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Issue 01 · Winter 2026/27Published by Carshowcasing MediaCanada · United States
Quarter Panel

A quarterly on cars, the people who keep them, and the way they're photographed

Cover story · 09–20 · Issue 01

One hundred cars, one archive, and the twelve that made the wall

Over a hundred sessions, roughly eighty finished frames each. For the first issue we opened the whole archive and kept what still held up at print size — and asked the owners what they remembered about the day.

Photographs by Carshowcasing · Words by Brendon Bellerose · online December 2026

Inside Issue 01Read the editor's letter

Ownersp. 25

The daily: the roofer's Civic

Drake fixes roofs for a living and rebuilt the engine in this 1991 Civic hatchback himself. Then he did the thing most people don't: kept driving it. In his own words, once the interview is done.

In Issue 01 · online November 2026

Featurep. 49

The photographer who doesn't exist

Four pages of cars nobody has seen, shot by someone nobody has met. Read to the last page.

In Issue 01 · online December 2026Contains generated imagery

In this issue

64 pages. Perfect-bound (on demand) · saddle-stitched for batch runs. Read online free as each piece is finished, or buy the print when it ships in December 2026.

  1. Why a magazine, and why we're saying who publishes it05
  2. One hundred cars, one archive, and the twelve that made the wall09
  3. Why car photos look better at 7 a.m. than at noon21
  4. The daily: the roofer's Civic25
  5. Portfolio: eight spreads, no words33
  6. Shop profile: the first partner41
  7. The photographer who doesn't exist49
  8. The convertible: Dylan's C855
  9. How a small shop is run: shipping quoted before you pay59

Quarter Panel Awards 2027

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Issue 01 in print

64 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, printed on demand and shipped to you. Ships December 2026; the price is set once the printer's quote is in. Join the list to be told when it's ready.

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