Got this email today. We hope all our readers have been enjoying a great summer of hot rodding and cruising. We’re happy to share the good news that issue #87 of The Rodder’s Journal is finally out of production purgatory and has been delivered to the mailing house and will be mailing to subscribers soon! We couldn’t be more excited to share the content we’ve created for you. Feature cars run the gamut of traditional rodding, customizing, and racing, including historic restorations (Pete Eastwood’s Samurai Top Fueler and Rich Hubbard's Barris-built Tom Hocker Forty) and a pair of time-capsule Deuce roadsters belonging to our friends Steve Wertheimer and “Flat Top Bob” Owens. We also explore Cody Walls’ concept custom ’49 Buick and Andy Volpini’s pair of road warriors, as well as the Triple Crown of Rodding event in Nashville. Jay Fitzhugh delves into the detailed world of traditional hot rod hardware and fasteners, and noted automotive designer Larry Erickson shares his take on Bonneville racing history. We know the gaps in our production have led some of you to question the future of TRJ. We figure the best way to answer that question is not by telling you what we’re going to do, but by showing you—starting with the shipping of TRJ #87 and following up quickly with issue #88, which is already photographed, largely written, and is in the design and editing phases. For those who want to support us, we invite you to renew your subscription now. For those who would like to wait, we will make copies of issue #87 available for individual purchase, though they will not mail until after the subscriber mailing is complete. And for those who have moved on from TRJ, we want to again express our sincere appreciation for your past support. The traditional rodding and customizing world is more active and exciting than ever and we’re anxiously looking forward to covering it in the fashion we’ve become known for. If you have questions about the status of your subscription, please feel free to email us at customerservice@roddersjournal.com. If you would like to renew now, please visit our website www.roddersjournal.com Alternatively, you can mail a check to The Rodder’s Journal 24848 Meeting House Rd. Denton, MD 21629. Thank you again for your continued support of The Rodder’s Journal! Sincerely, Steve Coonan and the TRJ Crew
Dan, have you tried customerservice@roddersjournal.com, the e-mail I got told me my subscription had run out after issue 86, so I assume they will let you know when your sub runs out. Mick
My self Received Email first thing in Morning Stating That I am receiving E mail because My subscription Has Expired !!! Not So , I am a L.T.M. / L.T.S . Weird that I Received Renewal email, But No response to the previous 15 or so Emails about my lifetime.
I got the same email. Someone above suggested their customer service for answers. I sent them an email asking specifically about Lifetime subscriptions. I included my lifetime subscription number with my name. I guess new we wait for an answer
Thanks For Your Great Work Steve Coonan And Crew And It Gave Me A Chance To Go Back And Reread All Of The Previous Excellent Offerings....Appreciated Sir....
Took 2 months but they finally answered my e-mail. My subscription expired so I re-upped ... silly me!
Everything is disorganized and mostly non-existing at the expense of the subscribers. Another a "no-show" explanation. It's late, post office has problems, the new issue will be best, yada, yada, yada, yada.
Got tired of waiting/different excuses/never ending—-sold my approximate 80 issues for $75 and don’t have to “fret”about these next set of issues. At 78 years old, have better things to do besides “worry” about my next issue that may or may not arrive. I am done with any magazines forever!!!
I checked in with them back in July to see if I had any time left on my subscription. They did reply fairly quickly and as it turns out it had ran out a few months earlier. I thought, what the heck, I’ll re-up for another couple years. I did, and they responded not long afterwards thanking me and giving me an order number. I haven’t received any email lately like some have, lol. Guess we will see.
I have early issues listed here for a bulk price for virtually free. I have had them listed here for months and have had "0" interest. Wouldn't SOMEONE want early issues to complete their collection? There are lots of traditional hot rod fans that could pick these up in minutes. What does this mean? I know and understand why. No one cares because they have "0" value and no one cares anymore. Remember when these were great and an asset to the hobby? The publisher blew it bad.
Call me crazy, but I will gladly keep waiting on whatever comes next from TRJ. And not fret about it one bit. It’s still the best quality automotive magazine that I’ve ever laid eyes on. And I commend Steve Coonan for still plugging away considering all the adversity he’s faced, maybe some of his own doing, I don’t know and don’t give a fuck. It looks to me like he’s a hard guy to put down.
They did acknowledge that my records are correct and I have two issues due. I'm at the point that if I do get my next two issues, fine. If I don't get them, I simply do not care any longer.
I'll post a photo of it when and if it shows up in my mailbox. I love the magazine and it is the one of the few that my wife has ever gone through page by page and placed on the coffee table and I have a crap ton of issues from past years but seeing and holding is believing. I fully understand that stuff gets in the way no matter if you have the best intentions and are honest in your dealings.
When I got that email I was a little sad because I thought I wasn't gonna see the quarterly bitch-fest on the HAMB of people asking where their Rodders Journal is....but here we are. Thanks guys.
I'm good thru issue 88. Will I renew? Sure. Once it gets in the house all this fit throwing goes away, doesn't it? Is the content now worthless because they have to fight to get it in press? Are the cars less kool? Some of the banter here sounds like a revival of the billet days cry baby. We like to jab Easter egg paint and billet, but a lotta those guys were no fun to be around either. Sometimes a buncha wick pricks bickering about Joey Pudnutz got a trophy but they didn't. Nah, this mag and the features are definitely a juice thats worth the squeeze. You'll trudge through a sq mile of swap meet for the one part. You'll get burned or bruised building a car. But waiting for a quarterly mag that's fighting its way back is a bridge too far? Spite, off, nose, face, cut. Arrange as you wish.
I renewed my subscription, always liked the photography and articles, most of the other mags are gone, as well as magazine stores in my area, so roll the dice, maybe I win maybe I lose, we will see what happens.
As I stated in Other 'TRJ" threads I'm a Lifetime subscriber #1354. I'll be anxiously awaiting a Large White Envelope on my Door Step. Or.... was the last one Manila? Been a While.
Got my second email this morning from them and amazing how prompt and attentive they are when looking for $$$. Again I haven't subscribed since 2016 and surely don't plan to in the future. Hopefully the unsubscribe button works this time. For those still waiting, I wish you well.
Steve Coonan had a small booth in Louisville at the SR Nats in 1994 and he introduced TRJ at that time. I don’t exactly recall when the first quarterly issue was released but let’s assume it was Spring of ‘95. By the end of this year there should be 124 issues printed so he’ll be a bit off the mark when we receive #87. Yeah, he’s had some struggles but hey, he’s only behind 37 issues. My sub runs out with #87, I always sent my money in and waited patiently but I’m done, my patience has run out. All I ever wanted was what I paid for, hopefully in a reasonable, timely manner.
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