MCR, January 2002

[bullitt]

I just received this issue in the mail, today. The main headliner is, "Factory Freaks." So is this the last one or can we expect a farewell issue? I haven't gone through it yet, but will savor it even more with the knowledge that the end is near. --Bullitt

[Chevy454]

Yep, that's it. Some farewell, huh?! What sucks is that the Pure Stock Drags and the Certified Stock article were due to come out (and our Camaro was to be in both), as usual, in the March issue...but MCR came up 1 issue too short . The story of my life...

[RN]

Sorry to hear that "Rob" as I really look forward to the Pure Stock race results and all the cars including your very nice Camaro and I hope some mag publishes the results as it great reading about all the shootouts! Maybe my last issue will come tomorrow! Ron

[Edited by RN (10-24-2001 at 09:52 PM).]

[Chevy454]

You're right, Ron, it does suck. It doesn't suck because our car won't be in the mag, but it sucks because MCR, as we know it, is no more . This STILL has me bummed out.

[Casey Marks]

Since my subscription comes so DAMN late in the mail, I'm going today to the banchee magazine store here by work to buy EVERY issue of Jan '02 that they have !!!

This has me really bummed out too !!!

Hey !! Maybe I can EBay my extra copies and fund my '70 Rebel Machine project ???

[Casey Marks]

Just got back from the magazine store with the only (4) copies they had on the stand of Jan. '02. Get 'em while they're hot !!

[Mr70]

Your right Casey..
They just arrived Monday at my local magazine store in town.They had 6 customers come in for them already.They only have two issues left on the shelf.
Seems the word is spreading...

[bullitt]

The Harrell Chevelle issue is still on the stand around here, but my issue seemed to come in real early. I guess we know why. So, is there any update to what will become of MCR, annual or bi-annual? What is Tom Shaw going to do now? What other car magazines are Primedia going to send to the guillotine? I kind of don't want to read my last issue right now, because I dread flipping over that last page. It use to be that I would take a break from wrenching to read MCR, or just take a break from the world and get lost reading about the forgotten stories of the musclecar era. There's not a magazine I can think of, that'll replace what we have lost. There are just too many magazines that focus only one make and not one that celebrates the wide variety of them all. I've never been dedicated to any car manufaturer, exclusively. Instead, I always found most musclecars very alluring in their own right. The first piece of heavy Detroit iron I ever saw was a '70 Mach1 Mustang, for crying out loud. I have a subscription to Car Craft, Super Chevy, Autosport and will pick up any other interesting magazine like the new Chevy Rumble, but it isn't the same. With everything that has gone wrong this year, this is just another shot to the heart. I don't mean to wax poetic, but I just feel pretty damn bad. Will some other publisher, PLEASE step up to the plate?!!!!! --Bullitt

[Mr70]

Casey
I will say:
*No small article about what is coming out in next months issue on the last page.
*A tribute to Hemi presented by HOTROD with a promotion for there magazine subscription.
* There isn't any Renewal cards in mine either,but on page 5 they do mention MCR renewal rates.And on page 50 it is also mentioned at the bottom of the page next to Joe Swezeys cover shot.
Did I win a subscription to MCR????

I just want to say how odd Tom Shaws article is this month.He doesn't ever come out and say Goodbye,and yet you can get the feeling he is...weird.

[Chevy454]

I wish we had our issue so we could play along!

Andrew:

Your friend's luck is a lot like mine. I felt it was gonna be pretty neat to have our car covered as part of the 1st ever Certified Stock tech, but we all know how it turned out . I didn't tear down then rebuild the engine in Scott's shop just for the magazine coverage, but it sure wouldn't have hurt!