Classic American is a car magazine that is aimed at classic American car enthusiasts. Now before you ask, my boyfriend reads this magazine and has given me the American car bug and so I’ve also started browsing through it.
What’s in the magazine?
NEWS
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Advantages: Everything American Disadvantages: Too Many Adverts
Classic American is a car magazine that is aimed at classic American car enthusiasts. Now before you ask, my boyfriend reads this magazine and has given me the American car bug and so I’ve also started browsing through it.
What’s in the magazine?
NEWS
This feature gives news and information on up and coming new American cars, including new concept cars.
DISCOVERIES
For junkyard enthusiast ... ...America and finds old American classic cars that have been left to rust. Sometimes you see real gems and some you may even be able to be restored, if they weren’t so far away. Small pieces of information about each car shown, about the original car, how much it cost originally and other pieces of information that only the classic American car fan will think are wonderful are also shown.
Classic American is a car magazine that is aimed at classic American car enthusiasts. Now before you ask, my boyfriend reads this magazine and has given me the American car bug and so I’ve also started browsing through it.
What’s in the magazine?
NEWS This feature gives news and information on up and coming new American cars, including new concept cars.
DISCOVERIES For junkyard enthusiast this is a real treat. This part of the magazine looks at scrap yards in America and finds old American classic cars that have been left to rust. Sometimes you see real gems and some you may even be able to be restored, if they weren’t so far away. Small pieces of information about each car shown, about the original car, how much it cost originally and other pieces of information that only the classic American car fan will think are wonderful are also shown.
LETTERS This is where readers can write in and tell the magazine what’s on their mind and the magazine may try and help.
DOCTORS DRIVE THRU This is where readers can write in and hopefully get the answers to the problems they have with their American car.
TRUCK LIFE Truck life is a new feature that is aimed at American truck enthusiasts. if you like your trucks big, butch and loud then this is the place to look.
TECHNICAL SPECIALS This gives details and technical advice about certain aspects of American cars. For example one part was about the automatic gearbox. It may also give details of where to obtain further advice and also where to acquire additional or spare parts.
SOUNDS AND REVIEWS These two sections are reviews about American country music for crusin’ to (not for everyone admittedly) and anything else to do with the American car. This is from technical books, American car books, and anything else you can think of.
READERS RIDES This part gives details on what the readers own and drive, it will give details on the cars from the technical specifications to the bodywork and any other modifications.
CLUB NEWS If you want to join an American car club then this is the place to look. It has several different clubs and it gives details on past events, recent events, and future events.
EVENTS This section has a listing of all events to do with American cars. Each listing has the address of the event, details of the events, sometimes the entrance fee and any contact details that you may need. This section also includes details of any cruises.
SERVICES DIRECTORY Anything you may need for your American car is here, from Americana, restoration, insurance, limos, new and used parts, storage and a traders market place where traders have individual cars for sale.
CLASSIFIED This is the part where private individuals advertise their vehicle. Nearly all the adverts have photos and they all have a good description of the car for sale. Anything you require will be here, including newer American cars.
FEATURES There are always vast arrays of features in the magazine that take a specific American car and give a detailed write up on it. It gives the vehicles history, technical specifications and other incarnations of that type of car along with many other details.
ADVERTS There are many adverts in the magazine for traders selling American cars and insurance companies. Sometimes I feel there are too many adverts in this magazine as you start to read an article and you have to turn over several pages to carry on reading it.
PRICE One issue of the magazine costs £3.50. If you subscribe for 3 months it costs £12.00, 6 months it costs £21.00 and 12 months will cost £41.00.
VERDICT If you like American cars then this is the magazine for you. It has all you need to know as well as the latest ideas and classified ads. But if you don’t like American cars stay away – it will bore you!
CONTACT Trader Media Group Ltd, Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3XP
Advantages: None Disadvantages: expensive if they will deal with you
You have all seen the saga adverts you know the one with the older lady on holiday being driven around in a classicamerican car, the implication is that if you buy thier car insurance you will be able to afford a better holiday.
WELL DON'T BELEIVE IT
Even though I am not over 50 my husband is so when we saw this advert we thought great there is a main stream company that will insure our cars we own a 1977 Chevrolet Blazer and a 1981 Ford F250 pickup.
I was on the phone pretty quick they were intially very nice and asked our ages which I told them they said it was ok that I was under 50 as my husband was not, it was when it came to the vehicles I gave all the details like address driving history, that they were both garaged then they asked for make and model this is where I came unstuck, firstly the young girl on the end ...
adele240859 21.01.2005
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Advantages: Quality of conten, value, range of vehicles, range of prices,avalability Disadvantages: None
Auto trader was established some 20 years ago and since then has been a godsend to those looking to buy a second hand car at a bargain price. The Auto trader has a few different “sister” publications such as Bike trader, Truck Trader and Caravan Trader though the Auto trader is the most common of them all.
The Auto trader book varies across different regions i.e. the North edition is a lot shorter than the midlands edition though most are almost identical. The Auto trader book is a paperback book with mainly paper pages though some are glossy.
Contents.
All the pages are divided into sections for example. Prestige cars, General Vehicle’s etc. There are 15 categories in all:
· Prestige
· General Vehicles
· Sports
· Classics, American and Left hand drive vehicles
· Estate vehicles and MPV’s
· Four ...
wilsam00 10.11.2002
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