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Had a call from my parents the other day to say their roof had been leaking. Visited this morning to see the damage- every Autocar and Top Gear back to 1993, and various older ones too! I'm gutted- some look ok but some are Donald Ducked:( some of the first pile of victims:     Is it wrong to feel emotional about magazines  |
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Doctor Of Gonzo Journalism - One of gods own proptypes, never even considered for mass production.
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nope, id be gutted, thats your past memories that have been destroyed.
I lost a load of late 80's early 90's CustomCar and Street Machine mags in my parents damp loft a few years back, it was like a real wrench to have to chuck them.
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Is it wrong to feel emotional about magazines As Matt says, no it isn't  I've got a shedload (quite literally...) of old car mags, going back to the 70s and earlier, which I need to rationalise. If any can help to rebuild your collection, they're yours for a donation to my favourite prem baby and autism charities. PM me if interested, Alan - I'm sure we can work out some sort of RR Pony Express between Staffs and the Borders |
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Magazine disaster!skinnylew
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Sling them in the airing cupboard for a few days that'll dry em out! Actually come to think of it my Autocar mags are nder the leaky bit of the roof in my parents loft! Might have to see about repositioning them!
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I lost a load when we had a fire, mainly from water damage. Thankfully one that goes for £90 on Ebay is still fine but losing anything like that is very annoying.
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Will need to get them back to mine and assess the damage. Some great stuff in there- including an F40v959 twin test in Car!
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I know how you feel mate , I had a complete set of Volksworld magazines from issue 1 onwards and a load of them got soaked through due to a leaky roof  ( as well as the boxes of a few diecasts ) Good luck with saving as many as you can ! |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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That's the one ! I must have read that article at least once a month for years:) did the same when Autocar road tested the McLaren F1:) Cheers Trigger! |
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( as well as the boxes of a few diecasts )
This will cheer you up then.