And if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... A bunch of projects, in the US and even internationally, setting out to do something conceptually similar, should make Pete blush

 

^ Not to worry—we hold back enough of each new issue to be sure we can take care of subscribers.


I'll say. If I know anything about Porsche enthusiasts, it's that we can be exceedingly difficult to shop for.

Thanks for this, Tom. There would be no 000 without Alex, and his contribution has never ceased. A car nut's car nut, and a creative who puts the hours in to do a job right. We've been colleagues and friends for 23~ years, and figured 000 would test our friendship. Five years into 000, it's never been stronger.

It has been great to see a new generation of automotive quarterlies pop up, and I wonder if they were inevitable as people looked for a way to make print work? Whatever the case, I sincerely hope all of them thrive—as I've never much cared for "lightweight" magazines and some of my childhood heroes are either no longer in print or getting way too thin.

 

Speaking of quarterlies there's one I really miss- Automobile Quarterly. I collected that for years and still cherish the ones I own.

 

Yes, Pete, very insightful comment about quarterlies perhaps being the way to make print work today. Some of my monthly childhood heroes that are still in print are unrecognizable as their former selves. They have undergone plastic surgery or botox treatments and the results are not flattering. This awful culture we have today has warped even automotive publications.

God bless,
TT