scdan4 Posted October 2, 2016 Posted October 2, 2016 can we have some more scans/photos please? I'm really enjoying them.
beko1987 Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 I emailed the editor (Frank Westworth?) many years ago asking why Jalopy died. He replied saying it sadly didn't sell enough copies and cost too much to produce a marginal magazine. I was gutted. I bought every issue and kept them to this day.FTFY Bobthebeard 1
AMC Rebel Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Graphic Design - Georges Seurat/Mr Blobby garethj 1
Faker Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Only got one copy now.... don't know where the rest are... I had a few copies but can't find the rest. AMC Rebel and 500tops 2
Guest Lord Sward Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 I remember that issue looking almost professional. I was worried. AMC Rebel and Faker 2
flat4alfa Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Threadbumpage Does the forum set still exist and if so can I pop my name on the rotation list pretty please Failing that are any for sale
barrett Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 It may have slipped under the radar in these quarters, but Mark Williams, the man behind Jalopy and 'the only man to crash a Maserati in Radnorshire' has recently launched a new quarterly magazine which is a sort of almanac of newly comissined and previously published long-form articles with no photos in paperback boo format. It's supposedly a return to the good old days of long-form motoring writing, and I enjoyed reading it. It does have some shite content too, but the best article is Cropley on the Lambo Jarama. Anyway, you can get it here if you're interested https://shop.classicmotoringreview.uk JeeExEll and Datsuncog 2
bigstraight6 Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 It may have slipped under the radar in these quarters, but Mark Williams, the man behind Jalopy and 'the only man to crash a Maserati in Radnorshire' has recently launched a new quarterly magazine which is a sort of almanac of newly comissined and previously published long-form articles with no photos in paperback boo format. It's supposedly a return to the good old days of long-form motoring writing, and I enjoyed reading it. It does have some shite content too, but the best article is Cropley on the Lambo Jarama. Anyway, you can get it here if you're interested https://shop.classicmotoringreview.ukI’m giving that a miss, the original format mainly about keeping shitty old Vauxhall Vivas and Hillman Avengers on the road was very entertaining, as it was what I was doing at the time. I still cherish my full set of Jalopy mags and this place is now it in the online age, perhaps the cars are just a little bit less shitty now though....
HMC Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 I'd like to nominate that Jalopy chap for life president of autoshite. He got the down to earth ethos of the forum nailed when the only web based car thing was the spidery one in your headlining. Datsuncog, privatewire and Shep Shepherd 3
motorpunk Posted February 20, 2023 Posted February 20, 2023 Does anyone have an issue, any issue, of Jalopy that they'd be prepared to sell/rent/loan to me, please? I need a copy for a week or two, promise to return it in the same dog-eared state that I might receive it in and won't turn it into a papier mache cock and balls or use it to stuff my Fiat's sills with. Honest. Serious request - can pay monies. Thanks
Spottedlaurel Posted February 20, 2023 Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, motorpunk said: Does anyone have an issue, any issue, of Jalopy that they'd be prepared to sell/rent/loan to me, please? I need a copy for a week or two, promise to return it in the same dog-eared state that I might receive it in and won't turn it into a papier mache cock and balls or use it to stuff my Fiat's sills with. Honest. Serious request - can pay monies. Thanks Yes, I have one spare - issue No. 5Sept/Oct 1992, with 2CV Dolly on the cover. PM me your details if you're interested.... motorpunk 1
motorpunk Posted February 20, 2023 Posted February 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: Yes, I have one spare - issue No. 5Sept/Oct 1992, with 2CV Dolly on the cover. PM me your details if you're interested.... Oh you superstar. DM incoming…
N Dentressangle Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Vol 1 Nr 3 for your viewing pleasure: Part 2 to come... wesacosa, bogeyhead, Faker and 3 others 4 2
N Dentressangle Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 garethj, chaseracer, trigger and 2 others 4 1
chaseracer Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 I think the Trabi on the cover might have something to do with @Inspector Morose - possibly/maybe. Inspector Morose 1
barefoot Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Ere, you can't go scanning and posting them on here. Folk will be able to read them. Realise that they're perhaps not quite as good as the internet legend suggests and the value of my full set and swapsies might plummet. AnnoyingPentium, 108, N Dentressangle and 2 others 5
Datsuncog Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Just to further tank @barefoot's investment strategy, some downloadable scans in PDF format are available here: I absolutely loved Jalopy magazine - definitely a formative influence on my early-teen self, though erratic publication schedules made it hard to track down. I did manage to eventually buy up the odd copies I didn't find at the time of printing, read through them all again - then sold the complete set of issues 1-31 to someone on here a few years back, @500tops maybe? I've still a few duplicates left over in my box of nostalgia - I guess that's sufficient to bring back the memories. Some great writing, and great stories in there. privatewire, 500tops, motorpunk and 4 others 6 1
De Selby Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Real nostalgia. I like the sound of the letter writers' "A35 painted entirely in gold Hammerite"
chaseracer Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Bren said: Wasn't there an issue with an SD1? There were many, many issues with the SD1! Ah, ISWYM... 😉 barefoot, AnnoyingPentium, Datsuncog and 1 other 4
Bren Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 42 minutes ago, chaseracer said: There were many, many issues with the SD1! Ah, ISWYM... 😉 As soon as I posted I thought I could have worded it better! AnnoyingPentium, Three Speed, Datsuncog and 1 other 4
somewhatfoolish Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 3 hours ago, barefoot said: Ere, you can't go scanning and posting them on here. Folk will be able to read them. Realise that they're perhaps not quite as good as the internet legend suggests and the value of my full set and swapsies might plummet. Your investment is safe for now; continuing my abated scanning, editing and compiling process is so far down my list of things to do it's likely to have to wait beyond the heat death of the universe. UltraWomble, barefoot and AnnoyingPentium 1 2
Inspector Morose Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 4 hours ago, chaseracer said: I think the Trabi on the cover might have something to do with @Inspector Morose - possibly/maybe. Yup, I acquired it after its moments of fame* in the mag. As a 6v leaf sprung one, it wasn’t the best but it gained a place in the rotation of Trabbis that I used to commute in for a while. Oddly enough, I swapped a MGBGT Jubilee for OOP-X, a DAF 66 and a Berkeley T60. One of my better deals,, that one. chaseracer, Datsuncog and mk2_craig 3
UltraWomble Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Jalopy magazine has now replaced bitcoin as the preferred currency of scallywags on the dark wob as it is more valuable and less common, privatewire 1
trigger Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 I didn't realise people still wanted them, I have a pile of them in the garage
UltraWomble Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, trigger said: I didn't realise people still wanted them, I have a pile of them in the garage eBay and retire on the proceeds
Datsuncog Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 There have been some optimistic prices of late... trigger, Bamboocarman and BeEP 1 2
Datsuncog Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Bren said: Wasn't there an issue with an SD1? Yup, that'll be Issue 11 - from April 1993. What never fails to set my tiny mind a-boggle is that at the time of publication, the cover star SD1 wasn't long past its 6th birthday (date of first registration - October 1986). 500tops and Bamboocarman 2
Bren Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 12 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Yup, that'll be Issue 11 - from April 1993. What never fails to set my tiny mind a-boggle is that at the time of publication, the cover star SD1 wasn't long past its 6th birthday (date of first registration - October 1986). Was it an interesting article?
Datsuncog Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 As far as I can recall it was an entertaining read, though no doubt you'd get more hard facts and information from a Wikipedia article or the BLARG enthusiast site these days... Also, thirty years ago now. Crumbs. Bamboocarman and lesapandre 1 1
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