Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: JPMOSE on August 30, 2006, 06:54:25
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Can anyone shed some light on this magazine?
http://skinnedknuckles.net/pages/about%20us.htm
Best Regards,
J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1987 560SL
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It sounds like an interesting read. I did a quick google search, and it appears to be quite legitimate, however, I would be very interested to hear more from some out there that have direct experience. It is not available on newstands, only by subscription, and looks to be ~US$30/year.
Jonny B
1967 250SL Auto
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J.P.
I subscribe to Skinned Knuckles because there is a lot of usefull information for the home restorer. In fact I just purchased all the back issues they had 250 magazines total because of the intresting articles I saw on the web site. I meet the editor when I went to go pick up the magzines from his home.
Skinned Knuckles is mostly about very old cars from the 1920s to 1950s and how restorers keep them running, but because of the nature of the articles I have read in them from time to time its almost like a new langauge that we can learn again.
You can purchase this publication by subscription or if you live in Los Angeles it is availible at Auto Books in Burbank on Magnolia. Because I do not alway have the time to drive to Auto books and nowing my weakness for purchasing books and model cars I subscribed for a one year subscribtion.
I success that you purchase a copy and look in the back issue section for reprints of articles that may apply to your intrest
Bob Geco
since we can not know everything there is to know
we ought to know a little about everthing.
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I used to subscribe to Classic Auto Restorer (now Auto Restorer) It covers 40's through 70's, mostly american, but sometimes imports too. It's a real "How To" magazine, not show and tell. A lot of good general information. Here's a link http://www.autorestorermagazine.com/ar/
Pete S.
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It's a GREAT magazine. I've been subscribed for at least 10 years now. The people involved are warm hearted, real car people that understand what makes these lovely old machines tick. There are about as many articles on mercedes as there are corvairs, hudsons and Hispano-Susas. Heck, I wouldn't have know one wit about the HS's w/o reading Skinned Knuckles.
If you like getting your hands dirty, this is definitely the thing to read. It's short, usually about 50 pages (lots of pictures), clearly written, and always worth the time.
-CTH