Australian Muscle Car Mag

CAMS290 · 24-07-2006, 04:46 PM

I was sorting through my magazine collection, trying to make some space around the place and i have every copy of Australian Muscle Car mag !!

I looked on E-bay and was suprised to see the number 1 issue going for more than $100, and even some of the later issues fetching $50+ !!

Am i on to a little gold mine or what ????

I think i have most of the Performance Ford mags too.

Anyone else sitting on a little gold mine ??

Gambit · 24-07-2006, 05:53 PM

It's unreal what some of those AMC mags go for on e-bay. I have most of them.

Daniel351 · 24-07-2006, 06:48 PM

Not Sure How Much its Worth But Ive got Every Jan - Dec Issue of Street Machine Since January 2001 :P

CAMS290 · 24-07-2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel351

Not Sure How Much its Worth But Ive got Every Jan - Dec Issue of Street Machine Since January 2001 :P

If you have the space @ home, hang on to them, they will be worth money one day.

SWOOP · 24-07-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel351

Not Sure How Much its Worth But Ive got Every Jan - Dec Issue of Street Machine Since January 2001 :P

same here except starts at jan 96 (RACEROCK on cover)
everyone up to date with a stack taller than 5ft
and had heaps earlier than that but as dumb teen ,you cut and cover your walls

now dare I take a poster out!

love to know what some one would pay for it

LTDHO · 24-07-2006, 08:24 PM

AMC is a great mag and they have announced that they will not be reprinting. However, if they do then your mag will drop in value to rrp. I have everyonce except the first few. I saw it once, with the Torana on it, but I put it back.

Am I an idiot or what?

CAMS290 · 24-07-2006, 08:40 PM

This is the cover from the first issue

V8falcons · 24-07-2006, 08:41 PM

amazing ist it.

I work for the goldmine that printed it,and yes I have/had a few copies especially issue 1 my self

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Its funny when they are in piles on the floor and your standing on 100s of copies of AMC mags to work on the machine you dont relise or care what they are worth.

AUXRVIII · 24-07-2006, 08:56 PM

I have every issue of Wheels & Motor/Modern Motor from the mid 80's & various issues of said mags dating back to 60's.
Wife wants 'em gone but I keep saying one day they will pay the rent.

smciner1 · 24-07-2006, 09:19 PM

I have copies of Wheels / Modern Motor / Sports Car World from the 60s and 70s. Including a great comaprison between the XW GT-HO (windsor), LC Torana GTR-XU1 and Valiant Pacer.

24-07-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CAMS290

I was sorting through my magazine collection, trying to make some space around the place and i have every copy of Australian Muscle Car mag !!

I looked on E-bay and was suprised to see the number 1 issue going for more than $100, and even some of the later issues fetching $50+ !!

Am i on to a little gold mine or what ????

I think i have most of the Performance Ford mags too.

Anyone else sitting on a little gold mine ??

I also have most of the AMC ones.Have most SM from the 80's and plenty of Wheels and Motor mags aswell dating back to the early 90's.

xagsjoe · 24-07-2006, 09:46 PM

My wife is going nuts over my collection that I started in 1989 with Hot Fords
#4 with Howards Rock3 on the cover!

I have got maybe 350+ From SM and all there specials ranging from 82-now
all bar the first 2 AMC's plus everything from go-karts to motocross, Auto action and every issue of Speedway racing news since 1999!

I would die if I added up what I have spent on mags over the years but im sure they're worth every penny!! And I doubt I could part with any 1 of them!

Fairlane · 24-07-2006, 10:32 PM

AMC is a great mag. I dont have the first edition, but i do have a fair few of them and seeing the nature of the mag it wont date at all.

Let the good times roll.

Bossxr8 · 24-07-2006, 11:21 PM

I've got every issue of AMC, love the great articles about yesterdays muscle car heros. DJ's True Blue XD and Greens Tuf XE were my favourites.

I also have a copy of the first edition of Wheels magazine. I wonder what thats worth today.

Dezza · 24-07-2006, 11:26 PM

I have every Performance Ford Mag, every Street Fords mag, and every Street Machine Fords mag. It's quite a collection! Plus I've got heaps of older Ford mags.

nb_351 · 25-07-2006, 12:26 AM

yeah.. got them all... the best read ever... dont know if ill ever get rid of it... just nice to know your sitting no something so many people are after... bit like owning a one owner low k gt... well maybe not quite, but yous get my drift...
also got every ralph and fhm from about 2002... dont buy it anymore though...
also got every street machine frmo 2001, plus all performance ford magazine, street fords, and the street machine fords magazines... plus a fair few high perf imports from about 1999... a lot of money worth, but think of its worth in a few years...

MRJUCY · 25-07-2006, 12:53 AM

I have all the AMCs & hundreds of car mags of every description dating back years.

bathurst77 · 25-07-2006, 12:03 PM

Anyone have a mag published in 1978 called "Fords Fords Fords"
It has a pic of Moffats 77 bathurst car on a blue background on the cover?

OzJavelin · 25-07-2006, 04:44 PM

The first few AMC mages were reprinted awhile ago; I have those reprints .. so now I have a complete set and am a subscriber. IMHO this is the BEST car mag in Australia. Everytime I read an issue I think that I'm mad chasing Yank iron when I should have kept my XB GS coupe and VH Charger 770 ... :(

Rod.

NAK302 · 25-07-2006, 04:53 PM

i look at my collection and quietly think to myself how the cost of them could have paid for a $hitload of things that i want done to my own cars LOL. my AMC collection goes from #1 to #22 and all are safely tucked away in plastic sleeving in ring binders.
i had the very first edition of van wheels/street machine back in 1982 along with others stacked under my bed and my mum threw them all out during a spring clean. i'll never let her forget it.

Dezza · 25-07-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GT-0733

i look at my collection and quietly think to myself how the cost of them could have paid for a $hitload of things that i want done to my own cars LOL.

So true. If I hadn't spent money on all those magazines, my car would probably be sitting on superlows! Even still, I am going to keep buying them!

NAK302 · 25-07-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ea_silver_ghia

So true. If I hadn't spent money on all those magazines, my car would probably be sitting on superlows! Even still, I am going to keep buying them!

hehehe yep you're dead right. inspiration is what i call it

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actually being here on FF is worse. i sometimes sit here for ages when i could be doing something constructive on my cars. very addictive this place

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BJ · 25-07-2006, 05:21 PM

I'm just as bad as you lot, but mine is for hot rod Mag's. I have every copy of Rod and Custom from the very first from 1950 up untill now 2006 and some of the early one are worth up would of $2,000 US. Plus i have all of the Street machine mags right from the Van's day to now as well as well as all of the AMC's. My other bad vice is Phantom Comics. I have all of them thanks to an uncle, the first issue of that is now worth believe it or not $10,000 bucks.

Jock260 · 25-07-2006, 05:28 PM

i have all issues of australian musclr car mag, i'll sell them as a bunch in about 10 years, lol

Lumpen Proletariat · 25-07-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BJ

I'm just as bad as you lot, but mine is for hot rod Mag's. I have every copy of Rod and Custom from the very first from 1950 up untill now 2006 and some of the early one are worth up would of $2,000 US. Plus i have all of the Street machine mags right from the Van's day to now as well as well as all of the AMC's. My other bad vice is Phantom Comics. I have all of them thanks to an uncle, the first issue of that is now worth believe it or not $10,000 bucks.

I have all of the AMC's from about the 6th magazine in. Also have all the Motor's from 2000 on and quite a few Modern Motor's and Wheels from the 1980's (when they were interesting).

I do have a sole Modern Motor from the 1960's, where they tested the crackling super fast Aston Marton. Blazed down the quarter mile at a blistering 17.1 :ticking:

Also, between my Brother and I we have alot of Phantoms, including #1 and a few other single digits (not in that good condition however) given to us by a phantom fanatic teacher as well as a numbered print of the Phantom's wedding with Mandrake, Lothar and more on it which is also hand signed by Lee Falk and Sy Barry as well as having their printed signature.

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Cheers,
Lumpy

vino3o2 · 25-07-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BJ

My other bad vice is Phantom Comics. I have all of them thanks to an uncle, the first issue of that is now worth believe it or not $10,000 bucks.

Same hear BJ!! Big collector of Phantom comics....I have thousands of them!! So are you saying you have No1!!! cause if you do that should be in a vault or something!!

SWOOP · 25-07-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BJ

I'm just as bad as you lot, but mine is for hot rod Mag's. I have every copy of Rod and Custom from the very first from 1950 up untill now 2006 and some of the early one are worth up would of $2,000 US. Plus i have all of the Street machine mags right from the Van's day to now as well as well as all of the AMC's. My other bad vice is Phantom Comics. I have all of them thanks to an uncle, the first issue of that is now worth believe it or not $10,000 bucks.

by any chance would you have any Australian hotrod magazine from around 1969-71 with a Hd/Hr sedan white with black roof on front cover?? Im desparate to even just look at it

superpursuit83 · 25-07-2006, 10:16 PM

Woo hoo! I have been getting AMC home delivered since day 1 too...

BJ · 25-07-2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by vino3o2

Same hear BJ!! Big collector of Phantom comics....I have thousands of them!! So are you saying you have No1!!! cause if you do that should be in a vault or something!!

Yes i do have issue #1 and yes it is under lock and key.

Swoop i will have a look, what you have described does sound familiar.

GRNKPR · 25-07-2006, 11:31 PM

i have a heap of mags

street machine early 80 s all through to current day
all Performance street car
all performance ford mags
all australian musclecar mags including 3 first release (not reprints) no 1s and one of those has been signed by Allan Moffat ,Harry Firth,Kevin Bartlett,John French and John Goss
as ewll as a lot of ford specialised mags and workshop and origanal sales brochures