Manifesto

In 2025, I began my obsession with automotive and motorsports coffee table books. I fell in love with the sheer weight of them. The thick, uncoated paper, the massive, full-bleed photography, and the permanence of the stories inside. In a world that is constantly scrolling and refreshing, those books felt like anchors. They demanded that you sit down, pour a cup of coffee, and actually read them.

But eventually, I hit a wall. As beautiful as a coffee table book is, it is static. Once you read it, it stays the same. I found myself craving that exact same heavy, premium, tactile experience, but with a pulse. I wanted a publication that arrived fresh in my mailbox, exploring classic stories, but built with the uncompromising quality of a book you'd never throw away.

Standard monthly magazines were too flimsy. Books were too stationary. So, I decided to build the middle ground.

Welcome to Speedster Magazine.

My heart has always belonged to vintage motorsports and classic sports cars. My interest in the digital, computerized hypercars of today exists, but it feels passionless in comparison. Instead, I fell in love with the rich history, the rivalries, the danger, and the unfiltered romance of the analog era. I care about the cars that leak a little oil, the smell of rich exhaust on a summer morning, and the people who aren't afraid to put stone chips on the hood of a classic.

Speedster Magazine is the manifestation of that passion. It is a perfect-bound quarterly print built for the true analog enthusiast. Every issue explores legendary sports cars, traces the greatest driving roads, dissects the heat of historic races, and tracks the ever-changing collector market.

It is designed to be read, collected, and left on your coffee table or your workbench.
We are here to celebrate the analog connection between driver and machine. I built this for myself, but I have a feeling I'm not the only one who wants to read it.

— Dylan

Founder, Speedster Magazine