Well I guess I should get crackin. I’m still shell shocked over this winter. Almost 8’ of snow, wind chills of - 45, we normally get maybe 4’, my gas bill for the heated garage was crazy. I’ve got to get into the swing of things, now just trying to catch up on cutting the grass, all this snow and rain, I’m cutting every 3 days!
It’s growing like wildfire.
Hi everyone. I know that I had previously registered but could not login via any of my E-mail addresses so I opened up a new account.
I’ve followed this thread since its inception and need to introduce myself to you all. My name is Rich Truesdell and you will see my name all over the first issue of Legendary Cougar Magazine (LCM). Some of you might know me from some of the other magazines I’ve edited over the years (Car Audio and Electronics, Automotive Traveler, Chevrolet Enthusiast and Automotive Traveler’s Classic Car) as well as some of the 20+ automotive magazines that I have contributed to since 1987 that include Motor Trend Classic, Car and Driver, Road and Track Specials, Musclecar Enthusiast, Muscle Car Review, Mustang Enthusiast, Octane, Classic and Sports Car, Mercedes Enthusiast and many more titles.
First I would like to say thank you for all the support that helped to launch LCM and all the positive comments. Feedback is critical and even more important are story ideas and potential feature vehicles coming from you, our supporting subscribers.
As Bill Basore has explained and if you’ve looked at the digital edition, each issue will feature a 1967-68 Cougar, a 1969-70 model and a 1971-73 car. These 18-20 pages are the heart of the magazine. But as you hopefully will have already seen, we’ve set the bar very high with regard to photography and visuals. I hope that everyone who sees themselves as a potential writer and photographer, that you’ll take a long, hard look at the Photographing Your Cougar story. It’s a blueprint on how to get your car into the magazine.
Because I can’t do what I did with Cougar 1, that is to fly up to Washington to shoot it, Bill and I will depend on all of you to photograph your car and submit your best shots.
Funny story about the story on the San Francisco Bay Area Houndstooth Cougars, Ebony and Ivory. Between all the participants there was an exchange of more than 20 E-mails, and the shoot was coordinated by Gavin Schlesinger. I prefer shooting cars at sunrise or sunset and Gavin herded all the cats together for the sunrise shoot at the Blackhawk Museum. Everyone arrived around 6:15 AM, before sunrise, and Gavin started sending me cameraphone shots as they set up.
Aided by his cameraphone photos, I was able to help them set up and stage the cars, just like I was there. But I was 300 miles away (still in bed) as the two photographers started shooting. Their results turned out great, making it easy for me to design the two-car layout. It’s an example of how we can use all the tools available to create and produce a marque-specific magazine that will rival any produced anywhere around the world.
Now that I’ve introduced myself, I hope that you’ll free to contact me with your thoughts and ideas for the magazine. With Bill, I’m already laying out the next two issues but there are several slots still open so we’re looking for your contributions.
Richard Truesdell
Co-editor, Legendary Cougar Magazine, Editor of Automotive Traveler’s Classic Car
Subscribed/Read online last night the first edition of the magazine.
Beautifully conceived and executed, I was riveted to the screen and went cover to cover.
Read about the Houndstooth 1970’s with great interest.
They were indeed rare, but I’d always wanted one.
Back in about 1975, when I had my maroon '67, a white 1970 Houndstooth Cougar suddenly appeared in a small used car lot in San Rafael, California, near where I lived then.
I couldn’t believe it!! It had 98k on the clock and was really really dirty. But I knew I could clean it up real good. I was really excited about it.
Took me a couple of days to figure out how I could sell my '67 and get that one.
But when I got there again, it was just…gone!
Never seen another one on a car lot ever again.
Great magazine! Very much looking forward to more of them!
Everyone subscribe! It’s absolutely worth it!
Truly an idea whose time has come!!!
Wow! Thanks!
Some really good news: I had the first issue from the printers sent red label (should have been here yesterday actually) and it looks great.
A comparison of the '67 Car of the Year issue of Motor Trend and out first issue.
I’m not sure what I’d been waiting for, Bill…but I just found one of those from Feb’67 on Ebay. Yesss!
B
Hello.
For some reason i cant log in to the Magazine, earlier it worked fine but since the first volume been released i cant login. 
Thanks Tommy.
Just as a reminder, your user name is the first part of your email address, everything before the @ symbol. You can reset your password by following the links.
Well, the thing is that when i try to reset my password , it says that my email adress is incorrect. To be sure i tried all my 3 email adresses.
Also tried all 3 names Before @.
I have been registered earlier but obviusly not anymore, paid with my credit card, but it was so long ago i dont remember when.
Think i was #130 or something.
I have sent an email to the web page.
/Thanks Tommy.
Thanks Bill, i read your email, and now it works.
Thanks again Tommy.
Bill did I sign up for both? I haven’t seen my paper copy in the mail yet could you double check please? [emoji74][emoji106][emoji111]️
I’ll be [emoji79]if I didn’t sign up for the paper version!!
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It looks like you just singed up for the online version, but you are not too late. The print version in bulk should arrive here on Tuesday and go into the mail on Wednesday.
You can upgrade an online only subscription, adding print, by following this link: http://legendarycougar.com/product/print-upgrade-all-six-issues-legendary-cougar-magazine-volume-1/ This link is only for people that currently have the online subscription.
If you don’t have a subscription now, you can subscribe by using the options on the site. http://legendarycougar.com/shop/
If you want to be part of the first mailing of the print issue you need to subscribe no later than Tuesday the 27th.
I have an appointment with the Post office on Wednesday at 11AM to do the first mass mailing. As it turns out getting a periodical permit is a rare event these days, and I am really impressed by how hard the Post Office has worked to help make this happen. On the other hand, they only accept mass mailings like this three days a week Wednesday through Friday from 9AM to 1PM.
Me, too…Keep checking the mailbox and haven’t received it yet.
One step forward two steps back…
Important UPDATE!
Issue one of Legendary Cougar Magazine is delayed. The magazine is now scheduled to go into the mail to subscribers next Wednesday, June 4th. Delivery to your address is expected to take three to four days.
We had expected to receive the print copies the end of last week, or at the latest today, Tuesday the 27th. We have since learned that the printer did not ship the magazine on a timely basis. As of this morning the magazines are just now in the hands of UPS in South Carolina, and now expected here in Phoenix no later than June 3rd.
We are extremely disappointed that this delay has occurred and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will allow a longer window for the printers in the future so that we might be able to avoid this kind of problem going forward.
This only points to the fact this is a human endeavor. It is such a cool thing you are doing, we can all wait a few more days. Try not to lose any (more) sleep over it!
We now have the Canadian print copy option on the the site. We are using 1st Class Postage to send these so it is a bit pricey. I wish we could find a better option.
The Print Plus Online or Print Only subscription is $77.99 the upgrade to add Print to an existing online subscription is $54.00
Here is a link to the new subscription page: http://legendarycougar.com/product-category/magazine-subscription/
Here is a link to the upgrade NOTE: YOU MUST have an existing online only subscription to use this: http://legendarycougar.com/product/print-upgrade-all-six-issues-legendary-cougar-magazine-volume-1/
Please let me know if you have any difficulty as we haven’t been able to test this a fully as I would like. Web sites are finicky things.
Cancel my subscription, Bill…This is BS 
I just got my full Feb '67 Car of the Year issue in the mail yesterday and am geeked to get this one!
Dear Mr. Aust,
Due to your recently-posted caustic comments against one of the esteemed publishers of the Legendary Cougar Magazine (that has unfortunately gone virile on the internet), I’m sorry to inform you of our unanimous decision. Our people will be contacting your people shortly, but the concensus is that you will need to liquidate your holdings of all Cougar inventory, effective immediately. Ms. Shelly Sterling has been appointed as the executor, and we would appreciate your full cooperation in this process.
Best Regards,
The Committee
Oh Snap…