Old magazines

I have boxes of old Du Pont Registry, Cavallino and Ferrari Market Letter magazines from the late 1980's through early 2000's in my basement. Every Forza from issue #1 to #179. Some old Car & Driver magazines too.

I do enjoy looking back at them every now and then.. Particularly FML prices.

 

What is even stranger to me is that a Testarossa, 328, or air-cooled 911 doesn't feel like an old car to me. The newer stuff is an indistinguishable blur. Definitely a case of coming of age in the '80s. Hell, I even know what a Jalpa is...

 

I have a huge collection of old Car Magazines... Its really a problem. My wife hates it. I re read the same articles over and over again. I just love it. One of my most favorite is a Car article about a comparison between a carbed 308 , and the "new" 328. I've had that magazine from new, and have taken it around the world to keep me company.. .I still have it today, and re read that article about 2 months ago. I have magazines that cover all the cars I have owned... its like visiting an old friend. I also have magazines covering F1 and Sports car racing from the 60's to today. I have a real problem.

 

Totally agree. The Interiors of the 80s Ferrari's are in my opinion almost perfect. nothing better than a 308 QV interior... Or TR. Porsche's from the 80s do seem a bit more basic, but they are still fun to drive, and I think the overall looks are about perfect.

 

I still have the magazine, it’s either C&D or R&T, with the test drive of the Lamborghini Jalpa somewhere in my attic.

 

I am the same as you guys. I have magazines dating back from 1978 when I first got into exotic cars. I still have my first two issues of Sports Car Graphic which featured the new Ferrari 308 GTS on the cover. It was a special Ferrari edition that month. That’s when the Ferrari obsession began after reading the magazine from cover to cover , sitting on the corner of the couch with a bag of peanut M&M’s. The next issue had a feature on the 1979 308 GT4 touting it as “The Perfect $41,000 Commuter Car,” the headline said. 7 Ferraris later over 29 years and here I sit writing this post! I have had an amazing Ferrari life !

 

where is Paul Baber these days and how old is he?

 

Years ago I simply ran out of space and rubbished decades of R&T, CandD, Thoroughbred and Classic Cars, Classic and Sportscars, Competition Press, Automobile, etc., but I have complete sets of Octane, Cavallino, The Road Rat and Magneto.

I wish I had collected 000 (a premium Porsche magazine). About 12 years ago I sold for a good price my complete sets of Christophorus and Porsche Panorama.

 

Those old mags hit different full of passion, not clickbait. Wild to see what we called 'expensive' back then. Testarossa for 72k, passing on a Miura... oof. Hindsight’s brutal, but those pages are pure time capsules. Keep ‘em close.

 

How about 1977 carbed Ferrari Boxer for $80k and a 1985 Lambo LP5000S for $99K! Never again. Bought the first and traded for the second shortly after. Can't afford any of them like before.