New Magazine on the block

[lowdrag]

To my great pleasure and surprise I opened the letter box today to find an unexpected package therein. Puzzled, I opened it to find inside the 1st edition of a new magazine called Magneto, so turned straight away to the editorial page to find some well-known names therein, including David Lillywhite who was formely editor of Octane when it launched. This first edition contains, amongst other interesting articles, an excellent article on the 100 years of Zagato, and if you are a Lotus fan the Team Lotus article contains some brilliant photos. It is to be a quarterly magazine,so should be able to sort the froth frome the beer so to speak, and I for one am taking up a subscription, something I haven't done since some years back. Most of us, judging from recent threads, feel the same and find that we read a couple of articles of interest and then the magazine just gathers dust. I hasten to add that I had no idea this was coming, and the usual caveat applies. I have no connection whatsoever with the magazine.

[Steve UK]

Nice, just checked my letter box too!

Nope, a curry house flyer, gas bill and an estate agent wanting to buy my house?

Will look out for this, sounds interesting.

[EXKAY120]

I also received it, some really interesting articles in it.
I was interested to see the "50 most influential people in the collector car world" on pages 137-148... go on all you guys out there in PH world, have a guess, who did they put at number 1 and 2 ?

[williamp]

If its like the early octane then im excited. If its like the latter, no thanks.

[Stigproducts]

EXKAY120 said:

I also received it, some really interesting articles in it.
I was interested to see the "50 most influential people in the collector car world" on pages 137-148... go on all you guys out there in PH world, have a guess, who did they put at number 1 and 2 ?

Derek Hood?!

[EXKAY120]

No, not DH... keep guessing :-)

[mk1coopers]

Jay Leno ?

[Deefor62]

Stigproducts said:

Derek Hood?!

Had a good chuckle at that. Thanks

[lowdrag]

mk1coopers said:

Jay Leno ?

Well done! You've found #2, but you have to come back to this side of the pond for #1. The list is of course subjective and a number of the names I didn't actually know. But it is a well considered one just the same, and gives food for thought.

[Norfolkandchance]

Lord March or Julius Thorogood (sp?), Simon Kidson

[ttthilvester]

Nick Mason?

[john2443]

David Lillywhite wrote for Practical Classics once upon a time.

I don't know about his editorial/journalistic ability but his technical knowledge was crap!

[EXKAY120]

Yep, The Duke of Richmond is number one so they say in the book. Jean Todt number 14.....

[iSore]

williamp said:

If its like the early octane then im excited. If its like the latter, no thanks.

All looks a bit Goodwood/Strawberries&cream/expensive watch adverts tbh.

[Norfolkandchance]

EXKAY120 said:

Yep, The Duke of Richmond is number one so they say in the book. Jean Todt number 14.....

Do I get a prize?

Also, is Lowdrag now a social media "influencer"?

[Norfolkandchance]

EXKAY120 said:

Yep, The Duke of Richmond is number one so they say in the book. Jean Todt number 14.....

Do I get a prize?

Also, is Lowdrag now a social media "influencer"?

[lowdrag]

Norfolkandchance said:

Do I get a prize?

Also, is Lowdrag now a social media "influencer"?

What the hell is a "social media influencer"? I know a spade is now a manual agricultural implement, and that cleaners are surface technicians.

[williamp]

lowdrag said:

What the hell is a "social media influencer"? I know a spade is now a manual agricultural implement, and that cleaners are surface technicians.

Someone who is paid to influence peoples thoughts and buying influences on social media. See:

https://sniffpetrol.com/2019/02/19/an-automotive-i...

[lowdrag]

williamp said:

Someone who is paid to influence peoples thoughts and buying influences on social media.

Well that's out then. No one's ever taken any notice of me.