AMC Rebel Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Contadini Lambrusco .. bogeyhead, CGSB, Sloth in a bowl and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 That Marina article was written by former forum member Mash! He is another person who's been long absent, sadly. But still very much alive and well, with an excellent collection of cars. I shall be seeing him in a few weeks. Must admit I didn't realise he'd got anything in Jalopy - he must have been very young! I still have issues 1-30 which were bought first time round, couldn't find 31 at the time and it's evaded me ever since. trigger and 500tops 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovamota Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 This is how shite online journalism has become. http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/news/154910/the-worst-cars-in-the-world/page/0/2 On the Allegro: 'The car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro (who also penned the Lotus Esprit and original Volkswagen Scirocco) and British Leyland’s Harris Mann.' Really?I mean, REALLY? This is what happens when the office junior is allowed to write articles using Facebook comments as his source. And notice that most of the cars in that list are from defunct manufacturers. Well they don't want to upset their advertising revenue, do they? Fist class crap. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I felt I ought to rescan the Victor article as I made such a hash of it - Shep Shepherd, CGSB, bogeyhead and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I do indeed have a much cherished pile of Jalopies from all-round good sort Timewaster. I'll do some scanning pronto. Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I still mourn the passing of the 'Dullest, smallest motoring magazine' and have a much cherished full set, I even had letters of mine published in some editions, in those days I ran stuff like Renault 4's and Fiat 128's as daily drivers so was really living the dream..... 500tops and mouseflakes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I must find mine out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Well, since you ask...how about "All modernz are not shit" from the letters page - and the repsonse, yes they are - they're just like washing machines etc......in issue 19 from 1994. This place......nothing changes......etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 What a waste of a CX. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The only modern they liked was the Xantia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Yes, I remember the I Thrashem-Tubitz 'Jalopy 2000' road tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 If anyone has an issue 15, or if there's an issue 15 in the communal job lot...I will pay a few bob for it.Or I am even prepared to swap it for a very nice condition issue two.Complete with an unstuck 'I love my Jalopy' sticker. whilst wading through a pile of c+cc last night what do i come across but a minty copy of jalopy issue 15 pm me your address mr barefoot barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Fist class crap. That's a very different audience. A dirtier, smellier one. mouseflakes and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 scdan4, JeeExEll and scruff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Flipping class!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 This is how shite online journalism has become. http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/news/154910/the-worst-cars-in-the-world/page/0/2 On the Allegro: 'The car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro (who also penned the Lotus Esprit and original Volkswagen Scirocco) and British Leyland’s Harris Mann.' Really?I mean, REALLY? This is what happens when the office junior is allowed to write articles using Facebook comments as his source. And notice that most of the cars in that list are from defunct manufacturers. Well they don't want to upset their advertising revenue, do they? Fist class crap. Did you write in and complain? They seem to have changed it now. I do hate those 'worst car' features though. Barrel scraping at its very worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Some of us 'soft southerners' even 'get' Chewin' The Fat. ^This, and Burnistoun and Still Game. r.welfare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Practical Classics is its spiritual successor? You're joking, right? If anything gets close to running shite old cars with a sense of humour and failed repairs its Car Mechanics. A r.welfare says Your Classics seemed to take over from it, but was a bit too glossy (I've still got those Jazz mags too).All this prompted me to look out some old crates of car mags - I have 3 copies of Your Classic, all from 1994 - one article is about fitting "ABS" brakes to a P6 Rover Also found some old copies of Jalopy I forgot I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Did RW perhaps mean Real Classics? I have a few but I'm not sure how long it lasted. Real Classics August 1997 No.1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr It certainly had similar production standards to Jalopy, with B&W photos on cheapo paper. UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Did RW perhaps mean Real Classics? I have a few but I'm not sure how long it lasted. Real Classics August 1997 No.1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr It certainly had similar production standards to Jalopy, with B&W photos on cheapo paper. Sounds possible - don't think I've ever seen that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Vaguely remember that RC, think I eBayed the lot off years ago - the bird who lived in the "1950's" was known to a mate of mine and I saw one of her A35's once over - quite tidy. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 scruff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 scdan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I stand corrected. Real Classics in my mind took over from Jalopy, but I also liked Your Classics. In fact the local newsagents would reduce them to sell them months after they went out of date. That was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Your Classic was GR8, I still have the Landy one. Does anyone have the Modern Classic (?) trial supplement they did?? Had mark 5 Cortinas in and stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 scdan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I recall the Alfasud article in 1992 or 1993 - I bought Jalopy because I has a Sud at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 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 miss it to this day. 500tops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Did RW perhaps mean Real Classics? I have a few but I'm not sure how long it lasted. Real Classics August 1997 No.1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr It certainly had similar production standards to Jalopy, with B&W photos on cheapo paper.I have a complete set of RC. Started buying at number 2/3 and boughtbthe copy/copies I was missing from their stand at the NEC classic show. Spoke at length to chap on stall comparing it to Joypal, but I don't subequently think it was ever in the same league. I try to keep the spirit of Japloy alive in all my professional ritings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 whilst wading through a pile of c+cc last night what do i come across but a minty copy of jalopy issue 15 pm me your address mr barefoot Wooo fucking hoooo! PM sent Faker and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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