end of an era........
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I just read this update regarding the foldings of certain magazines.
Popular Hot Rodding folds into Hot Rod.
Rod & Custom folds into Street Rodder.
High Performance Pontiac folds into Hot Rod.
Custom Classic Trucks folds into Classic Trucks.
4 Wheel Drive & SUV folds into Four Wheeler.
Mud Life folds into Four Wheeler.
5.0 Mustang folds into Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.
Modified Mustangs & Fords folds into Mustang Monthly.
Camaro Performers folds into Super Chevy.
GM Hi-Tech folds into Super Chevy.
Import Tuner folds into Super Street.
Honda Tuning folds into Super Street.
Now we just need to find out what happens to our Paid in full subscriptions?
Very sad news.
Popular Hot Rodding folds into Hot Rod.
Rod & Custom folds into Street Rodder.
High Performance Pontiac folds into Hot Rod.
Custom Classic Trucks folds into Classic Trucks.
4 Wheel Drive & SUV folds into Four Wheeler.
Mud Life folds into Four Wheeler.
5.0 Mustang folds into Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.
Modified Mustangs & Fords folds into Mustang Monthly.
Camaro Performers folds into Super Chevy.
GM Hi-Tech folds into Super Chevy.
Import Tuner folds into Super Street.
Honda Tuning folds into Super Street.
Now we just need to find out what happens to our Paid in full subscriptions?
Very sad news.
750H.P.V6
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So, if GM High Tech folds into Super Chevy then there won't be anything related to other GM brands right?
Neal
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Hmmm.
GM High Tech is scheduled to do a photo shoot this weekend at our Bates Nut Farm car show.
I wonder if they'll keep the online part of it.
GM High Tech is scheduled to do a photo shoot this weekend at our Bates Nut Farm car show.
I wonder if they'll keep the online part of it.
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Wow this is truly disturbing . I liked pop hotroding much more than hotrod or car craft 
Pontiac performance was cool to read- no Chevy stuff
GM high tech I liked for the same reason everyone here does. - I talked to the editor
About doing a 3800 write up and he was all for it. Guess that's gone too.
Just sick/ dislike of Hotrod mag. Should call it CamaroRod mag.
Pontiac performance was cool to read- no Chevy stuff
GM high tech I liked for the same reason everyone here does. - I talked to the editor
About doing a 3800 write up and he was all for it. Guess that's gone too
.Just sick/ dislike of Hotrod mag. Should call it CamaroRod mag.
As the final editor of GMHTP, let me take this opportunity to thank you for your years of readership and loyalty.
Being my personal favorite publication, GMHTP was one of the few publications I turned to for insight, entertainment, and ideas for my personal project cars prior to my involvement. High Performance Pontiac and Popular Hot Rodding were the other two.
With the advent of online media publications, GMHTP print quickly found it's way to the retirement home. There were other contributing factors, business related, that I won't get into here, but the writing was on the wall. However, I will go onto say that it wasn't the lack of advertising; I was personally involved in helping to get several companies on board while there, with others eager to renew when their contracts were up.
Unfortunately, while I was adamant about bringing the GMHTP brand into the 21st century with video production, our huge push with social media, and our never ending adaption of exclusive online content, the bean counters didn't think it was enough - and with the recent new management change, they felt that GMHTP offered much of the same content that their other publications had, even though we all know better...
Being a passionate owner of a turbo Buick like the rest of you, I was excited about bringing them back into the mag with more features, more tech, and an overall rejuvenation of enthusiasm for our now classic high-tech musclecars.
Not only did the closure of GMHTP hit home for me from an occupational level, but from an enthusiast level as well. Over the last 11 months GMHTP was in production, I am happy to say I was able to leave my mark on the brand. There's one more issue left, and had I known it was going to be the last before I turned everything in, I would have made it much more special than it already is.
Someone above had mentioned 3800 performance, and you're right in saying I supported them, along with TRs. One of my freelancers was (and is) going to build a '98 Regal GS into an 11-second street/strip car, and it's under the knife as we speak. I'll be hanging onto my personal "Wicked6" GN as well. Although you won't ever see anything on these cars in print, they will be uploaded onto the GMHTP website in the near future. As far as the Bates Nut Farm coverage, I'll be sure to have the freelancer scheduled to cover do so, and it will be online shortly after the event.
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Being my personal favorite publication, GMHTP was one of the few publications I turned to for insight, entertainment, and ideas for my personal project cars prior to my involvement. High Performance Pontiac and Popular Hot Rodding were the other two.
With the advent of online media publications, GMHTP print quickly found it's way to the retirement home. There were other contributing factors, business related, that I won't get into here, but the writing was on the wall. However, I will go onto say that it wasn't the lack of advertising; I was personally involved in helping to get several companies on board while there, with others eager to renew when their contracts were up.
Unfortunately, while I was adamant about bringing the GMHTP brand into the 21st century with video production, our huge push with social media, and our never ending adaption of exclusive online content, the bean counters didn't think it was enough - and with the recent new management change, they felt that GMHTP offered much of the same content that their other publications had, even though we all know better...
Being a passionate owner of a turbo Buick like the rest of you, I was excited about bringing them back into the mag with more features, more tech, and an overall rejuvenation of enthusiasm for our now classic high-tech musclecars.
Not only did the closure of GMHTP hit home for me from an occupational level, but from an enthusiast level as well. Over the last 11 months GMHTP was in production, I am happy to say I was able to leave my mark on the brand. There's one more issue left, and had I known it was going to be the last before I turned everything in, I would have made it much more special than it already is.
Someone above had mentioned 3800 performance, and you're right in saying I supported them, along with TRs. One of my freelancers was (and is) going to build a '98 Regal GS into an 11-second street/strip car, and it's under the knife as we speak. I'll be hanging onto my personal "Wicked6" GN as well. Although you won't ever see anything on these cars in print, they will be uploaded onto the GMHTP website in the near future. As far as the Bates Nut Farm coverage, I'll be sure to have the freelancer scheduled to cover do so, and it will be online shortly after the event.
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750H.P.V6
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Super Chevy isn't gonna cut it, I wouldn't buy a copy if I was stranded in an airport on a 12 hour layover.
We miss GMHTP already. Are you coming back to CA Rick?
Neal
We miss GMHTP already. Are you coming back to CA Rick?Neal
@02WS686GN , thank you for the reply. I personally think this whole thing blows. Thanks for putting it into nicer words.
GBGN1
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This really sucks. I was the one who was asking about the 3800. I like to look at something tangible, especially on the toilet. Lol. I really enjoyed those magazines.
Anyway Rick , welcome to town. Lots of cars in this town. Get ready to sweat.
Anyway Rick , welcome to town. Lots of cars in this town. Get ready to sweat.
Not to hijack the thread, but this is just another example of the worldwide economic contraction that is engulfing us now. In the next three years, ALL of the major automobile manufacturers will no longer manufacture any of their cars in Australia. Makes me wonder how long it will be before the same thing happens here.
TexasT
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Dude, sorry to hear you lost your gig, congrats on the new one. Texas is a big place and I hope you are able to make a go of it. If you need help, advice, or what not there are a bunch of Buick guys down there, as well as around the state.
I found it funny to think that the pencil pushers think super crappy, oh I mean chevy, is a suitable substitute for either of the three they axed. Obviously not car guys.
Any how, Welcome to Texas! Don't forget to swing through the Texas regional section.
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Rick,
Sorry to hear about the cutback. You have always represented us in ways that we are very proud of, long before you worked at GMHTP. You are a local hero in the So Western section. If those Texans don't roll out the red carpet for you, (Charlie lives there ya know
) So Cal would be totally stoked to have you back.
Let us know if we can do anything for you.
Mike Barnard
Sorry to hear about the cutback. You have always represented us in ways that we are very proud of, long before you worked at GMHTP. You are a local hero in the So Western section. If those Texans don't roll out the red carpet for you, (Charlie lives there ya know
) So Cal would be totally stoked to have you back. Let us know if we can do anything for you.
Mike Barnard
Thanks for the welcome! I'll be relocating to Houston in about a month, and Ill be looking for some Buick peeps to mingle with and a club to join. I feel bad for not being able to do anything with the Central Florida Buick club while I was here, thanks to my busy schedule, but I'm hoping to make up for it on Texas!
Rick,
Sorry to hear about the cutback. You have always represented us in ways that we are very proud of, long before you worked at GMHTP. You are a local hero in the So Western section. If those Texans don't roll out the red carpet for you, (Charlie lives there ya know
Let us know if we can do anything for you.
Mike Barnard
Thanks, Mike! That means a lot! A lot of great Buick guys in the southwest section!
On a side note, the Spoolfool bumper filler story will be the last Buick related article that'll be hosted on the GMHTP site. Apparently, the Editor who will be overlooking the Super Chevy site (that will incorporate GMHTP, Camaro Performers, and Chevy Hi) isn't too interested in Buick content. At least that's what he told me when I pitched using my GN and the '98 Regal GS for project cars. I also doubt he wants to run features, either. So to the Turbo Buick community, GMHTP is dead.
But we had a great run!
TexasT
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Yep, fun while it lasted. Too bad chevy guys are stuck in "well it's a chevy, what else is there?". Print media is dying. I can't remember the last magazine or paper I looked at. If it isn't on the interwebz, ill never see it.
Keep moving forward.
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F' them!
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Damn. At least we still got the Buick sites. Just when these cars were starting to get some good recognition it all gets axed
Exactly. Finally people are starting to figure them out and their place in auto history, and then we get hosed. Oh well, goes along with the story of ownership of these cars too; just when they get good, something else breaks.
