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April 15, 2008 - Iola, Wis. —Car collectors and memorabilia buffs have always found plenty to read about in Old Cars Weekly and Old Cars Price Guide magazines. Now, visitors to the magazines’ respective websites will also find plenty to listen to.
April 17 marks the debut of This Old Car Radio, a 24-hour Internet radio channel dedicated exclusively to the old car hobby. The new station will offer a weekly half-hour broadcast with the latest hobby news, commentary, interviews with a wide range of hobby figures and collectors, discussions of market trends, round-table interviews and news about upcoming shows and events.
Visitors to the radio site will be able to listen to 24-hour streaming programming — each new show will start over at the top of every hour — or select from a list of archived programming that will be available for easy downloading and through iTunes. New programming will kick off at 1 p.m. (Eastern) April 17 and new shows will debut each Thursday at that same time. The show will be hosted by Brian Earnest, editorial director of Old Cars Weekly and Old Cars Price Guide magazines.
“Collectors are always looking for insight into the hobby, and This Old Car Radio is one more way to provide that insight,” Earnest said. “We’ll cover a variety of topics each week, and allow hobbyists to hear directly from the people who are making things happen in the industry.”
Visitors to either www.OldCarsWeekly.com or www.oldcarspriceguide.net will be able to easily access the new station from either magazine site by clicking on the This Old Car Radio link.
“We feel it’s one of our opportunities to outreach to new collectors who are on the Internet but aren’t necessarily familiar with some of the shows and publications out there,” said Dean Listle, publisher of F&W Publications’ Automotive Magazine Division. “This industry is filled with a wealth of knowledge and a lot of neat people stories and collecting tips that are now made available to collectors that we didn’t reach in the past.”
In addition to the latest hobby headlines and highlights of the upcoming old car show and event calendar, the April 17 debut show will feature a discussion of recent auction events with Old Cars Price Guide editor Ron Kowalke; an interview with Motor Trend Executive Editor Matt Stone, who recently released a new book called “McQueen’s Machines,” and a chat with noted Illinois collector and concept car expert Joe Bortz.
About Old Cars Weekly Magazine
For over 35 years Old Cars Weekly magazine has covered the entire field of collectible automobiles -- from the classic touring cars and roadsters of the early 1900s, to the popular muscle cars of the 1960s and '70s. The weekly news magazine includes historical perspectives and facts on cars and their manufacturers, and reports on attractions at upcoming shows, auction news and results, show reports, and more. Each issue includes hundreds of upcoming show listings, as well as classified ads.
About Old Cars Price Guide
Old Cars Price Guide is the nation's most respected authority for pricing of collectible autos from 1930-'98; it is the first choice of insurers, appraisers, lenders, dealers, and collectors. The bi-monthly magazine is edited by Old Cars Weekly Auction Editor Ron Kowalke, and the extensive price guide section rates cars on a scale of 1 to 6, from musuem-quality vehicle down to parts car. Marques run from AMC to Willys, and sections on foreign makes and light-duty trucks are also included.
