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 Driving My Life Away
For Frontiers’ first ever automotive issue, we decided to
profile Great Autos of Yesteryear, an amazing 25-year-old
club made up of gay and lesbian vintage car aficionados. I’m
very envious of these passionate folks, as I grew up in a
family that loved working on cars. On weekdays after work
and school and practically anytime on weekends, my father,
brother, and uncle could be found in our driveway or the
garage taking apart a car motor and reassembling it for the
sheer, unimagined joy it seemed to give them. I never joined
in this male bonding ritual — I guess the car-loving gene
was one more trait I didn’t share with the men in my family
and, frankly, the term “cracked head gasket” has always given
me pause. Nowadays, I have my regrets that I didn’t learn
more about automobiles and can’t distinguish a carburetor
from a crankshaft. Possibly excepting a visit to my dentist’s
office, there are few things I dread more than shopping for
a new car. Like many of you, I have an innate distrust for
automobile salesman. Fortunately, frequent Frontiers contributor—and
car enthusiast—Michael André Adams has done much of the legwork
for us. Check out his reviews of 2009 vehicles beginning
on page 45.
Despite gas prices rising and oil supplies dwindling, according
to a recent Arbitron survey, Americans, on average, spend
approximately two and a half hours each day in their automobiles,
mostly out of necessity. With automakers busy working on
“green” cars, many of which promise guilt-free driving in
the form of emissions-free vehicles, we offer a preview of
the latest in alternative-powered vehicles.
With this issue, I ask you to help me congratulate veteran
Frontiers employee George Skinner, formerly our graphic design
artist and production coordinator, on his new position as
our art director and to welcome talented photographer Brent
Dundore to the staff as our new photo editor. Both come aboard
with fresh visions and bursting with creative ideas. Expect
to see many exciting changes in the magazine’s design in
the coming months.
I hope you enjoy this issue and as always, I welcome your
feedback. Write in to letters@frontierspublishing.com to
let us know what you think.
Yours,
Jeremy Kinser
Editor in Chief
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