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Re: Got some old magazines!



I.Mannix wrote:
> 
> Hi all, I recently went to "Car Books" in Denver - a bookstore which sells
> car literature.  I got some interesting magazines - 3 old VW & Porsche, and
> 2 Road & Tracks.  The VW&P are April 83, August 84, and June 86, the R&T
> March 82 & Oct 83.  Interesting titles are as follows:
> 
> VW&P (now european car)
> 
> April 83
> some reviews of earlier w/c VWs, lotsa good ads for aftermarket stuff,
> Drake's 121hp 1.6...
> 
> Aug 84
> First Look - 84 1/2 Wolfsburg Edition VWs (Tim:)???)
> Project GTI's 130hp killer motor (a 1.6!!!)
> Shootout - GLI vs 318i
> some Audi stuff, all the ads......
> 
> June 86
> VW GTI and Scirocco Supercharger kits - Autotechs charger looked COOL!
> Build a 140hp Turbo with factory parts
> Bushings (performance)
> Some other cool stuff.......
> 
> R&T
> 
> March 82
> Practically Fun - a shootout w/the Datsun 200sx, Charger 2.2, Accord LX,
> Celica, Scirocco
> specs list, some VW ads.....
> 
> Oct 83
> Comparison - Prelude vs Scirocco vs Celica
> New Rabbit article
> The charts with 0-60, hp, skidpad........
> 
> If you have any interest in the above articles, let me know, I'll post a
> summary.  Also, if you have oldish VW w/c performance parts, and want to
> know a bit more about them, there might be an ad in here.  I am getting a
> Weber t/b soon, called the Big Throat, which seemed to be all the rage -
> there are some good dyno charts comparing headers/cams/tbs, etc.  I found
> them to be pretty interesting, maybe someone else here will find the same.
> Anyway, if you want some info, let me know, I'll post to the list so I
> don't have to do it a bazillion times!  I find it interesting to see what
> they were doing 10 years ago, some is the same, some is different.....I
> wonder why the Autotech supercharger went away!  It looks clean, replaces
> the stock intake, seems pretty simple to install.  Anyway!  TTYS........
> 
> Mannix (and they were only $2 each.......I'll keep looking for more:)
> 
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How are you doing.

Would be interested in you posting that info or sending it directly to
me.

Thanks

Super M
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