{"id":10320,"date":"2014-12-26T11:05:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T16:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=10320"},"modified":"2014-12-26T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T17:27:37","slug":"the-e-type-club-join-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2014\/12\/the-e-type-club-join-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The E-Type Club – JOIN IT!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know it’s a day AFTER Christmas, but Happy Holidays to you and yours!\u00a0 I hope you all had a great year, and wish you all the best for 2015!<\/p>\n

I actually did manage to stay out of the shop and off the computer for the past 2 days, and it was a good holiday break.\u00a0 On Monday and Tuesday, we gave the shop the annual “surgical cleaning” before Christmas – which dates back to my youth when my parents would have a big Christmas party in my high school and college years, and everyone would always want to go downstairs into the shop and see the “old cars”…\u00a0 So we had to have the shop REALLY clean before the Christmas party, and it just seems “right” now for the shop to be spotless for the Holidays!<\/p>\n

Monocoque Metalworks itself even had a good Christmas this year – we were featured in an article in the latest issue of the E-Type club’s monthly magazine!<\/p>\n

I’ll admit that I was not really aware of the E-Type club and it’s magazine, and all it has to offer – and that’s what this post is about!\u00a0 In the US, most people who ARE aware of it seem to view it as “a UK thing…” and it kind of is I guess – most of the members of the club are from the UK, and most of the events featured in the magazine take place there.\u00a0 But DO NOT let that scare you away – it’s GREAT! – and I HIGHLY recommend it!<\/p>\n

I am alot more familiar with it now, after being contacted about a month ago by one of the editors, Malcolm McKay.\u00a0 He was doing an article in their monthly publication on E-Type body shell restoration and the resources available to do so, and asked if I would be interested in contributing to the article.\u00a0 Hmmmm, let me think… – OH YEAH, BABY!!!<\/p>\n

We worked on the content and shared some photos, etc., and I also took the opportunity to place an advertisement in the issue as well.\u00a0 It was an enjoyable experience, and I had high hopes for the article exposing us to other E-Type owners.\u00a0 We went back and forth with several emails, and even had a lengthy discussion over the phone, which I guess I’m now realizing was actually more of an “interview”…\u00a0 In the process of setting up the article and advertisement, I also became a member of the club – which just seemed like the right thing to do, but I must also admit that I was VERY impressed with their sample magazine that can be seen online.<\/p>\n

Things got busy after that (as usual…), and while I didn’t forget about it, it was not the first thing on my mind…\u00a0 Fast forward to Tuesday afternoon – Brent and I finished cleaning the shop around 4:30 in the afternoon, and I wished him a Merry Christmas, then came in from the shop and announced that I was DONE for the Holidays, and went upstairs and took a shower.\u00a0 When I came down all freshened up, my mother-in-law (who’s here for Christmas), handed me a large envelope and said, “Here, looks like you got some type of BIG card for the holidays from someone overseas!”\u00a0 I actually had no idea what it was, but it turned out to be my first copy of “The E-Type” – including the metalworking article.<\/p>\n

Well, if the digital version of the publication is “Quite Good”, then having it in your hands can only be described as FABULOUS!\u00a0 Right away, I was transported back to the way I felt when I would receive “Vintage Motorsport” in college!\u00a0 It had the same glossy, brightly colored pages, and here for the first time in a quarter century, was a magazine where I just DEVOURED every word of every page – including every advertisement, photo, and even the editorial comments.\u00a0 You have GOT to start getting this – it’s GREAT!<\/p>\n

So I thought I’d share the article itself below, and the magazine’s cover and our advertisement.\u00a0 But do yourself a BIG favor – check out their website and sample digital edition of the magazine, and then sign up to be a member – it’s one of the few things like this out there for guys like us, and it’s VERY well done!<\/p>\n

Enjoy! – and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and have a VERY Happy New Year! – Chuck<\/p>\n

Here is a link to The E-Type Club’s website: www.e<\/strong>–typeclub<\/strong>.com<\/cite><\/a><\/p>\n

NOTE:\u00a0 If you click on the photos of the magazine pages below, they will be enlarged and it will be easier to view them and read the article.<\/span><\/p>\n