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[Mort]

Thank god for that, thought I missed this issue, will have to hit the newsagency tomorrow, been waiting for weeks for it

[frash da bucket]

Hi Dane,

You car looks fantastic in the magazine,so does our photo shoot of the gtr and xu-1 owners club we did last year,i picked the spot in sydney,at one of the local beaches were i grew up.


Cheers John.

[Mort]

Got it, just had a quick flick through it at the mo, very nice car Dane love the pics, am liking the Manderine 5000 as well, that's how Tracies car will look after its done only with bonnet scoop, square headlights and no drop tank ( yet ).

[Tyre biter]

The editor of the Aussie Muscle Enthusiast; Matt Ludgate has been dismissed by Express Media Group (the publisher) - NFD.
Matt made the announcement yesterday on the AME Facebook page;
https://www.facebook...165348896835689
Not sure what this means for the future of the publication - time will tell I guess.
IMO this is a sad day given Matt is a true believer - a car guy like the rest of us who has a passion for the cars and for the magazine, and so I wonder (if the magazine continues) if it will become but a shadow of its former self...
I know you troll here from time to time Matt - thanks for what you have created; you will be missed around the traps.
Cheers, TB

[orangeLJ]

Not the first time Express have given their best and brightest staff the boot unexpectedly..... seems to be an ongoing occurence

[MONZA1]

+ 2

[LXM21]

Very disappointed to hear of this. Matts a true beliver in muscle csrs of all makes & the magazine was a good read under his watch.

[v8xu1pete]

Ditto, spoke to him a couple of times, top bloke.

[Seymour Beer 1]

Bugger. Matt was doing a great job getting AME out monthly. He had mastered the short story coupled with excellent shots of the cars. A good mix of orginal and modified cars and mix of all brands and models. You know you are doing a good job when the opposition copies you- Issue 4 of AME was full of pink cars and 18 months later Aust Muscle Car (AMC) does exactly the same thing. The magazine is not chock full of ads, unlike some others. Let's hope the magazine doesn't down hill like AMC with a change of driver. My bookcase certainly appreciated your efforts. Thanks Matt

[REDA9X]

AMC has certainly gone downhill since Mark Oastler left, he actually did his research before he would do a story and was careful about what he allowed to be printed. I'm sure we all remember the VK big banger issue.

[Mort]

+1 Seymour, Matt you have done an excellent job on the 17 issues I have and let's hope it doesn't go down hill from here as I always looked forward to the next issue every month.

[REDA9X]

Have to agree with you there. The article on the E49 in the current issue is absolute rubbish (written by Gary Bridger). Luke West should have done a better job editing that one. (And I have a real soft spot for Chugs, having owned an E38 until fairly recently).

Yep, I think it will only get worse too as the information and cars dry up they will start to get desperate to fill pages. AME is different, they can fill the pages with nice cars while AMC is supposed to be the real deal. Thats what happens when you lose someone who has the passion for the job. I just think Luke had some extremely big boots to fill, and I think whowever takes over from Matt will also have some big boots to fill. They will need someone passionate about the subject, not just an editor.

[LXM21]

Only bought the latest AMC for something to read on a long flight recently. Certainly not what it was.