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25 wrz 2018 · An unofficial history of tuner magazines such as Super Street, Import Tuner and DSport. Were the cars better? Are they wack now? When did they start? What happened to the models? Do magazines even matter now? The magazines helped to build and grow the audience for the tuner market in the 90's and 00's.
An unofficial history of tuner magazines such as Super Street, Import Tuner and DSport. Were the cars better? Are they wack now? When did they start?
What started off as a subcultural aberration in the 70s turned into a full blown pop cultural phenomenon by the late 90s, and the last decade saw Corporate America, along with Hollywood, take...
Import Tuner was published by Kipp Kington and IGC. Mr. Kington launched Import Tuner's parent magazine, Turbo & Hi-Tech Performance, in 1985. The team, which later included Michael Ferrara, pioneered a new type of magazine focused on performance vehicles from all countries.
Pioneering a fresh, new concept of combining both import models and bad ass cars all rolled into one, Import Tuner was propelled to stardom and has maintained its popularity for the past nine...
5 sie 2021 · Import Tuner is long gone and the style from the early years changed so much in the time that it was in publication. I wanted specifically for these photos to look like the first year of Import Tuner’s existence.
By this time, too, various magazines were re-focusing on the import scene (Turbo Magazine), while other started showing up like Sport Compact Car and a few local shops started popping up selling Option/Option2 as well as Video Option/Best Motoring (on VHS!).
