Last winter
Douglas Blain, publisher of
The Automobile (and founder of
Bike and
Car magazines), suggested I take the helm of a new magazine, online only at first, which would focus on all things unrestored, original, still in use, resplendent in their own juices, called
Oily Rag. The broad scope possible with such a title appealed to me, as I'm a fan of vintage cars, motorcycles, bicycles, architecture, art, film, tools, fashion...and a few other things too! So,
Oily Rag will include all those things, with a variety of contributors, and the hope that enough people (and advertisers) will support the concept to bring it to print.
Oily Rag is up and running; bookmark it in your browser, or better still, subscribe via email; its free, and as you'd expect, more than just a daily photo post, or yet another 'commandC/commandV' horror. No reposting of press releases as 'news', no fawning media suckups to advertisers, just stuff we consider worth discussing.
Click here to check it out.Fear not,
The Vintagent will continue as always, and expand into new areas, with extra help from my new production manager, Debbie Macdonald (with 19 years' experience on
Thunder Press), and maybe a boot from my new friends in the print world. My adventures on the Motorcycle Cannonball will be mentioned here, but as
Oily Rag is my principal sponsor, they'll get the bulk of my reportage. Stay tuned!
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