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And, if so, what and why?

I used to subscribe to Classic Motorsports but over the last years it seems to have moved more to buying than repairing and more to large events (actions concours) than stuff that is relevant to me.

I have considered the likes of Practical Classics & Classics monthly but they are VERY expensive.

All of my car reading I know do on the Internet (here and a couple of forums)

But, recently I was on a cruise and picked up a copy of Hemmings Classic Car - not directly relevant to LBC's but very interesting.

So, again the question - do you subscribe to a car magazine, which one and why?

let the discussion begin
 
Hemmings Classic & Sports car is great. Nice mix of everything eclectic mix of cars. (Edit: meant to say Sports and Exotic)
 
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Sports Car Market (Keith Martin is a local guy and I told him I would). :rolleye:
 
Hemmings Classic & Sports here.

Also.....

https://www.vintagemotorsport.com/

and

https://www.victorylane.com/

I used to love reading Road & Track and Car and Driver (started reading both in the '60s) but now they are only fit for the bottom of bird cages.

I sometimes buy Practical Classics and Octane in Barnes and Noble as a treat.

Rodder's Journal is a magazine with very few cars I like, but it is well written and I like the stories https://www.roddersjournal.com/
 
Cornbinder Connection it is the magazine for all things International Harvester related. I used to subscribe to the British Car Magazine, as well as Car and Driver but sadly the former is no longer published and the later isn't worth using as toilet paper nowadays.
 
I subscribe to Hemmings Classic and Sports/Exotic. I subscribe because I found I would buy at least a few at the news stand each year and the subscription is a savings. I kind of like the "Classic" version. I like the old crusty guy that writes the last page and the technical articles. I'm not impressed with the layout Hemmings adopted a few years back. The older issues look better. Better layout, better pics.

I have a subscription to Classic Motorsports, but only because I paid one dollar per issue for a couple years worth and I keep hoping it'll have at least one article an issue that doesn't make me regret spending that buck. So far, no luck. It's nothing but an ad for POR 15 and Redline oil products with some filler articles that have no redeeming value.

All the mags that focus on Auction highlights and investment strategy just bum me out and the British mags don't fit on the back of the toilet. I can't work with that.
 
I will ad that I also am a long time subscriber to Road and Track and currently have a prescription to Car and Driver because it was offered for practically nothing. I read Hemmings Sports and Exotic pretty much from cover to cover shortly after I get it, the other two tend to sit around and I read a couple articles of interest, then they languish in the bedroom nightstand until I force myself to give it the once over before I retire it.

I know it may sound like blasphemy from a car guy, but I have gotten tired of reading about 600hp Ferraris and Lamborghinis and Astons, or even relatively more common 400hp 100K German cars, I will never own them and it seems like there is an endless stream of new ones coming all the time, an overabundance of performance car riches, and me getting to be old duffer who realizes he will never afford them.

Interesting too that I see many share my opinion of Classic Motorsports, which I was pretty keen on at first, but it seemed to be a little disconnected to me as time went, the Hemmings publication is much better in my opinion, love how they find interesting and affordable cars to feature, and don't always go with the over-restored, blingy examples of the models they do feature. Their columnists are first rate too.
 
I get the Hemmings "Sports & Exitic Car",& their "Classic Car" magazines.I hate to admit that I also get "R&T/C&D",only because they're so cheap,but have to keep looking at the covers,to tell which one I'm reading.They're both owned bythe same company now. I used to get "Practicle Classics",& "Classic Ford" magazines,until they both went to over $100/year (each),& arrived up to a month late. - Doug
 
I read Motor Sport (from UK) and, with a few years gap, have done since the 50s. They have some great writers and cover topics old and new.
 
I forgot, until I read Roger's comment, about Motor Sport, which is the grand daddy of all car magazine. I occasionally buy it at the bookstore.

Bill Boddy was the editor of that magazine for over 50 years! Denis Jenkinson used to write for Motor Sport.
 
I still really enjoy reading auto magazines. Even though some have become somewhat trashy with articles aimed at the attention deficit crowd. I do miss the very in depth and frank car reviews which were a staple back in the 60's ("the shift lever falls readily to hand", "it'll pass everything except a gas station", etc.).

Autoweek
AACA's Antique Automobile
Hemmings Classic Car
Hemmings Sports and Exotic
Car&Driver (switch between this and R&T with whatever deal they're providing - last deal was 1yr for $10 + 1 free gift subscription)
 
I read Practical Classics and Classics monthly......not cheap but I enjoy them....no subscription I just buy them at Barnes & Noble.
 
I subscribe to two: Hemmings Sports & Exotic and Hemmings Classic Car.

I picked up Classic Car a couple years ago as a way to broaden my knowledge in classic cars away from just British sports cars. Always an interesting read. Bought it at the store for a little while then subscribed. Wound up picking up all the back issues on eBay so I have the full set -- it's a nice reference library for the classics.

Sports & Exotic I've subscribed to since issue #2 (bought #1 at the store). It is by far my favorite, covers the cars I'm really interested in. I keep all those as well, good reference stuff. As an aside, Hemmings keeps a full index of their magazines on their website, so you can easily find what articles they have on a particular car.

I too was a Road & Track subscriber for many years. When Peter Egan retired his regular column I stopped reading. Hadn't done more than skim the magazine for a while, and that was that last thing that really drew me in.
 
I also pick up The Rodders Journal from time to time, excellent magazine with beautifully photographed cars. I'm starting to think that I need to look into Hemming's Classic Car.
 
Niall said:
I used to love reading Road & Track and Car and Driver (started reading both in the '60s) but now they are only fit for the bottom of bird cages.
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Drew said:
I too was a Road & Track subscriber for many years. When Peter Egan retired his regular column I stopped reading. Hadn't done more than skim the magazine for a while, and that was that last thing that really drew me in.
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You guys nailed it. I had a R&T subscription nearly continuously for decades, along with AutoWeek. It's been about a decade now since I've stopped them. Ocxtane is on line and I don't get too excited over all the "new" cars anyway.
 
Automobile and Road&Track. Had a subscription to Auto Restorer but I let it lapse.

Automobile has held up the better of the two. R&T was on a long slide and took a nosedive when the Borg Collective ejected the entire California staff and operation, moving the nameplate out of state. Still, I enjoy it, especially Bob Lutz's column.

I'm probably too cheap to ever do it. But I'd really like to subscribe to Racecar Engineering.
 
I loved Autoweek back when it was published newspaper format, actually Moss Motoring too, still like both of them, but for some reason didn't like them as well when they went to a glossy magazine format. I just got the latest issue of Road and Track, I am going to write them a letter, it is full of lots of full page pictures, most are of cars, but the car is a small part of the page, the rest of the page is kind of...not much, seems like lots of wasted space to me, plus the car pics are all from artsy angles and such, some of it may be interesting to look at, but when I read a road test of a new car with pictures it would be nice to know what it looked like.

Remember when if you didn't get a dedicated racing magazines, Speed Sport News or something, "Road and Track" (edit) was pretty much your only source of Formula One race reports and news. Imagine a world when you read about things two months or more after they happen, still it was great back then.
 
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