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warot · 10-16-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuttgarter

Awesome. I'll give you a bit of a rundown on what I have, I use to throw them out til I went to a freinds house and saw how big his collection had grown through the years...

-Aston Martin - Vanquish(hard bound and paperback), DB9 and V8 Vantage(paperback)

-Audi - off and on, I've thrown some out over the years, have some 04' brochures, all 05', on my way to collecting 06's

-BMW - all cars since 03', just got the E60 M5 brochure yesterday.

-Bentley - All Continental series(Coupe, Sedan, cabroilet brochure coming) cars, Arnage(Red Label, T, and RL) I also have the original Continental series brochure.

- Jaguar - not much, just 04' XK & XJ, new 06 XK brochure coming.

-Land Rover - last generation Range Rover brochure(03) and all brochures for new Range Rover, LR2, and Range Rover sport. This includes some teaser pre release brochures

- Mercedes Benz - All current cars since 03', as mentioned I just got the 07' German market S class brochure yesterday, uber cool. I also have the SLR teaser brochure, trying to find full brochure if one exsist.

- Porsche - All brochures since 99, I have the Carrera GT brochure which is now out of print, the latest edition of the GT2 hardback brochure(there were two versions). Porshce probably makes some of the nicest brochures available.

- Rolls Royce - There have been many brochures for the Phantom, I have every single one printed. I also managed to get my hands on the brochure for the 100EX concept, which is pretty interesting.

- Volvo - Tons upon tons of Volvo brochures, 03' on.

- Volkswagen - All Touraeg brochures, Golf GTI, Jetta GLI (MK1V), B6 Passat on the way and others.

I have others, but these are the majority of my collection. I also have a brochure for the Gallardo, really nice and pretty big.

So you got all of those by ordering them online or something? That's how I got the latest BMWs. i'd like to have more but they take up way too much space. BUt I love reading catalogues, they are great reading material.

I also have a few owner's manual from 2004 BMWs onward.

Deutsch · 10-16-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by warot

So you got all of those by ordering them online or something? That's how I got the latest BMWs. i'd like to have more but they take up way too much space. BUt I love reading catalogues, they are great reading material.

I also have a few owner's manual from 2004 BMWs onward.

I go about aqcuiring them in a varitey of ways, sometimes this means making a call, going online, or going to a dealer(you'll have to if you want some of the uppper end stuff). It's great fun, especially after you've taken a backseat and just take them as they come and see just how much your collection has grown. This week I got the 07' XK brochure in, they could have done a much better job, but I think this might be just prelimenary, it does have full spec though, w/ color swatches, int. and ext. If you want to get international brochures you'll have to go to some of the foreign websites and translate the text, or go on ebay, if you're lucky you might find someone here who has some that would be willing to mail them to you.

Brochures really come in handy when cars go out of production... believe me, they do.

Merc1 · 10-17-2005, 02:08 AM

This is probably sad, but I have every Mercedes-Benz brochure for every model Mercedes has sold in the U.S. since 1986. The R129, W140, W126, you name it I have it from 1986 onward. I even have the price cards for most of those years! The only thing I don't have is the 2005 brochure for the AMG "65" models. They aren't included in the normal SL,CL and S brochures it seems.

I have various brochures on various Audis, BMWs and Jaguars from those years also, but the overwhelming majority of them are for Mercedes and Benz.

M

Rob · 10-17-2005, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

This is probably sad, but I have every Mercedes-Benz brochure for every model Mercedes has sold in the U.S. since 1986.
M

He he he

lol

Deutsch · 12-14-2005, 10:35 PM

Bump...

a few updates...

- Audi S4, A6, & Q7 brochures for the German mkt.

- Alpina B5 & D3, as well as 05' Alpina model line brochure, includes B6(somehow? thought this car was new for 06'?) I recieved pricing guides as well, they were also kind enough to send me a D3 fold out poster deal on the other side being the full model line w/ specs, etc. All of this is in German, some of it English.

- Porsche Cayman, U.S. mkt., somehow i ended up w/ two? extras are always a good thing to have.

notic · 12-14-2005, 10:53 PM

you guys might find this interesting:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/BUGATTI-VEYRON-WO...QQcmdZViewItem

notic · 12-14-2005, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

This is probably sad, but I have every Mercedes-Benz brochure for every model Mercedes has sold in the U.S. since 1986. The R129, W140, W126, you name it I have it from 1986 onward. I even have the price cards for most of those years! The only thing I don't have is the 2005 brochure for the AMG "65" models. They aren't included in the normal SL,CL and S brochures it seems.

I have various brochures on various Audis, BMWs and Jaguars from those years also, but the overwhelming majority of them are for Mercedes and Benz.

M

do you have this one?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Mercedes-Benz-SLR...ayphotohosting

or how about this one?
click

Merc1 · 12-15-2005, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by notic

do you have this one?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Mercedes-Benz-SLR...ayphotohosting

or how about this one?
click

Nope, you got me there. Funny enough there is a SLR at the local dealer too. I'll have to pull some strings to get something on the SLR I guess.

It amazes me to look at the old Mercedes brochures from the 80's and early 90's. Very staid and old-worldish. Now they're brochures are much more modern, and still some of the best around IMO. Good pictures, details and color swatches.

M

Deutsch · 12-15-2005, 12:53 AM

The best brochures out there are probably those from BMW(same for all markets, this BMW has been smart about). Porsche brochures are much the same throughout all the years, some of the best photographs, best size. I try to go for non N.A. market brochures as much as possible, more interesting, better material; i.e. Audi's S4 German mkt. brochure vw. U.S. mkt. brochure, much higher quality paper and pics, and non shoped photos!

A lot of the time you'll find that the automakes, to cut corners and "save" money of course, a lot of the euro shots have been edited to conform to what the U.S. market will get, looks really tacky to the well informed car nut. But w/e, I love these things!

Lastly, press kits, though cool, kinda bother me, lots of loose photos you have to worry about getting bent up and all that kinda stuff.

Merc1 · 12-15-2005, 01:49 PM

Funny you should mention BMW. I just got the new M5, 650i, and 2006 "M" brochures today! In reading them it isn't hard to see why BMW is so hot right now.

M

10-17-2005, 02:08 AM	#13
Merc1 Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,291 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Car brochures? This is probably sad, but I have every Mercedes-Benz brochure for every model Mercedes has sold in the U.S. since 1986. The R129, W140, W126, you name it I have it from 1986 onward. I even have the price cards for most of those years! The only thing I don't have is the 2005 brochure for the AMG "65" models. They aren't included in the normal SL,CL and S brochures it seems. I have various brochures on various Audis, BMWs and Jaguars from those years also, but the overwhelming majority of them are for Mercedes and Benz. M

12-14-2005, 10:35 PM	#15
Deutsch Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. Posts: 4,694 Thanks: 6 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Car brochures? Bump... a few updates... - Audi S4, A6, & Q7 brochures for the German mkt. - Alpina B5 & D3, as well as 05' Alpina model line brochure, includes B6(somehow? thought this car was new for 06'?) I recieved pricing guides as well, they were also kind enough to send me a D3 fold out poster deal on the other side being the full model line w/ specs, etc. All of this is in German, some of it English. - Porsche Cayman, U.S. mkt., somehow i ended up w/ two? extras are always a good thing to have.

12-14-2005, 10:53 PM	#16
notic Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 611 Thanks: 95 Thanked 108 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Car brochures? you guys might find this interesting: http://cgi.ebay.ca/BUGATTI-VEYRON-WO...QQcmdZViewItem

12-15-2005, 12:53 AM	#19
Deutsch Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. Posts: 4,694 Thanks: 6 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Car brochures? The best brochures out there are probably those from BMW(same for all markets, this BMW has been smart about). Porsche brochures are much the same throughout all the years, some of the best photographs, best size. I try to go for non N.A. market brochures as much as possible, more interesting, better material; i.e. Audi's S4 German mkt. brochure vw. U.S. mkt. brochure, much higher quality paper and pics, and non shoped photos! A lot of the time you'll find that the automakes, to cut corners and "save" money of course, a lot of the euro shots have been edited to conform to what the U.S. market will get, looks really tacky to the well informed car nut. But w/e, I love these things! Lastly, press kits, though cool, kinda bother me, lots of loose photos you have to worry about getting bent up and all that kinda stuff.

12-15-2005, 01:49 PM	#20
Merc1 Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,291 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Car brochures? Funny you should mention BMW. I just got the new M5, 650i, and 2006 "M" brochures today! In reading them it isn't hard to see why BMW is so hot right now. M

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