Dear Tom and Ray:

Recently while cleaning out the basement, I found a copy of The Chalmers Owner magazine with all of the articles dated 1911. The magazine is about 1/8 inch thick, and is in near-perfect condition. I have tried to find someone who would want it, and only get a reluctant "Yeah, OK, I'll take it." What would you do with it if you had it? -- Ben

Tom: What would I do with it? Well, it just so happens that I have a coffee table in my living room with one leg shorter than the others. So I'd put it under there and stop that table from wobbling.

Ray: I would put an ad in Hemmings Motor News, Ben. Hemmings, published in Bennington, Vt., calls itself the "Bible of the Old Car Hobby." In other words, just the kind of wackos who might pay 25 or 30 bucks for this kind of magazine are the types who read Hemmings.

Tom: Hey, I read Hemmings!

Ray: I rest my case.

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© 1996 by Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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