1986 – 2007
The perfect magazines for a kid with a car obsession
When I got my drivers license, all I could do was think about the kind of car or truck that I would buy and how I would customize it. When these magazines came out, they ignited my excitement as I discovered new and interesting ways to trick-out a vehicle and make it my own. I decided to go the car route, as a truck seemed too much effort, only look good lowered, and is more car than truck; an expensive look and less practical.
When the desire to spend money on the car faded for other compelling interests, I couldn’t stop collecting the magazines, and eventually I was simply buying them and storing them. The obsession ended and in the box they went for the next thirty years.
Now, what I have are clean, crisp, virtually flawless examples of all those magazines that are all but impossible to find in any condition. Clean surfaces, sharp corners, no chips or scrapes or scratches, clean binding, tight staples.
1986 – 1995
Automobile Magazine
The magazine that started it all. This magazine was my bible, I bought every issue for nine years. Most I read a few times, but all in pristine condition.
1989 – 1993
Ferrari World Magazine
All in mint, unread condition, Issues #2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 18, 20, 21 and 23.
1990 – 1991
MiniTruckin’ Magazine
Complete sets, mint unread perfect condition. A short print run magazine and extremely rare in this condition.
1990 – 1991
Sport Compact Car Magazine
A short set of two years. All mint.
1992 – 1998
DuPont Registry
Almost every issue for seven years, I poured over them constantly. The various brands and models, customizations, and demand. The latter half are pristine, I couldn’t stop buying them, but the first half I went through religiously, tracking model sales and prices.
2001 – 2007
Excellence Magazine
The magazine about Porsche, and the magazine that started a deep, life-long obsession with this particular brand. I’ve driven almost every car made in the 1990s, and nothing compared to Porsche. This was my start, but this obsession was pumped-up by my dad, who had been lusting after them since he was a teenager.
1996
Along comes more mature ideas
With the millennium change came more elevated interests as reflected in my magazine choices. Once I had the car I wanted, the motivation to spend money on it or a different car waned and made way for other things, as did the desire to customize it. In fact, the pendulum swung the other way and I wanted to keep any mods subtle and clean, or none at all.
