I read Classic Trucks, and Rod and Custom. My Rod and Custom only has 2 months left, so I am looking for a new one to fill the void. I was not happy with it so no renewal. I was getting Street Rodder, but I would read a article in there, then next month it would be in Classic Trucks. So what magazines do you read that would be H.A.M.B. friendly.
i look at street rodder,rod and custom , street scene, goodguys gazette, hotrod, car craft and a couple of for/mustang mags im subscrided to all of them but there is very little i actually readf in them like street rodder i allways read "fix ems" and car craft i usually only read krass and berney
Traditional Rod and Custom Hot Rod Deluxe Rodders Journal Hot Rod I also get a monthly Mustang mag, Car Craft, and motorcycle mag (only because all of the subscriptions were less than $5 a year...)
Everything from Car Culture Deluxe, Hemmings Classic Car to some of the Classic european car mags.. I love it all.
None. Almost everything in a magazine I see on the internet first, or it will be posted about online after its featured anyway. At an easy $5 a pop, I usually read through them once and then they become clutter. That's hot rod money. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
I use to subscribe to most of the hot rod oriented magazines,,many titles are a memory. With the advent of the internet and sites like the Hamb I see no need to spend my hard earned money on all the printed materials on the news stand. It's more than worth it to me to help support the Hamb with my Alliance Membership than to have even bigger stacks of magazines in the back bedroom that I never read. HRP
Hemings motor news, vintage Motorsport, smoke signals, muscle car review, garage style magazine, and Hemings muscle machines, all are delivered to my home every month. Antique power too, but that's for antique tractors.
Hemming's, TRJ, Streetrodder, Carcraft,Hotrod-the latter two are only $10 a yr come on!. I get these weird professional discount offers (I'm a vet) so I get Superstreet,Lowrider and some others for free?! There's always something interesting in a car mag-weird application,tech I am not into yet,etc. Our library gives away old mags so I pick up aviation and outdoor mags too for inspiration. Of course, there are 2 or 3 professional mags, Smithsonian, National Geographic, American Heritage, Central PA,Sports Illustrated and a few more-I like to read.
I get a magazine or two that have been comming for years, they always send me a deal that says my subscription is up and I just ignore it. I usually read in the crapper so whatever is in there is what gets read. The rest of the time I have the HAMB. The wife says that she is going to get me an I-pad so my bathroom time doesn't get wasted.
Any of the traditional type mags. like Hot Rod Delux, Rod Kulture, etc. and The Rodders Journal. I keep the Rodders Journals and sell the others for $2.00 to $3.00 a back issue at car parts meets and car shows. Sell every back issue I take for that price. That way the current mags only cost me about $3.00 a copy . This Sat. 03/09 is the first parts meet in MD (Howard Co Fairgrounds) and I have about 500 back issues ready to sell along with several hundred 1950's and 60's Car Craft, Rod & Custom and Hot Rods.
Rodders Journal and Kustoms Illustrated are my only subscriptions nowadays. I pick up Hot Rod Deluxe occasionally. Quit Street Rodder, Rod and Custom a few years back, not much useful content and they always offer new subscribers better rates than they do for renewals. In the sixties, Hot Rod was essential, with Car Craft often bought on the news stand. I liked custom Rodder and Street Rod Builder, but they died years ago.
I've bought so many mags over the years...it gets kind of silly. Now I annoy the counter jockeys and flip through all the mags...if there's something new or interesting...done deal. If its the more of the same...they sit on the shelf. But!!! you can never go wrong with Rodders Journal...always learn something new and interesting
With nearly 5,000 magazines sitting around and nothing newer than 1971 I have options. Most are late 1940's through 1964. I prefer to read real world testing on new cars from say...1955 than rehashed articles from subsequent years. The featured hot rods in the magazines are a true example of what Joe Average drove.There are the immaculate high dollar rides for sure but also a number that wouldnt be discussed here due to build style and quality.
I read Auto Art Magazine for inspiration and to read about some very very creative artists and pinstrippers. Jimbo
The Jalopy Journal
