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Old 02-11-2005, 01:22 AM
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I realize I'm drifting way off topic but djunods S&S cover post got me thinking how cool it would be if there was a 'gallery' where you could post or check out old photos. I have a huge collection of old car mags (CarLife,Speed& Supercar, HotRod,CC,SS&DI,Cars Ill,C&D,R&T..etc..)from 1956 to about 1980. I keep thinking what a waste to have them sitting in storage boxes when I know there's alot of awesome photos & articles in them that could be appreciated. A neighbor began saving them at 15yrs of age then a few years ago decided he was going to throw them all away because he "didn't think anyone cared about articles on old cars anymore". When I told him I was he gave them to me so I won't sell them but I wish I could share the info they have. Friends are always asking to look thru the 'Library', even the ads are cool.

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I have a similar idea over at www.makoshark2.com for Mako/Maco articles. I buy all the books & magazines that I can find that have information on those cars and then scan them in. I still haven't posted the pictures yet, because it is quite an investment in money as well as time... and then basically putting them up for free. I get the feeling that others feel the same way I do, because I've encountered resistance at times to getting decent scans of articles.

BTW---I always scan my books & magazines at 300 dpi... for magazines I generally then go through and do a clean up (almost always have wear marks etc). I then reprint them for a notebook that I have. For magazines I remove the staples so that I can individually scan the pages... for books, I have been known to cut the pages out (some books I buy 2 copies of just for that reason).
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