It was one of the first major publications to focus exclusively on import-only content, predating the explosion of interest brought by the Fast & Furious franchise.
For nearly two decades, Import Tuner was the voice of a revolution. It documented the war between JDM supremacy and the rising European tuning scene. But physical copies of these magazines have become unicorns—rotting in basements, selling for triple-digit prices on eBay, or lost in landfills.