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Most collectors take magazines for
granted. Modern magazines are read and then tossed into
the trash. Loaded with information on today's cars,
current auto racing events and some articles nostalgically
reviewing collectible cars at concours and auctions,
these periodicals just do not seem collectible no matter
how interesting they are.
There was a time when issues of Motor Trend, Speed
Age, Road & Track and Hot Rod were read, saved
and reread. That was in the 1950s and 1960s, and many
collectors still have those issues. The articles were
by writers who had been present at the events and test-drove
the cars — they had been witness to history as
it was created. They had had first-hand experience with
our antiques and classics when these were new. They
approached these 'modern' cars as we can never do. This
is the value of old magazines. Reading a newly published
book by someone who was not even born when these cars
were built or raced is just not the same.
When asked to name was the most prestigious magazine
ever published, the award goes to the Rolls-Royce
Bulletins. They were published from the 1920s to
the 1950s. The magazines are a reflection of the high
quality cars that they represent. Rare and expensive,
they bring Rolls-Royces alive with scenes throughout
the world where owners and their friends tour in luxury
and splendor.
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| Rolls-Royce
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