Art & Inspiration Interesting images from old magazines

A series of the Oldest Hot Rod mag covers

1948

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June



July




August



September




October



November



more to come

 

1949 hot rod covers


Jan


Feb




March



April




May



June




July 1949 Now I know what was the cover for my Birth LOL


September




November

 

The last of them 1950


April




June




July



September



October



November

 

Engine Hop Up, April 1958.
Having four pots up top is a little different. Visually, they make it look balanced since one can only see four header pipes at a time. Functionally, though, it seems that three-twos were the way to go.

 

Found a set of Car Craft covers

1961

 

More Car Craft Finish 1961

 

1962

 

Finish off 1962

 

1963

 

Finish off 1963

 

Sut Aliff's "Black Diamond" from HRM Jan. 1962...

 

Partial of 1964

 

Sure easy to see the start of custom's dark days where more was, well, more.

 

First part of 1965

 

Last of 1965

 

Some shots taken from the pages of my " The Saga of Spencer Murray's Dream Truck " book....it's even signed by Murray...the book is by Mark S. Gustafson and Bill Aitchison..

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Some of my Show programs from the past.....

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That's a hell of a find Loudbang.... Nice condition...you say you found just the covers ? I have most of the one's pictured myself but not quite in that nice of condition.....really cool stuff..

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Some pictures from a article in a June '93 Northwest Cruzin Magazine ...it was a interview with Bob Tindle of The Orange Crate Fame....

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It's a site that just has covers probably finish off with the 1966 ones but it has more too.

 

End of era

1966

 

The old magazine's had the coolest cover's...that was a very cool run Loudbang,..but do era's really truly come to a end ?.... Physically ... I guess they do..but mentally...they live on..in my mind anyway ...especially the good ones... a least for now .. while I still have one..??

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Gotta keep it HAMB friendly LOL.

Some day we will be in a nursing home in our wheelchairs flying down the corridors making VRROOOM sounds Thinking about the good old days. LOL

 

Last of the HAMB friendly ones













Had one of the GT 67 Mustangs

 

Found a few more

 

Jan. 22, 1966 Drag Sport.

 

Now I realize that it's not an old photo from an old magazine. But it's no less interesting, no?


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I believe that's a terracotta roof on that house.....OK .. I was trying not to be so aaaaaa...hell with it...."That Chick Has Some Boobs On Her" .... And she's wearing pearl's also.....Class......just saying..

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Undated ad in unspecified magazine. Probably from the mid 1960s based on the $2.00 price.