Yey! A New Car Mag!! Modern Classics
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ModernClassics said:
Was it red? We did a Koenig Ferrari in the early days. That was an... interesting... shoot. Well, two shoots.
One day JJ and I will do a podcast with some tales from behind the scenes. There will have to be judicious use of the pause button though. Some bits might be silence for a good 20 minutes.
Nathan
It was (aren't they all) and you did. https://www.modernclassicsmagazine.co.uk/driving/k...One day JJ and I will do a podcast with some tales from behind the scenes. There will have to be judicious use of the pause button though. Some bits might be silence for a good 20 minutes.
Nathan
Don't think it was that one tho. The one I saw didn't have the box ticked for the tart's boudoir interior.
Still great that folk did stuff like that.
renmure said:
ModernClassics said:
Was it red? We did a Koenig Ferrari in the early days. That was an... interesting... shoot. Well, two shoots.
One day JJ and I will do a podcast with some tales from behind the scenes. There will have to be judicious use of the pause button though. Some bits might be silence for a good 20 minutes.
Nathan
It was (aren't they all) and you did. https://www.modernclassicsmagazine.co.uk/driving/k...One day JJ and I will do a podcast with some tales from behind the scenes. There will have to be judicious use of the pause button though. Some bits might be silence for a good 20 minutes.
Nathan
Don't think it was that one tho. The one I saw didn't have the box ticked for the tart's boudoir interior.
Still great that folk did stuff like that.
That shoot though... the then owner breaking the gear linkage doing a burnout round his ornamental pond, the flat 12 deciding to do an impression of a 911 (ahem), shooting tracking shots in the Hatfield tunnel at rush hour...
ModernClassics said:
renmure said:
Yeah, Fast Lane also seemed to cover the cars from the various tuning companies where you could take your bog standard BMW M3, AMG Merc or even Porsche and spend almost the same again having a body kit hammered on and various engine upgrades and suspension tweeks to make it uglier but faster.
There was a Willy Koenig modified Ferrari Testarossa listed in the classifieds recently and when I saw it I was almost immediately taken back to reading a Fast Lane article on what may have been that very car.
Was it red? We did a Koenig Ferrari in the early days. That was an... interesting... shoot. Well, two shoots.There was a Willy Koenig modified Ferrari Testarossa listed in the classifieds recently and when I saw it I was almost immediately taken back to reading a Fast Lane article on what may have been that very car.
One day JJ and I will do a podcast with some tales from behind the scenes. There will have to be judicious use of the pause button though. Some bits might be silence for a good 20 minutes.
Nathan
itcaptainslow said:
ModernClassics said:
renmure said:
Yeah, Fast Lane also seemed to cover the cars from the various tuning companies where you could take your bog standard BMW M3, AMG Merc or even Porsche and spend almost the same again having a body kit hammered on and various engine upgrades and suspension tweeks to make it uglier but faster.
There was a Willy Koenig modified Ferrari Testarossa listed in the classifieds recently and when I saw it I was almost immediately taken back to reading a Fast Lane article on what may have been that very car.
Was it red? We did a Koenig Ferrari in the early days. That was an... interesting... shoot. Well, two shoots.There was a Willy Koenig modified Ferrari Testarossa listed in the classifieds recently and when I saw it I was almost immediately taken back to reading a Fast Lane article on what may have been that very car.
One day JJ and I will do a podcast with some tales from behind the scenes. There will have to be judicious use of the pause button though. Some bits might be silence for a good 20 minutes.
Nathan
Sad news everybody. Despite a buyer being found for the magazine, this morning we found out that the purchase has fallen through.
This means that the next issue - number 52 - will be the last. It’s out on July 29th. Bauer Media will be in touch with news regarding subscriptions (it’s not something I’m party to).
JJ, Simon and I would like to thank the readers, advertisers and our contributors for everything over the years.
Nathan
(Guess I should get my own PH account now?)
This means that the next issue - number 52 - will be the last. It’s out on July 29th. Bauer Media will be in touch with news regarding subscriptions (it’s not something I’m party to).
JJ, Simon and I would like to thank the readers, advertisers and our contributors for everything over the years.
Nathan
(Guess I should get my own PH account now?)
We live in an increasingly austere time & many products & services not deemed essential to life & living or beyond the means of the thousands on the bread line, out of a job or likely to be, will fall by the wayside never to be revived.
Already too many shops, too many cafes, too many pubs etc so magazines with a limited audience going to fall first, many others will follow.
I bet tattoo parlours, betting shops (although it's easier to bet on line) & rough pubs will survive though.
Already too many shops, too many cafes, too many pubs etc so magazines with a limited audience going to fall first, many others will follow.
I bet tattoo parlours, betting shops (although it's easier to bet on line) & rough pubs will survive though.
I can only echo the above-a real shame. The mag was a great concept, executed well and occupied a corner of the market nobody else really did anything for. The potential in my opinion was only going to grow in the coming years, what with electrification on the horizon and interest in 80’s-00’s youngtimer classics.
ModernClassics said:
Sad news everybody. Despite a buyer being found for the magazine, this morning we found out that the purchase has fallen through.
This means that the next issue - number 52 - will be the last. It’s out on July 29th. Bauer Media will be in touch with news regarding subscriptions (it’s not something I’m party to).
JJ, Simon and I would like to thank the readers, advertisers and our contributors for everything over the years.
Nathan
(Guess I should get my own PH account now?)
A real shame. Thanks for all of the entertainment over the last 4 years Nathan, JJ and team - I look forward to what you do next with great interest This means that the next issue - number 52 - will be the last. It’s out on July 29th. Bauer Media will be in touch with news regarding subscriptions (it’s not something I’m party to).
JJ, Simon and I would like to thank the readers, advertisers and our contributors for everything over the years.
Nathan
(Guess I should get my own PH account now?)
Thankyou for your kind comments. COVID killed us off; while we took a predictable knock from the loss of railway stations/airports and general lockdown, it was the loss of ad revenue that was the problem.
Here’s a note from the editor, JJ.
‘ Sadly it wasn’t to be... Modern Classics is closing, our 52nd issue will be the last. It’s been an amazing four years and even knowing what I know now, I’d still go back and do it all again. Thanks to Nathan Chadwick for all your hard work and all the laughs, and of course to Keith Adams for making it all possible in the first place. We’ve gone out on a high and on a subject very close to my heart so I can look back and be proud of what we all have achieved. I’m so sorry to all our amazing readers that we couldn’t make the advertising numbers work and keep making the magazine that you clearly all loved. Thank you to everyone over the years who has contributed, loaned us a car or offered us a place to stay on a shoot. Also a special thanks to our snappers and freelance writers, I know it wasn’t always the easiest gig in town. On to other things automotive for us all, I’m sure our paths will cross again. Stay safe, JJ.’
I echo all of that. It’s been a blast. Both JJ and I are active on twitter/insta and I’m sure we’ll work on projects at some point, if only for him to point out the folly of my Italian car obsession and me to take the piss out of his obsession in buying cars that don’t move.
Thanks again everyone
Nathan
Here’s a note from the editor, JJ.
‘ Sadly it wasn’t to be... Modern Classics is closing, our 52nd issue will be the last. It’s been an amazing four years and even knowing what I know now, I’d still go back and do it all again. Thanks to Nathan Chadwick for all your hard work and all the laughs, and of course to Keith Adams for making it all possible in the first place. We’ve gone out on a high and on a subject very close to my heart so I can look back and be proud of what we all have achieved. I’m so sorry to all our amazing readers that we couldn’t make the advertising numbers work and keep making the magazine that you clearly all loved. Thank you to everyone over the years who has contributed, loaned us a car or offered us a place to stay on a shoot. Also a special thanks to our snappers and freelance writers, I know it wasn’t always the easiest gig in town. On to other things automotive for us all, I’m sure our paths will cross again. Stay safe, JJ.’
I echo all of that. It’s been a blast. Both JJ and I are active on twitter/insta and I’m sure we’ll work on projects at some point, if only for him to point out the folly of my Italian car obsession and me to take the piss out of his obsession in buying cars that don’t move.
Thanks again everyone
Nathan
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