his very issue you’re holding in your hands—or reading electronically via some intelligent gadget—marks the fourth anniversary of Classic Truck Performance/In The Garage Media … FOUR YEARS! But to be quite honest, I’m not the least bit surprised we’ve not only made it this far (in these strange times we’re in) but have grown substantially since our launching at the dawn of the pandemic. 

Why the confidence? Well, simply put, when we all (the collective ITGM family) left our previous place of employ, there was a huge void left in the way of niche market enthusiast magazines. And, as we’re all just that, enthusiasts, we felt responsible for filling that hole with the best, non-corporate publications we could possibly make. And that’s precisely what we’ve spent the last four years doing. 

It hasn’t been easy by any means, but the rewards of seeing your hard work on the newsstands, on people’s phones/tablets, and so on, is beyond worth it. And that hard work goes beyond our very small ITGM family (Yasmin Fajatin and Sarah Gonzales running an extremely tight ship, Rob Munoz busting out one amazing layout/cover after another, Nick Licata doing his thing quite successfully with All Chevy Performance, and Modern Rodding’s Brian Brennan and Group Publisher Tim Foss taking our company to the next level, on all levels!), as we have a network of freelancers filling the pages (of all three titles) on a monthly basis.  Without every single one of them, none of this would’ve been possible, nor would it continue to be the successful venture that it is. 

Four years may not seem like much, especially for someone like me who’s been at this for the past three decades, but once again, with all things considered, four years is quite the accomplishment … and we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon (with 12 issues a year on top of all the other social/web-related responsibilities, there is no time to slow down to begin with!). 

So, what do we have in store for the foreseeable future? Well, again, simply put, more of the same, just better. We’re going to keep cramming as much great content into each and every monthly issue as we possibly can, our social media will continue to showcase that as well as everything else we have going on, and our websites will grow even bigger as we expand each of the brand’s platforms, as well as our YouTube channels showcasing the videos that uniquely complement our print content.

Looking forward to what the rest of 2024 has to offer … and beyond. And thank you for coming along for the ride and supporting what we do.