.com Review Editorial Reviews .com Who Reads Auto Restorer? Each issue is written for people who are interested in all aspects of collecting, showing and/or restoring vintage automobiles and trucks. Auto Restorer appeals to both the seasoned enthusiast and novice alike with in-depth, how-to articles that guide you through restoration projects step by step. Readers save their issues as a valuable reference tool. What You Can Expect in Each Issue: Mechanic on Duty: A master mechanic answers questions from readers. News: A listing of upcoming events across the country, together with updated news of interest to car and truck enthusiasts. Readers’ Tips: Experienced automotive technicians offer solutions to problems and tips to keep your project on track. Each issue includes comprehensive, how-to articles on one or more restoration projects. In addition, some features are so in-depth, they must be presented as a series to be able to cover all the details, like recent features on tune-ups, oil changes, and gas crunch cruisers. And important reports on tools and car care products help you achieve showroom quality results. Past Issues: Contributors: Regular contributors include restoration pros, automotive technicians and highly experienced hobbyists as well. Reader participation is also featured as most of our readers are “hands-on” enthusiasts themselves. Among our contributors are Larry Lyles, a pro with some three decades of experience and his own shop. He’s the author of three restoration books and will have a fourth published later this year. Richard Prince, another restoration veteran with decades of experience, writes our monthly Mechanic on Duty question-and-answer column. He’s written several Corvette restoration and buyer’s guides. Milt Webb, also known as “Milt the Instructor,” is a tune-up expert who has diagnosed and repaired everything from Model Ts to current vehicles. He’s also the author of “Tuning Up Autos and Trucks.” Magazine Layout Rather than a glossy format, Auto Restorer is printed on no-glare paper that displays color and detail beautifully. The Table of Contents is right on the cover for handy reference, and step-by-step detail photos from actual projects are paired with easy-to-understand instructions. Comparisons to Other Magazines Instead of page after page of ad clutter, there is no outside advertising to get in the way of the wealth of useful information in every issue. Other publications may just show pictures of completed projects, whereas Auto Restorer shows you each project, step by step, from start to finish. Advertising This publication contains no outside commercial advertising in order to assure readers that all reporting is honest and unbiased.
D**S
I'm a car nut so I'm still glad I tried it
I was really hoping for more from this magazine but after only a couple copies it's been a bit of a let down.With so many different antique vehicles, I hoped & assumed it would be more general technique information. Something I can or others could use across a vast array of old cars. Unfortunately what I've seen thus far is very vehicle specific. Hopefully this will change & if it does will update you.I'm a car nut so I'm still glad I tried it, I just can't say for sure I will continue with future years.
E**D
A Five Star, if This Is the Kind of Magazine that You're Looking for
I'm happy to review this magazine. I bought an old F-100 pickup truck that I want to restore. Before I found the truck that I ended up buying, I subscribed to several restoration, old truck, etc. magazines. AutoRestorer was one of them. I ended up dropping all of those magazines but this one. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why this one appealed to me more than the others. It isn't a slick, glossy magazine like the others.It's not loaded with pretty photos of old trucks--in fact, they're pretty rare (if you want that, I recommend Vintage Trucks magazine). And the pages are only a couple of notches better in quality than newsprint. One thing that I do know is that I found all kinds of extremely helpful information in the letters to the editor, both from those writing to the editor and the editors themselves. I didn't have that experience with the other magazines. I've probably picked up a few good pieces of information from the various articles, too.
R**R
Terrific magazine for the auto buff
I've been subscribing to this magazine for most of a decade, and I've never been disappointed. Solid, useful content. No glossy paper or erectile dysfunction ads here; for that, go pick up a copy of Cheby Crapt or whatever Source Interlink is pumping out these days. This magazine is for the person who actually wants to learn a thing or two about automotive restoration. If you prefer to spend time working on your car in the garage versus looking at pictures of them on the can, this is what you need. Both the writers and the readers who write in are knowledgeable and helpful. This is almost more of a community newspaper than a magazine, for a community of enthusiasts. You won't find a better periodical.
S**A
keeps my husband happy
My husband can't live without this magazine. Since retiring we have cut back on magazine subscriptions to save some money, but this one will never get cut until he can't read it anymore. Good stuff.
S**Y
Excellent product
It's a great magazine but next renewal I'll pay more to get it on paper. I don't think it lends itself to the Kindle format like books do.
K**L
Great magazine
I bought this subscription for my husband as a gift. When renewal time came he definitely wanted it renewed. That told me a lot. There have been other magazines he did not renew. He's a self taught mechanic and is now tackling a full restoration project so he must be learning things from this magazine.
6**E
Have had this magazine in hard copy form for years ...
Have had this magazine in hard copy form for years, time for electronic copy to get rid of piles of magazines. Very informative articles, works well for my needs as a DIY'r.
A**Y
Good to have for the auto restoration enthusiast
Auto Restorer provides the indepth, detailed and step by step directions that are needed by the amateur (and perhaps some professionals) when dealing with auto restoration.Articles are well written and illustrated and show things such a starter rebuild, a carburetor refurbishment, instrument panel repair, etc as well as new product testing.The magazine does not accept advertising, which allows it to be free from any bias to favor those who purchase pages.It's a quick read, but a good addition to your auto library for future reference.
