240zip Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 How does a magazine like Nostalgic Hero (JDM) or Classic Motorsports go about selecting and then doing a piece on a car? Do they look at self-published examples and then select one, or do they allow people to submit pictures for publication? Just curious if anyone had been published in such a magazine and what the procedure was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeoster Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Errr have a cool car? =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger280zx Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 They usually find you at a show. They'll ask for an interview and then you'll go do a photo shoot. At least that is how; "Mini-Truck", "Truckin", and "3-s" do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 People I know who have had their cars in rags, have been discovered through car shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 In many magazine articles themselves, they talk about spotting a certain car at a show or event and then contacting the owner to do a story on it. I do know that a couple of magazines provide an address and info on how to submit a car for a feature, but most of the ones I read about were discovered the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I guess self-promotion is one way to do it. But then does it really matter that you are 'published'? Isn't that like congratulating yourself for scoring with your left hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Well, if you are selling, or ever thinking of selling your left hand, you might get more interested takers if the hand has been published..even if you published your own left hand in your own magazine..with your left hand. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) The key being someone else is the discoverer. They rate your car worthy. If you self promote, well... we covered that eventuality already. If you want to sell it, there's a reason they call it 'flogging'... Come to think about it, I think my lil bro had an internet video call service going involving his hand... I wonder if he could sell it now for more money than before the internet venture. I mean, if I recognized the hand, I wouldn't want to buy it knowing what it had done! Edited October 18, 2010 by Tony D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Considering the amount of time and effort devoted to this last project, I wanted to show it. It's not a huge deal (in terms of the recognition). I've just been a huge fan of Nostalgic Hero and other JDM magazines. My goal was to create a car that was the equal of any I'd seen in there - hence the powdercoating of the suspension, media blasting and then cadnimum plating of the bolts, and other attention to detail. At the same time I left it looking stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strotter Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 You should contact Dan Juday, a user here. He had his car in Kit Car Builder magazine a few years ago. Page 1 linked here, page 2 linked here (warning, large files). I have no idea how he went about it, but I'd be willing to bet that they approached him, not the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 My good friend Tommy Sullivan just had his Celica published in Hemmings, and now Automobile. Â The latest one was a result of an encounter at one of the largest annual car shows in our area. Â Automobile Magazine - cover.pdf Automobile Magazine - page 1.pdf Automobile Magazine - page 2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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