[71SportRagtop]

The internet is here and here to stay and it's knocking everything else out of it's way. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. I've heard guys talk about referencing an old magazine to find out info. Fine, but Google or Youtube are much better and quicker reference tools.

I'm 46 years old and I grew up on car magazines. Over the years I've subscribed to Hot Rod, Car Craft, Musclecar Review and a few oddballs that are no longer around. I remember one in particular called "Cars Illustrated" where the guys cursed and called guys ***s and stuff. I guess in hindsight I can see why that magazine isn't around anymore but it was kind of funny to see a car magazine where they shot from the hip.

I let my subscriptions to everything but Musclecar Review run out. It seemed to me that these car mags got an idea in their head that something was popular and then they shoved it down your throat. (how many 1st gen Camaro's have you seen in Car Craft??)

When I got my Firebird 2 years ago, I subscribed to HPP. I thought it was OK at best. Look, I know that I'll get fried for this but I didn't subscribe to a high performance Pontiac mag to read about a Solstice. To me they are a girls car like a Miata and I don't care how much HP you squeeze out of the motor, it's still a girl car to me. But there was one in my HPP mag and I knew then and there that I was not re-upping my subscription.

I'm sorry for the people who lost their jobs but not surprised.