|
|
|
Nov 12, 2010 23:49:15 GMT
|
 It's finally dead! |
| |
|
|
|
|
Roobeh
Part of things
Posts: 502
|
|
|
|
|
is it? was not aware of this. websites still looking as usual.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Max Power RIPBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
|
|
|
I find it quite sad. I noticed that in recent times they really started to try to leave behind the "tits and tupperware" stuff and cover more sophisticated modified cars from the Euro scene and such. To me that showed that the UK modified car "scene" was maturing and producing more well modified cars. Regardless of what peoples opinions are of Max Power, a bunch of car enthusiasts have just lost their jobs.  |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As bad as it was at times, it's still a shame to loose such an old friend.
Not bought it for years though lol.
|
| |
Last Edit: Nov 13, 2010 0:09:31 GMT by joem83
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
all paper based newspapers & magazines are doomed - just a matter of time
no matter what people with vested interests think
|
| |
Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
|
Roobeh
Part of things
Posts: 502
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 140 essential gadgets?  ?? i thought screwfix direct catalogue was free? |
| |
Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
|
Brian Damaged
West Midlands
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 9,553 
Club RR Member Number: 33
|
Max Power RIPBrian Damaged
@damaged
Club Retro Rides Member 33
|
|
|
I remember it launching in the summer of '93. I loved its gloriously irreverent attitude and the cars weren't bad either (IIRC that first issue had a purple R5GTT on the cover, and a very lairy peppermint green Mini). It reminded me of CC was in the late 70's in many ways. As has already been said, circulations are way down for traditional magazines. Fast Car's is down from almost 190,000 a month in 2003 to just 26,000 now. Makes you wonder just how much longer any of them will survive. Remember this next time you pick up Retro Cars in WHS, scan through it, then put it back on the shelf.RIP Maxy Pants. Gone (well going anyway) but not forgotten.  |
| |
|
|
cortinadale
Posted a lot
luvvly jubbly!!!!
Posts: 1,199
|
|
|
|
good!!! and in the later days they were goin euro? that corsa on the front still looks like hes crashed thru halfords!!! |
| |
We learned from an early age that...people who change signatures suck balls ;-)
1978 Cortina 2.3 ghia
|
|
stinkwheel
Posted a lot
Doctor Of Gonzo Journalism - One of gods own proptypes, never even considered for mass production.
Posts: 2,280
|
|
|
|
I gotta agree with Dale, anyhting thats glorifies the stick on approach to young folks is a bad thing, bring back the old school CC or Street Machine, teach them how to 'modify' cars properly  Its a shame people will loose jobs and its a shame in general that the UK magazine scene is dying, i guess a lot of the yooofs with their dead easy exams arent able to read as well as what we could back in '93 eh guv? Brian, I think it was the 205 with the big Dimma bodykit in the first issue i remember, but i was impressionable back then. (oh and Vikki Butler Handbag, that is all) |
| |
1973 Citroen Dyane 6 1980 Citroen Acadiane
1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
1979 Honda CB400.
'I need less vehicles'
|
|
|
|
qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,410
Club RR Member Number: 52
|
Max Power RIPqwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
|
|
|
|
RIP
Max Power along with Revz is what got me into modified cars.
I don't care what people say about the style of cars, the whole ethos behind the mag was to make cars look different. Some of the work that goes into these kitted out show cars is amazing. I doubt the arches on that purple Corsa were 'stick on', and the paint work looks amazing.
Its a shame that magazines like max power are dying out. These are the magazines that get teenagers into cars imo. Guess theres just more tits and cars on the internet.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bring back CCC!
It seems theres more magazines than ever whenever I go into Smiths. Wonder how they're all coping.
I would way prefer to get my fave mags direct as ebooks. Wonder if that'll ever happen?
|
| |
Koos
|
|
|
|
Max Power RIPe21meister
@GUEST
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Last Edit: Nov 13, 2010 9:40:08 GMT by e21meister
|
|
|
|
Max Power RIPe21meister
@GUEST
|
|
|
Sorry for DP These are the magazines that get teenagers into cars imo. I think a lot of teenagers bought Max Muppet for reasons others than cars, fnar fnar...  |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
So now they'll just buy zoo or nuts.
If you don't like a mag, don't buy it. Seems a bit small to be dancing on their grave as.it were.
|
| |
1937 Austin Street Rod - 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 - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
|
|
|
|
Max Power RIPe21meister
@GUEST
|
|
|
So now they'll just buy zoo or nuts. If you don't like a mag, don't buy it. Seems a bit small to be dancing on their grave as.it were. You're right - the headstone will be a little small to dance on. ;D Max Muppet is responsible for leading kids astray to build be-winged, fart-canned monstrosities when there may have been a a chance for them to get into more edifying car stuff. Yes it is sad that that Bauer Media have probably cut jobs in the process,  but the mag was horribly out of step with the rest of their car magazines. And let's be honest, that mag was seen by a great deal the unwashed public as being representative of all modified car people. Bigger Picture thinking, AK. |
| |
Last Edit: Nov 13, 2010 9:51:08 GMT by e21meister
|
|
gn3dr
Part of things
Posts: 391
|
|
|
|
RIP I doubt the arches on that purple Corsa were 'stick on', and the paint work looks amazing. Its a shame that magazines like max power are dying out. These are the magazines that get teenagers into cars imo. Guess theres just more tits and cars on the internet. Grant it the paint does look good BUT I'd say stick on arches are exactly what is on that Corsa. I flicked through Max Power a few times and it amazed me how some of the work in progress pictures showed that these guys probably had shares in Isopon for the amount of bodyfiller used. What I saw looked like bodging most of the time. I religously bought Max Power when it was first out but gave up on it once they went all tits and Barry boy years ago. |
| |
Last Edit: Nov 13, 2010 9:51:51 GMT by gn3dr
|
|
|
|
|
Nov 13, 2010 10:06:21 GMT
|
|
lets just hope these young lads don't give up their interesting rides now that Max Power has gone, and instead keep their corsas completely standard :x
After all, what would you prefer to see....
1: cars that are chavved up but at least look a bit different, and show the owner wants to stand out from the crowd.
2: completely standard boxes on wheels that all look the same.
Would be even cooler if these max power readers now bought mags like Retro Cars and decided to sell the corsas etc, and started doing what we have been doing for years - modding proper cars ;D
|
| |
1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
|
|
uncle silvia
Posted a lot
Datsun Club UK - Devon & Cornwall Rep
Posts: 1,483
|
|
Nov 13, 2010 10:35:20 GMT
|
|
I do think it a little sad that MP is gone, I mean for one reason or another most of us have looked at or bought this mag at one time! Ok I'm not a fan of the big plastic bodykit on Saxo approach but back when I started driving it was a major part of the scene and part of my "driving" childhood! I even made friends with such people as John Walsh (Proby) who worked for MP back in the day after meeting him at a Vauxhall show and I admired the awesome detailing on his Project Proby nova!
RIP Max Power
|
| |
1981 KE70 Corolla - 1978 B310 Sunny Coupe - 1977 Pink Clubman Mini Shorty |
|
|
|
Max Power RIPretrowagen1234
@GUEST
|
Nov 13, 2010 10:53:22 GMT
|
So now they'll just buy zoo or nuts. If you don't like a mag, don't buy it. Seems a bit small to be dancing on their grave as.it were. You're right - the headstone will be a little small to dance on. ;D Max Muppet is responsible for leading kids astray to build be-winged, fart-canned monstrosities when there may have been a a chance for them to get into more edifying car stuff. Yes it is sad that that Bauer Media have probably cut jobs in the process, but the mag was horribly out of step with the rest of their car magazines. And let's be honest, that mag was seen by a great deal the unwashed public as being representative of all modified car people. Bigger Picture thinking, AK. As horrible as the whole situation is for the people out of work.. I know how that is atm.. I see what amazo is saying. This might lead to some decent cars being built if they have to go rear ppc or retrocars instead... I mean lets face it, They were having a bit of an identity crisis toward the end? Possible sign of what was to come i guess... They went all fast car... I have to admit it made ME notice it on the asda shelf , But then thats steering the usual chav demographic away from it. Big exhausts and horrible wheels still work for chavs...  I'm sorry if this offends some guys here who grew up reading it, Ill admit i bought one issue for some unknown reason once, But the usual buyer of maxpower today are chav types. Cheap stick on mods appeal to them..... |
| |
|
|
|
|
but the mag was horribly out of step with the rest of their car magazines.
