Yey! A New Car Mag!! Modern Classics
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Absolutely gutted by this news! I will have to box up my issues and store them away as MC is the only magazine that covers the actual type of cars I buy.
They say only the good die young and its another great magazine that died before its time. I loved the short lived Super classics from the mid 1990s and then the relaunched Performance car from 2008-09, which at the time was a far better read than EVO and now MC, which i've avidly collected from issue 1.
Wish all the guys at the magazine the best for the future.
...and I am going to carry on buying EVO. For those of us who cherish the printed word and love cars, I think despite all the moaning about how certain magazines "aren't what they used to be", we need to support those that are left as the writing is clearly on the wall (excuse pun) for magazines in general in the age of the internet......
They say only the good die young and its another great magazine that died before its time. I loved the short lived Super classics from the mid 1990s and then the relaunched Performance car from 2008-09, which at the time was a far better read than EVO and now MC, which i've avidly collected from issue 1.
Wish all the guys at the magazine the best for the future.
...and I am going to carry on buying EVO. For those of us who cherish the printed word and love cars, I think despite all the moaning about how certain magazines "aren't what they used to be", we need to support those that are left as the writing is clearly on the wall (excuse pun) for magazines in general in the age of the internet......
spreadsheet monkey said:
Sorry to hear this news.
But I guess the problem with any "classics" format is that there aren't many new classics emerging on a monthly basis.
There's only so many times you can cover the same 80s/90s/00s heroes.
Seemed to be lack of advertising revenue down to COVID that killed them according to the staff updates rather than lack of cars to cover But I guess the problem with any "classics" format is that there aren't many new classics emerging on a monthly basis.
There's only so many times you can cover the same 80s/90s/00s heroes.
I guess they’d have a constant stream of new classics as the magazine ‘aged’ and newer cars became classics
Anyway, looking forward to the SZ and others in the final issue
Gutted to hear this. The only magazine I've subscribed to since the start, and used to bring a smile to my face seeing it sitting on the doormat.
Would be read cover to cover, and allowing for daydreaming (and classified hunting) for many a feature vehicle!
I really hope this can return in one form or another - thanks JJ and Nathan for a great 4 years of reading.
Would be read cover to cover, and allowing for daydreaming (and classified hunting) for many a feature vehicle!
I really hope this can return in one form or another - thanks JJ and Nathan for a great 4 years of reading.
I've posted already on various social meejah platforms, but I just wanted to put it on record how sad I am that Modern Classics has come to an end. It was a magazine I really 'got', and I've pretty much bought every one from issue 1. I've even advertised in it, on the occasion that they featured a TVR!
My own car was fortunate enough to feature in one episode in 2016/17, and Nathan was as pleasant and enthusastic a journo as I've ever met. I was delighted with the feature, and the photography blew me away. I was fortunate enough to take away some truly amazing images that I will treasure for years.
I bought Practical Classics for the first time in a couple of years, the other day, and it was a stark reminder just how good MC was, in terms of photography, content and the cars themselves. I suspect PC has a much lower budget (it certainly reads like it's being done on a shoestring), but they're different models, and obviously PC is the broader of the two. I also don't like the push to promote the staff as characters throughout it; I want to read about the cars, not the people. MC managed this balance far better, but was possibly just too niche. Although, from all the comments you'd have no idea that was the case!
It was a perfect mix. It wasn't too nerdy; it wasn't too vague; it wasn't too lengthy; it had enough detail; it had humour, and it managed to wrap it all up in a package that felt more determined than the likes of Octane, or less pretentious than the likes of EVO can, at times, be.
It was the closest thing to a UK version of Youngtimers, and I'll miss seeing it on the shelves. Thanks to Nathan, Keith and John-Joe for their efforts over the years.
Balls, I never did get a chance to write in and ask how a 306 GTi-6 is the greatest hot hatch ever, yet the Xsara VTS is a 'modern not-classic'. Frumpy looks aside, it's the same bloody car
My own car was fortunate enough to feature in one episode in 2016/17, and Nathan was as pleasant and enthusastic a journo as I've ever met. I was delighted with the feature, and the photography blew me away. I was fortunate enough to take away some truly amazing images that I will treasure for years.
I bought Practical Classics for the first time in a couple of years, the other day, and it was a stark reminder just how good MC was, in terms of photography, content and the cars themselves. I suspect PC has a much lower budget (it certainly reads like it's being done on a shoestring), but they're different models, and obviously PC is the broader of the two. I also don't like the push to promote the staff as characters throughout it; I want to read about the cars, not the people. MC managed this balance far better, but was possibly just too niche. Although, from all the comments you'd have no idea that was the case!
It was a perfect mix. It wasn't too nerdy; it wasn't too vague; it wasn't too lengthy; it had enough detail; it had humour, and it managed to wrap it all up in a package that felt more determined than the likes of Octane, or less pretentious than the likes of EVO can, at times, be.
It was the closest thing to a UK version of Youngtimers, and I'll miss seeing it on the shelves. Thanks to Nathan, Keith and John-Joe for their efforts over the years.
Balls, I never did get a chance to write in and ask how a 306 GTi-6 is the greatest hot hatch ever, yet the Xsara VTS is a 'modern not-classic'. Frumpy looks aside, it's the same bloody car
Kitchski said:
My own car was fortunate enough to feature in one episode in 2016/17, and Nathan was as pleasant and enthusastic a journo as I've ever met. I was delighted with the feature, and the photography blew me away. I was fortunate enough to take away some truly amazing images that I will treasure for years.
Balls, I never did get a chance to write in and ask how a 306 GTi-6 is the greatest hot hatch ever, yet the Xsara VTS is a 'modern not-classic'. Frumpy looks aside, it's the same bloody car
I remember the issue with your car in it. I hadn't seen a BX 16 valve in a UK car mag for years, they were one of my favourites back in the day and I wish I had owned one!Balls, I never did get a chance to write in and ask how a 306 GTi-6 is the greatest hot hatch ever, yet the Xsara VTS is a 'modern not-classic'. Frumpy looks aside, it's the same bloody car
re the GTI-6, I guess its the magic that those Peugeot chassis engineered sprinkled on the chassis. You could also same the same about the MK2 Seat Leon FR TSI. Same basic car as the hallowed Mk5 Golf GTI but no-where to be seen on the list....
Another avid reader from issue #1 here, gutted to see it going. Since the standalone version of Performance Bikes disappeared, Modern Classics is the only magazine I have bought without fail. Great articles, and my favourite era for cars too.
All the best for the future and thanks for the great read. Is there any chance a different publisher could pick up the mag in the future for a relaunch?
All the best for the future and thanks for the great read. Is there any chance a different publisher could pick up the mag in the future for a relaunch?
It's a pity that it was the advertisers dropping off that sounded the end.
I've just had a quick scan back over the the last handful of issues and confirmed to myself that I'd probably paid attention to about 90% of the ads in Modern Classics. I think I'd also looked at all the Dealer classified listings as well in every issue. To be fair, I hadn't bought anything having read the ads tho.
By contrast I was reading Evo yesterday and was skipping over the adverts and also decent chunks of the content to get to bits that looked more interesting than others.
I've just had a quick scan back over the the last handful of issues and confirmed to myself that I'd probably paid attention to about 90% of the ads in Modern Classics. I think I'd also looked at all the Dealer classified listings as well in every issue. To be fair, I hadn't bought anything having read the ads tho.
By contrast I was reading Evo yesterday and was skipping over the adverts and also decent chunks of the content to get to bits that looked more interesting than others.
renmure said:
It's a pity that it was the advertisers dropping off that sounded the end.
I've just had a quick scan back over the the last handful of issues and confirmed to myself that I'd probably paid attention to about 90% of the ads in Modern Classics. I think I'd also looked at all the Dealer classified listings as well in every issue. To be fair, I hadn't bought anything having read the ads tho.
By contrast I was reading Evo yesterday and was skipping over the adverts and also decent chunks of the content to get to bits that looked more interesting than others.
Sign of the times, really. I feel partly responsible (stupid I know) as we were approached for an ad space just as COVID kicked off, and because I didn't know what was in store (along with the fact the feature car wasn't really one we're associated with) I declined.I've just had a quick scan back over the the last handful of issues and confirmed to myself that I'd probably paid attention to about 90% of the ads in Modern Classics. I think I'd also looked at all the Dealer classified listings as well in every issue. To be fair, I hadn't bought anything having read the ads tho.
By contrast I was reading Evo yesterday and was skipping over the adverts and also decent chunks of the content to get to bits that looked more interesting than others.
Thaty said, any ad I've ever placed in MC (or even CCW and PC - all Bauer's products) have really been more as an act of support to the industry, as I believe in 'paying it forward'. To date, having advertised in christ knows how many mags, we have received a total of FIVE enquiries, none of which came to anything.
Compare that to forums, Facebook, Twitter...even here! The enquiries off the back of some of the work I do on my own old cars leads to more than a mag ever has. Such a shame, but that's the way it is.
Kitchski said:
Sign of the times, really. I feel partly responsible (stupid I know) as we were approached for an ad space just as COVID kicked off, and because I didn't know what was in store (along with the fact the feature car wasn't really one we're associated with) I declined.
Thaty said, any ad I've ever placed in MC (or even CCW and PC - all Bauer's products) have really been more as an act of support to the industry, as I believe in 'paying it forward'. To date, having advertised in christ knows how many mags, we have received a total of FIVE enquiries, none of which came to anything.
Compare that to forums, Facebook, Twitter...even here! The enquiries off the back of some of the work I do on my own old cars leads to more than a mag ever has. Such a shame, but that's the way it is.
Interestingly enough, having read the above and looked at your profile I instantly recognised your company name and profile and knew I get regular(ish) updates from a "like" on Facebook so I guess that really is the way it's going. I did phone one company a few years ago who had advertised in MC in relation to a paint job but nothing came of it (they promised to get back to me twice but never did) and I also contacted a company about an Alitalia paint job on a Stratos and they didn't get back either. Thaty said, any ad I've ever placed in MC (or even CCW and PC - all Bauer's products) have really been more as an act of support to the industry, as I believe in 'paying it forward'. To date, having advertised in christ knows how many mags, we have received a total of FIVE enquiries, none of which came to anything.
Compare that to forums, Facebook, Twitter...even here! The enquiries off the back of some of the work I do on my own old cars leads to more than a mag ever has. Such a shame, but that's the way it is.
s m said:
I guess they’d have a constant stream of new classics as the magazine ‘aged’ and newer cars became classics
2010s classics! Small-engined crossover megafeature! Qashqai vs Tiguan vs Kuga - buy now, before values skyrocket!Sarcasm aside, I don't think they'd get as much "classic" material from the last decade as they did from the 90s and 00s. Obviously we still have hot hatches and BMW M-cars and AMG Mercs, but customer tastes have become more conservative, and interesting niche vehicles don't get launched as commonly as they used to.
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