Irish Vintage Magazine

1300e mk1

Hi all I am launching a monthly vintage magazine for all of Ireland in May it will cover feature stories on owners cars, tractors ect it will also cover all shows and events, there will be a classifed section of items for sale, letters to editor section and much more. It will be for sale in all good newsagents and at most shows this summer. If you hae anyting to advertise please forward it to irishvintage@gmail.com. I would like to hear your thoughtd and ideas about this please

coolcon

Im delighted to hear about your new magazine, i think its just what enthusiasts in Ireland have been needing for a while now. Good luck with it and a cant wait to see your first issue. By the way, do you have any idea of what region in which the magazine will be priced?

mustang68

A very welcome magazine, can't wait to see it

Irish-trucker

Yes , I cannot wait to see it either
Hopefully it'll cater for everything

Best of luck with it


John

junkyard

Great idea and good luck with it. Can I subscribe to it?

spidersonmars

It sounds like an excellent idea. I for one buy a lot of UK based magazines such as Classic Cars, Practical Classic, Car etc, but much prefer a quality magazine based on the Irish scene. As an Idea for your magazine is to feature younger cars and owners as well. I'm 29, I have a Rover P6 but my generation like audi quattro's 205 GTi etc, 2 cars I definately want. This age bracket have lots of deposable income and are now entering the market for both the cars and the magazines. If the magazine comes across as a bit "flat cap & tweed" think you may lose potential readers. By all means have the vintage and older classics, but don't forget your potential market for the next twenty years. Also get people like Alfarocks, Corktina and DSPrefrature on
boards.ie to write about their cars etc:o

Redrocket

hi mk1,

welcome to the board, great idea for the magazine,
wish you and the magazine all the best and hope to see it on the shelves soon..

franksm

What's wrong with flat-caps & tweed ? Grrr...
And beards. What's a classic car magazine without beards ?

And will there be any Volvo 940s in there ?

I'll ... get me coat.

1300e mk1

Hi Thanks for the good wishs the magazine will be on sale in shops for €5.45 at shows for €5 nd if you subscribe you will receive 10% discount and receive mag by post
Regards
Tom

junkyard

How do you subscribe to it?

Silvera

I agree with the above comments - looking forward to reading/subscribing to your mag!

dubtom

Yea looking forward to it, and I hope it includes a large for sale section with pics, I like teasing myself, sometimes it's the only part of mags I read.:o

Alfasudcrazy

Great Idea - the Irish classic owner has for too long depended on UK mags to get their info and sell their cars - its someting I think there will be a good market for.:)

1300e mk1

Thanks to eveyone for the positive replys to subscribe to "Irish Vintage Scene" you will be able to do it a number of ways
1. you can call to our stand at all major shows on or after 14th May.
2. Subscribe on new website launch date 15th May (approx)
3. fill out subscrition form in magazine 1st issue 14th May
4. If you wish to subscripe before this email irishvintage@gmail.com
There will be a classifieed section with colour photos any one wishing to place a classified (free for 1st issue) can send it to above email
Many Thanks
1300e mk1

junkyard wrote:

How do you subscribe to it?

BrianD3

Are you going to feature old trucks and buses in this mag. I ask this as I notice you say you'll be featuring tractors so obviously it's not just limited to cars.

1300e mk1

HI
yes I intend to cover buses and trucks and need feature vechiles if you have any or know of any please let me know
Thanks
Tom Heavey

BrianD3 wrote:

Are you going to feature old trucks and buses in this mag. I ask this as I notice you say you'll be featuring tractors so obviously it's not just limited to cars.

coolcon

About two weekes to go then? hows it shaping up?

BrianD3

I forgot about this thread. If you're looking for some buses to feature in the mag you might find some info at this website
http://www.preservedirishtransport.com/index2.htm

Silvera

1300e mk1 wrote:

HI
yes I intend to cover buses and trucks and need feature vechiles if you have any or know of any please let me know
Thanks
Tom Heavey

A few examples of what I would like to see in the magazine -

- Features on readers cars, vans, tractors, etc. ....e.g. readers restorations.
Articles on :
- The National Transport Museum in Howth
- The (mad?!) bus collector down south (don't recall his name. he has a website. BrianD3 mentioned him before)
- The Museum in Killarney
- The Bord Na Mona machinery collection near Clara, Co Offaly.
- The other museums around the country
- Features on heavy plant machinery, e.g. the strange (and unique!) machinery used on Irish boglands, draglines, etc.
- Classic car show reports
- Listings of upcoming shows/events in Ireland

....and perhaps a classic car price guide (I know this could be a tricky one to put together!).

Just a few thoughts.
Best of luck with the magazine. I await it with great interest !

Silvera.