As a kid, I could not wait for the next issue of Hot Rod. I always had 3 of 4 different ones in my bag at school. Once the LS came out, everything became snap together, plug and play. LS engines are the black plastic guns of the hot rod scene.
Also, my dad was a member of the Confederate Air Force. Their warbird mag, Dispatch, was another read that I always enjoyed. Like
@Sparks of Dutch Glory shingles, those pages of planes covered my walls.
Now it's all black plastic LS engines and the 'Commemorative' Air Force.