Here in windydale I have looked at Albertson's, Stater Bros., Wal-Mart and
Barnes & Noble, no Hot Rod Magazine. I guess I will have to wait till
Speedweek and read one of Keith's.
Jim in Palmdale
----- Original Message -----
From: Beverly Stanley <beverlycst@earthlink.net>
To: land-speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>; Phyllis Fields
<fields.p@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: Hot Rod Magazine
> Sheesh, aren't you just amazed by the reasoning of some business people?
> It's true that us "old folks" move a little slow, but we usually get all
> the Hot Rod Mags off the shelf before the next issue comes out!
> We have much the same problem here in Eagle Rock - the only place to buy
> the Hot Rod is at the 7-Eleven, and they only stock like 4 copies each
> month, so it's a race to see if you will get one - course I missed out -
so
> now I will have to drive over to Pasadena to the "every magazine in the
> world" store and hope they're not sold out.
> Bev (in Eagle Rock, where it is much cooler than yesterday)
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Phyllis Fields <fields.p@worldnet.att.net>
> > To: land-speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Date: 7/29/00 2:33:10 PM
> > Subject: Hot Rod Magazine
> >
> > Group,
> > Be glad if you can get Hot Rod at the newsstand. I went to the newstands
> here in Miami and none of them
> > carry any Petersen Publications. You can get all sorts of NASCAR
> magazines, foreign car magazines devoted
> > to BMW thru VW, performance books on Japaneese and German vehicles but
> nothing on HOT RODS. Two
> > store managers explained that the current market is todays youth and
that
> they don't like US built cars, the
> > other store owner said that he doesn't have access to any Hot Rod or
> Street Rod publications because his
> > wholesale distributor discontinued distribution of slow moving
> publications.
> > Bill Mackey
> >
> > --------
> > >From: landspeedracer@email.msn.com
> > >To: fields.p@worldnet.att.net
> > >Subject: RE: Re: Hot Rod Article
> > >Date: July 28, 2000
> > >
> > >Dick
> > >
> > >Hot Rod's "Reaction Time" department can be reached at:
react@emapusa.com
> > >
> > >John
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > >To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
> <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
> > ><tschoen@fuse.net>
> > >Cc: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
> <kturk@ala.net>
> > >Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 9:44 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Hot Rod Article
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hey John,
> > >> The last time we tried to E-mail Hot Rod on an
> > >> issue, the E-Mail address that was posted
> > >> wouldn't work. Do you or Keith have a good
> > >> address for Hot Rod. I agree that a little
> > >> positive stroking now will go a long way in
> > >> keeping and improving their support.
> > >>
> > >> Dick J
> > >>
> > >> --- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > Bruce
> > >> >
> > >> > Hope you send your comments to Hot Rod itself,
> > >> > cause lots of comments are
> > >> > what will put more LSR material between the
> > >> > covers.
> > >> >
> > >> > John Beckett, LSR #79, E/GCC
> > >> >
> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
> > >> > To: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <tschoen@fuse.net>
> > >> > Cc: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>;
> > >> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
> > >> > <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>; <kturk@ala.net>
> > >> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 5:39 PM
> > >> > Subject: Re: Hot Rod Article
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > > By the 70s, when HOT ROD went from
> > >> > being our number one source of
> > >> > hot
> > >> > > rodding info, and went from great technical
> > >> > articles and multi page photo
> > >> > > spreads
> > >> > > of really fine cars to a bunch of van and
> > >> > surfing stuff, the final straw
> > >> > for
> > >> > > me was
> > >> > > when I could find it on local newsstands a
> > >> > week or more before it was in
> > >> > my
> > >> > > mailbox . I remembered the early fifties
> > >> > when it arrived in a brown
> > >> > > protective
> > >> > > wrapper, which of course gave way to them
> > >> > coming with torn covers courtesy
> > >> > of
> > >> > > our Postal Service and labels pasted on the
> > >> > cover ( it always seemed to be
> > >> > > the FRONT cover ! ) and these changes, along
> > >> > with a competitive magazine
> > >> > that
> > >> > > had greatly superior in-depth coverage of
> > >> > well known racecars, and
> > >> > excellent
> > >> > > tech coverage, ended my many years of
> > >> > subscribing to HRM for about twenty
> > >> > > years ........ when several years ago, on a
> > >> > foolish whim, I again
> > >> > subscribed,
> > >> > > kidding myself that I
> > >> > > would get the new issues sooner ( NOT ! )
> > >> > ........ and that some of the
> > >> > > features
> > >> > > and coverage of yesteryear would have
> > >> > returned with the renewed interest
> > >> > in
> > >> > > traditional rods n' customs across the
> > >> > country ( NOT ! ) Also, while I
> > >> > > would not
> > >> > > hold Petersen Publishing to blame for the
> > >> > rough handling in the mail, it
> > >> > all
> > >> > > added up
> > >> > > to the best deal was to buy it at the local
> > >> > news rack, AFTER checking it
> > >> > out
> > >> > > to see if anything worthwhile at all was in
> > >> > the current issue ( SOMETIMES
> > >> > ! )
> > >> > > Just my opinion ....... but the money
> > >> > saved per issue by subscribing
> > >> > > doesn' t
> > >> > > offset the advantages of getting your mag in
> > >> > good shape, and knowing
> > >> > whether
> > >> > > or not it has some reading of interest .
> > >> > I am forever grateful to
> > >> > Robert
> > >> > > Petersen
> > >> > > and the wonderful magazine, and many related
> > >> > yearbooks , specials, and
> > >> > related
> > >> > > publications he put out for us for many years
> > >> > ....... they are a treasured
> > >> > > part of my archives, and will remain so
> > >> > ....... but things sure went
> > >> > downhill
> > >> > > quite a few years
> > >> > > ago . What ever happened to the coverage of
> > >> > land speed events, or some
> > >> > of
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > features that really detailed the
> > >> > construction of any of the many
> > >> > beautifully
> > >> > > crafted racecars that can be found there ?
> > >> > They were such a regular
> > >> > part
> > >> > > of
> > >> > > the issues from the 50s ........ let's hope
> > >> > this article on Maxton is a
> > >> > start
> > >> > > of a
> > >> > > resurgence of coverage of, and increased
> > >> > interest in, this land speed
> > >> > racing
> > >> > > sport / hobby / lifestyle we all on this list
> > >> > find so fascinating !
> > >> > > My thanks to all on this list who
> > >> > helped to bring this article on
> > >> > the
> > >> > > Maxton
> > >> > > land speed racing event to reality ...... I
> > >> > hope to speak with some of you
> > >> > > " at the bend ", in just over two weeks !
> > >> > > This issue' s worthwhile ....... the
> > >> > man with the grin is in it,
> > >> > right
> > >> > > ?
> > >> > > I' m off to the newsstand
> > >> > .......
> > >> > > Bruce
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
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>
>
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