New Retro Cars Mag

[WillCarter]

Have to say, not the best issue ever but the Audi powered Scirocco is gorgeous as is the blacj Saab on the dark coloured 5-spokes!

-Will

[HoTWire]

SuperSport1987 said:

Have to say, not the best issue ever

I've been saying that a lot recently,.. but this issue is better than the previous few. Liking the Lancias ,.. and the Mk1 'rocco of course.

[WillCarter]

Hope its not going to turn into Practical Classics... maybe the new editor didn't like the direction the mag was taking.

[Nick]

not got it ytet


if it goes up the shitter.. mutiny or overthrow must ensue

[Ministrone]

SuperSport1987 said:

Hope its not going to turn into Practical Classics...

Its not as bad as that................yet!

wild looking Morris Minor Van for sale in the back looks cool

[Ministrone]

Not sure about the story about the new MG cityrover and Ford focus in the news section??

[ImpJimbo]

Retro cars arrived today and I have only had a quick look at it. Theres a Scirocco in it so it must be a good issue

[BenzBoy]

I bought the March issue and found it as good as ever - haven't bought it for a few months due to "budget constraints" ;D
I never expect every article to be my cup of tea - there's some stuff that I just skip thru and maybe read if I'm really bored one evening. But articles like the rotary powered Skoda rock!!!

[nickb]

BenzBoy said:

But articles like the rotary powered Skoda rock!!!

I love articles like that one. Although it does always end in tears.
I read that and rushed straight out to eBay to buy the first Skud I could get my hands on. Hopefully it will arrive soon and I can take it to pieces. Whether or not it will ever go back together again is another matter...

[penski]

It's not out in bastarding Newcastle

I'll agree that RC does seem to be getting ever more hit-and-miss in recent times. Articles like the rotary Skud are fantastic but I'd like a bit more on the techy side.

*n

[igbandy]

SuperSport1987 said:

Have to say, not the best issue ever but the Audi powered Scirocco is gorgeous as is the blacj Saab on the dark coloured 5-spokes!

-Will

I havent got the new issue yet, and please don't crucify me for saying the following....

But is anyone else sick to death of Saabs being featured every issue since the new editor took over?

istr he is a Saab owner, but its getting my goat

/ rant mode over

[slater]

Yer i picked one up in the shop the otherday.

Had i flick through but saw nothign that looked at all interesting.

-no tech
-no euroed stuff
-no J stuff
-no 60s english stuff

It was all standard looking stuff tbh

PPC > ....

[penski]

Agreed. PPC is the mag of choice at the moment.

*n

[ImpJimbo]

When RC first came out it seemed to be obsessed with Imp which got abit boring. Every issue had an Imp article! So i suppose Saabs are the new Imp ;D

[BenzBoy]

I tend to like the articles about "backyard engineers" cars - like the V8 Mini, and the Mazda powered Skoda. I find them really inspirational. I read the Triumph TR8 article and to be honest he might as well just handed over his shopping list and said "read that."
Chequebook builds bore me
I suppose RC has to appeal to a slightly different market than PPC - I'd like them both to be really techy but it'd bore some people stupid. I wrote to RC mag ages ago about them featuring bugs and minis in every bloody issue (and got printed! wahey! ). I actually suggested they cover stuff like Saabs and less popular stuff, although I'm sure I didn't influence this current obsession with them!! ;D