ol' skool rodz mag. @#$% a rant, (sorry)

The mag is a piece of shit, but why do I keep buying it? What I hate the most are those stupid greaser 'rat' drawings (no offense, but I've seen gradeschoolers who can draw better.) they should dump them and use the space for more cars. I do like the pics of the low 't' though.
I'm sorry, but I hope this pose is a joke. But they just take themselves too seriously.

 

The mag is okay. But I do agree that they try way to hard to be cool. At least they have do less and less of the "tough talk" stuff. No more referance to "if you don't like my car I'll pop ya with my brass knuckles".

I'm waiting on final judgement though, I don't know if three issues is enough for me to decide.

 

it's my big day.

 

I like the featured cars enough, but every time my mind wanders off into the text I want to beat someone's skull in.

 

Hey, I wanna get my car in a mag but I don't think I'm cool enough for that kind of posing. And my car is too street rod for the rat rodders, too rat rod for the street rodders and it was a group effort. I think I'll send some pics of my car to Martha Stewart Living: Prison Edition.

 

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LOL, Django I know EXACTLY what u mean! Satin

 

Ditto to all the above opinions.......I bought the first one and was quite diappointed in the photo work (girls kept getting in the way of the car, layout shots were crap!) plus the writing style was way to forced.....They lost me on issue 1!!....seemed lke the mag is just a "want to be RAG"!

 

It's not the content that bothers me. I like Kustom Kulture, the Rockabilly Greaser thang. It's cool and a breath of fresh air. I know everybody is having fun. I love that the scene is irreverent. This is fun!

I enjoyed that Nummnuts ride was profiled and the Dodge has potential when they get a little more serious with it. The Bo Huff article was cool. It's just needs to be a little slicker a little more grapically polished, that's all. I just couldn't enjoy it enough. I realize it must be awfully difficult to put out a magazine. There has to be a million things to do. But, in order to survive it has to get alot better.

I hope that CKD is a better issue this time too, That cover has got me scared.


Jus' 2 cents

Joel

 

gonowhere1 told me there's a photo of me striping my buddies '34. It's on one of the first pages where people send in comments and pics.

 

It's just entertainment. If you don't like turn the page. The "early mags" had some real stupid cars in them too, we only remember the good stuff. Issue 1 someday might be worth $5.00 so save them up!

 

PORNOS are better

 

these guys have been putting out THE HORSE BACKSTREET CHOPPERS mag for a while... you think they'd use the same shipping, printing etc... process... the horse isn't a 'bad' mag. i dunno'?
nic

 

Just curious.. What were all of your guys' opinions of the first 2 issues of 'HOT ROD DELUXE' (published in 1999, now being published as 'CAR CULTURE DELUXE')? In my opinion, the first 2 issues of HRD kinda sucked, save the write-up on the CHOPPERS. Now CKD has the reputation of ONE OF the best rags out there on the subject matter, and I tend to agree.

When I compare issue #1 of HRD (CKD) to issue #1 of OSR, OSR is the clearcut winner. Sure the mag has it's shortcomings, but it's a new publication. My bet is they will do well, time will tell.

I've had problems with the delivery of my CK Deluxe subscription, and they told me it was due to the fact that the CKD did not distribute the mags to their subscribers, but a separate company did.....

I will continue to buy both

 

I just BUY......... HOP UP

and FOR the BIKE-CHOPPER side of me. I buy VIETNAMESE HOLLERS TOO-BOO KOO,,,, cause I ride them alot,,,,.....

OL'SKOOLS RODZ
THATS THE KIND OF MAGAZINE FAGS like the """"poor boy""" car club of SACTO would read,,,, They feel ten feet tall when they are with their BOYS, but they FIGHT like BITCHES,,,,,,,,,\
and they TRY to STAY AWAY from the LOWRIDER STYLES, but the LEADER drives a LOWRIDER,,,,
fucking DORKS,,,,,,,
I READ that and GOT sick

GERM(JACK) SACTO

 

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Is that as far as "lifestyle" magazines go? For that Garage kicks ass in that arena- and for pure hot rods Hop Up is the undisputed KING! The rest only rank because there really isn't any competition.

 

The first page of their Web site was all I needed to see what was going on here. It says:

"Do you love kustom-built American iron? Do you like the thrill of the wind blowing through your hair at 100 mph in something that you created in your own garage? Then keep up with the latest and greatest hot rods and customs from around the world."

"Ol' Skool RodZ brings you the best from the hot rod and kustom world. Cruise with us down Nostalgic Avenue to check out the kustom... Light up the tires on Hot Rod Lane with open wheeled rods and check out the grease monkeys wrenching, painting and striping their sleds in home garages. This is where you'll find baddest of the bad. No $100,000 show queens or chromed out trophies here. Ol' Skool RodZ magazine will entertain and inform the (pre 1970) American car builder/enthusiast."

"Ol' Skool RodZ is about old metal bodies, carburetors and straight pipes. We'll bring you the best from car clubs around the globe - the universe. No mambsy-pansy editorials or chicken shit pandering. We'll call it as we see it and cut to the chase. With grassroots reporting, in-your-face features and hot babes to warm your oil. We're putting the grease back in the greaser Kulture."

"We'll cover events, road trips, unauthorized drags and let you in on the shoptalk, tech tips and roadside repairs from America's best ol' skool rod builders and fabricators. We'll cover rods from Model A's to chopped trucks and maybe a suede bare bones Caddy now and then. Hot Rod art, tattoos and open straight pipes on lazy summer days will help set the backdrop to a magazine that will make a difference."

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Hot rods and Harleys. They go together quite well. But you're either a hot rodder or you're not. Obviously, owning a hot rod is only part of it. And you're either a biker or you're not. As we all know, there's more to being a biker than buying a Softail. The point here is that the magazine is put out by bikers, not hot rodders. I don't read The Horse but they seem to have a reputation for being good at writing about choppers and the biker lifestyle. But that doesn't make them hot rodders, or qualified to write about hot rods and hot rodders.

The real irony here is that since the mid-Eighties (after the new Harley-Davidsons became somewhat easier to maintain, with the changeover to the Evolution engine in the Big Twin models in 1984), we've been hearing bikers complain about their community having been invaded by RUBs (rich urban bikers) - people who just buy a new Harley-Davidson and start acting like bikers. Real bikers regard those people with the same disdain that we have for what we call gold-chainers - the people who just buy a high-dollar finished car and call themselves hot rodders. And yet the people who write this magazine have done to us what they hate having done to them: unqualified outsiders representing themselves as insiders, and writing about them in order to make money.

This doesn't really matter to me. I've never seen the magazine or looked for it. And although I had a book published in 1993 that was called Harley-Davidson Performance Parts Directory, I'll never be a biker. I love hot rods, race cars, drag boats, Ducatis, Moto Guzzis, Nortons, and good mountain bikes too much for that.

Dave
http://www.roadsters.com/

 

ya know what I like about issue #2 and 3 is there readers art section (WINK WINK) and that adds another hamb member to the mag! .....shameless plug huh?!

 

LOL, I hope a Hamber doesnt ever end up in Street rodder! Then everyone one will start saying how great that F%^&ing telephone book is!

 

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I'll admit to buying SRM fairly frequently for their occasional retro-rod article and especially for the Milestones series of articles. But you're right - the parts directory bit gets old and that's why I'll probably never subscribe.

 

I agree bigcheeze. I usually buy it once every year and a half, just so I can see what new products are out there. To tell the truth I don't subscribe to any mags anymore. I prefer to look them over and see if its worth buying first! Face it, like were saying here some issues are better then others no matter what mag it is.

 

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The rest only rank because there really isn't any competition.

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MAG-N-ETO magazine, NEWSLEDDER magazine, ROLLS & PLEATS magazine, BARRACUDA magazine, CRUZIN magazine, JAMMIN GEARS magazine, CONTINENTAL magazine... yeah.... I guess you're right, theres no competition. (????) By the way, I said ONE OF the best, not "OH GOD!! THIS IS THE BEST MAG EVER AND IT'S MY FAVORITE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!" ...

HOP UP is my favorite

 

And more competition! If you like cool rods & kustoms and it doesn`t matter if you won`t understand a shit, subscribe finnish kustom kulture magazine Primer!
I`m one of those who hasn`t got answer to many e-mails. I want to have Olskoolrodz mag for sale here in Finland, but nobody will answer my e-mails. I sell Rolls&Pleats, CKD, Wrench, Mag-neto, Newsledder, garage, Smokin`Shutdown, Barracuda, DicE and even new Kustoms Illustrated is allready coming. But...
They don`t run their business very well.

PLATU, chief editor of Primer Magazine/Finland

 

If you dont like it,dont buy it.
If you suscribe,and dont get it,
talk to them...


EASY,HUH?

 

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LOL, I hope a Hamber doesnt ever end up in Street rodder! Then everyone one will start saying how great that F%^&ing telephone book is!

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Don't look in the most recent issue, then...

I saw 2 HAMBer vehicles for sure and they were even (gasp) named in the caption. Both are badass Texas rides. Okay, enough hints...

 

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I still got about 12 or 15 autobuff magazines myself

 

Did any of you ever stop to think that maybe we aren't "Ol Skool Rodz" target audience?

I mean, if you've ever looked at the mag, it's pretty obvious that it's dumbed down to the point where an illiterate 3rd grade retard could somewhat comprehend it.

I really think the magazine is positioning itself to be the "industry leader" when the mullet wearing camaro/ Monster Truck/ Nascar crowd catches on to the "new hip rat rod rockerbilly" scene.

"Hey Jim Bob, you seen that new Ol' Skool Rodz rag? I like it because there's lots of pictures of black primer and it don't hurt my brain too bad."

Anyone that is seriously into traditional Rods and/or customs won't care anything about Ol' Skool Rodz because it's a fucking joke when compared side by side with Hop Up or TRJ. And as far as the lifestyle portion is concerned, Garage Magazine makes Ol' Skool rodz its bitch...no contest.

Don't get me wrong...I'll buy The Horse magazine (obviously published by the same company) if there's something in it I like, because there is no real alternative. But it makes me wish there was a magazine the caliber of TRJ that was covering traditional bike builds....anyone listening?

I'm not saying they should shut their doors and close up shop, just that they should either nurture their image as a joke and do something original with it (what a concept!), or cut out the bullshit and concentrate on becoming a quality magazine with real car features.

And Bigums, I have no idea who you might be talking about. However, I will say that Peter Vincent is a fucking ruler....one look at that article with his photos and it shows.

 

We were wondering what the status is on SHOP RAG's future?
Great effort....but since ModernBeat left to pursue his secret dream of World Class Ice Dancer, what is Honest gonna do to keep it alive?

 

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Damn I knew HIP had something to do with it!

 

Johnny, I've got it on good authority that Shop Rag #3 is under development right now. They're just going to have to farm out the printing this time.