European Car magazine - NLA, another one bites the dust Options

[IronHillRestorations]

I just found out that European Car magazine is kaput.

Back in Nov. a friend gave me a subscription, and I had forgot about it. My wife was cleaning out a drawer and found the postcard from EC saying my friend gave me a years subscription, but I haven't seen a single issue.

I got on the publisher's website and went through the "contact us" link, and got a message that EC was no longer being published.

[Steve]

I just found out that European Car magazine is kaput.

Back in Nov. a friend gave me a subscription, and I had forgot about it. My wife was cleaning out a drawer and found the postcard from EC saying my friend gave me a years subscription, but I haven't seen a single issue.

I got on the publisher's website and went through the "contact us" link, and got a message that EC was no longer being published.

How sad.... I subscribed to it back in the 70's when it was Volkswagen greats and then it changed to VW & Porsche magazine. It started going down hill when it changed to European Car. A couple of years ago, I cancelled my subscription. I always liked the 914. The first VW & Porsche issue had an article called Type 4 power play. That article enticed me to build a 2.4 liter four banger. Then Marty from MSDS had an article a couple of years later in VW & Porsche in the early 80's called hidden power. That article enticed me to replace the big four with a six. I bought a cross bar motor mount, headers and a muffler from Marty back in the mid 80's, the rest is history.. Still have the car.

[Maltese Falcon]

I just found out that European Car magazine is kaput.

Back in Nov. a friend gave me a subscription, and I had forgot about it. My wife was cleaning out a drawer and found the postcard from EC saying my friend gave me a years subscription, but I haven't seen a single issue.

I got on the publisher's website and went through the "contact us" link, and got a message that EC was no longer being published.

How sad.... I subscribed to it back in the 70's when it was Volkswagen greats and then it changed to VW & Porsche magazine. It started going down hill when it changed to European Car. A couple of years ago, I cancelled my subscription. I always liked the 914. The first VW & Porsche issue had an article called Type 4 power play. That article enticed me to build a 2.4 liter four banger. Then Marty from MSDS had an article a couple of years later in VW & Porsche in the early 80's called hidden power. That article enticed me to replace the big four with a six. I bought a cross bar motor mount, headers and a muffler from Marty back in the mid 80's, the rest is history.. Still have the car.

Good times Steve, I was introduced to VW Greats (Argus Publ.) magazine by a high school friend, to the editor Jay Amestoy. Jay took a liking to my 914 and the way I added go-fast tweaks to it. He sent me over to Irwindale Raceway (orig 1/4 mile track) for a day of drag racing my T4 turbo, Steve Reyes was the camera guy that day (www.Reyesontour.com)...the 914 turbo made it into the June 1976 issue. The magazine then became VW+Porsche, Gregg Brown editor/ Les Bidrawn photography, offices in West L.A. on Wilshire. All of my turbo creations 356, 914-4, 6, 911, 924, 928 were driven over to VW+Porsche offices for their critique. The straightaways of Sepulveda, Veteran and the 405 were a stones throw from Argus, and....Gregg once said "If Marty ever offers you a ride in his Porsche, he's a madman ". Old School "VW+Porsche" were Good times for sure , and thank you Steve for being an early customer of ours (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
Marty