1980's Autocar and Whatcar? Road Tests scans

1980's Autocar and Whatcar? Road Tests scans

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hairykrishna

13,158 posts

202 months

Monday 27th April 2009
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Thanks again. Having all of the 80's sports cars reviews up is amazing. It means I can read road tests of cars I actually buy...

Edited by hairykrishna on Monday 27th April 22:40

Olf

11,974 posts

217 months

Monday 27th April 2009
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People might want to try using http://www.cooliris.com/ to read these. Make the whole experience much nicer....

btw - thank OP. Good work - brought back some memories...

Edited by Olf on Monday 27th April 22:39

dockertrigger

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206 posts

199 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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Olf said:
People might want to try using http://www.cooliris.com/ to read these. Make the whole experience much nicer....

btw - thank OP. Good work - brought back some memories...

Edited by Olf on Monday 27th April 22:39
I never used that, But i'll take a look cheers

Alex

9,975 posts

283 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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This is something Autocar ought to do themselves. Autocar have road test stats going back a hundred years. Imagine if you could search those stats on the web? I've mentioned it many times whenever I've corresponded with anyone with any connection.

williamp

19,213 posts

272 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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onderful idea, thanks. Its a shame you cant buy originals of the road tests again.

runboy

239 posts

180 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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What have you done! My life is draining away.....

But big thanks!!!

maturin23

586 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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Thanks Dockertrigger - that's a fair bit of scanning you've done there.

Nothing like as comprehensive as yours but I scanned a few Performance Car reviews here ...

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/maturin23/P...

Would you mind if I posted a link to your scans on the 205GTIDrivers site?

j123

881 posts

191 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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Alex said:
This is something Autocar ought to do themselves. Autocar have road test stats going back a hundred years. Imagine if you could search those stats on the web? I've mentioned it many times whenever I've corresponded with anyone with any connection.
An EXCELLENT point sir! Seems AC would not want to do this for fear of ruining any of their current sales; nor I might add ruining peoples perception of the (sloppy) journalism? they do now! JL

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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runboy said:
What have you done! My life is draining away.....

But big thanks!!!
Absolutely.

Top bloke OP!!

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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Absolutely fantastic! Cheers!

///M3

303 posts

182 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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Excellent stuff.

Must have taken ages!

B17NNS

18,506 posts

246 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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Kinky said:
Schermerhorn said:
How do you make the pictures bigger?
Get a bigger screen
Alternatively try moving you face closer to your existing screen.

dockertrigger

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206 posts

199 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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maturin23 said:
Thanks Dockertrigger - that's a fair bit of scanning you've done there.

Nothing like as comprehensive as yours but I scanned a few Performance Car reviews here ...

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/maturin23/P...

Would you mind if I posted a link to your scans on the 205GTIDrivers site?
Sorry about the delay, Yes of course you can!.

I've started to upload a load of 60's and 70's Motor and Autocar reviews from some magazines i brought at the Beaulieu Autojumble at the weekend.

So far I've done the Bond Bug, Jaguar E-Type, a few Rover P5 and P6 models and a Ford Zodiac if anyone is interested.

Marquis_Rex

7,377 posts

238 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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Thank you very much.

No E21 BMW though frown

Shropshiremike

23,164 posts

202 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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Marquis_Rex said:
Thank you very much.

No E21 BMW though frown
You after the 323i test? Such as 'Motor' did on 27/5/78?

SJobson

12,958 posts

263 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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Shropshiremike said:
Marquis_Rex said:
Thank you very much.

No E21 BMW though frown
You after the 323i test? Such as 'Motor' did on 27/5/78?
Ooh, another scanman on this thread. Hi Mike biggrin

topless_mx5

2,763 posts

217 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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Nice ST24 wink

downthepub

1,373 posts

205 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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Cheers for that, you deserve a pint for all that hard work! Nice reading the Autocar test from 1988 of what I have parked outside! smile

Defo bookmark this one biggrin

williamp

19,213 posts

272 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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lovely. I love the fact that the MG Montego beat the BMW 320i.

Shropshiremike

23,164 posts

202 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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SJobson said:
Shropshiremike said:
Marquis_Rex said:
Thank you very much.

No E21 BMW though frown
You after the 323i test? Such as 'Motor' did on 27/5/78?
Ooh, another scanman on this thread. Hi Mike biggrin
Hello Simon byebye