's I believe. Don't often see them, I suppose fat Wolfies were cheaper and easier to get hold of.
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Yes this is my feeling why O why today do you have one mag/scene for older customs and then another for new then another for 'retro' an so on. Why can't everything all come together/join forces again
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Some old customs just get better by the years.... Bosse "Gamen's" Glowing Coupe was built and shown a Hot Rod Show Stockholm first time in the early 70's after Gamen died the car was sold off and used for drag racing and finally ended up in a barn. Some 5 years ago Gamens brother tracked down the car and restored it to it's original shape. As a 17 year old I got to know Gamen quite well, we were both into the Chopper scene, me building Sportsers he built some insane Porsche powerd trikes and a couple of Harley, so I have been in the Glowing Coupe both then and now, I just love this car and it brings back memories.... I remeber that 100+ Jag from Hot Rod Show Stockholm some years back, it had a Chevy V8 and I still today think it's one of the worst custom cars put togheter, I remember looking at it with some Hot Rod pals at the show and we all tried verry hard to find something on the car that was even close to cool but after a while we walked off with shaking heads...... DP says: Check the shadow of the fotographer, either he's on a ladder or he's verry tall.....
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Mar 10, 2006 10:56:32 GMT
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General Grabbers. Need I say more
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Mar 10, 2006 11:14:11 GMT
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Yes this is my feeling why O why today do you have one mag/scene for older customs and then another for new then another for 'retro' an so on. Why can't everything all come together/join forces again On the case, bear with me
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mar 10, 2006 11:27:03 GMT
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Because the principal buyers of the big selling "car" magazines are fashion victims not car enthusiasts? Max Shower and the like are more lifestyle mags than car mags. If its not plastered in tits and profanity and claims of 20 BHP gains without even getting your hands dirty will it sell?
But then again you could argue that stuff like Custom Car, Hot Rod Gazette, Rolls & Pleats, etc are lifestyle magazines in thier own way as well...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 10, 2006 11:41:29 GMT
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I agree with that alistair. There are some very seperate areas. comes into the blinkeres arguement again i think. Cool Pics BTW, when i get moved house i'll pull out some of my old mags.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mar 10, 2006 11:52:12 GMT
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alistairk: Yes and it's a SHAME! Which is why I like this forum and my local car club Reanimation: ...and yes, we could end up going down the blinkeredness discusion again
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Mar 10, 2006 12:01:38 GMT
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Lifestyle's just the modern (and lazy?) word for hobby isn't it? I think we've had the "why aren't magazines as good as they used to be?" discussions before. I blame advertisers myself, plus lazy journalism (no offence to irol and others who post here, there are exceptions), focus groups etc. Everything is so niche-driven today (be it mag's, TV, whatever). Who would you get to advertise in a modern version of Street Machine? The 1982 issue I looked at last night had the following: custom and van show reports, a bug, Model B project, Cortina history and Sierra launch, Jag XJ custom profile, Trojan bubble car with bike engine vs XR3, US Chevette drag car and more. Sadly, apart from us lot here, there doesn't seem to be enough open-minded people who'd appreciate it. Could go on and on about this, it's symptomatic of many things wrong today, but that's the job of our dear Rev isn't it? Playing devil's advocate just for a moment, it could also be argued that those mag's seemed better then because I was only a kid and didn't have the cynical, worldly-wise view I have today. But I don't think that's entirely true.
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Mar 10, 2006 12:07:03 GMT
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A few years ago (18 month or 2 years I think, but time flies) I had a long discussion with Richard Nichols who at the time was editor of a magazine called Street Machine. My comments were along the lines that I lived Street Machine when it represented the diversity of the scene and featuures a wide range of carfs. They'd had a Rover 220 with RWD and a Rover V8, and a Fiat 131 with subtle body mods, nice inteorior and a hot twin cam. Other stuff like that. Always nice to read about along with the odd model , '32 whatever. The mag was starting to feature more and more Fox series Mustangs, 2nd/3rd Gen Camaro/Firebird and odd stuff like orad tests on the new Chrysler Voyager... I asked for more twink Moggie Minors, Pops, 100Es, annd odd stuff like that VW powered Fiat 600 (I think it was CC which ended up featuring that one?) I was told that when the magazine had featured cars like the ones I mentioned earlier (the Rover and the Fiat 131) the sales fell and the advertisers complained that they weren't the right stuff for their marketting and he was getting pushed into concentrating on the yank stuff. So it came to pass that Street Machine became American Car World and I don't read it any more. Gosh a shiny red 50s pickup with a dressed up small block and a Mustang, oh a stock Corvette and a mopar muscle car of some sort.
I said at the time that he shoudl take a leaf out of Retro/Classic Ford and PPC (which had just started at the time) and take it in that direction. Street Machine was always more into "street" cars and later model stuff than CC which was always the more "Hot Roddy" of the two. But they had lost the licence to use the Street Machine name anyway. So ACW it had to be. I did suggest using a different name and keep with the format but apparently theres more money in American stuff.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 10, 2006 12:58:42 GMT
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Big shame to lose Street Machine. Feel a bit bad that i wasn't subscribed but it was only a skinny mag, but a fair priced one.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mar 10, 2006 13:26:49 GMT
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And just for memories a copy of street machine from about 1981 with an RA28 Celica (or what originally was).
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Last Edit: Mar 10, 2006 13:27:46 GMT by TwincamGTi
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