Art & Inspiration Images from defunct automotive magazines

When I saw this photo I actually got a whiff of that old car magazine smell. HRP

 

Our club back then did a road test on the New Total Performance T.

 

Cool car magazine for the ''do-it-yourselfer'' car enthusiast

 

Lot of dreams about cars & motorcycles in these pages

 

U.K. inspired car enthusiast magazine....''how to'' for the home garage.

 

yep!, I like this thread.

 

One of my favorite covers.

 

Can't believe no one posted this one yet!

 

That was the first Rod and Custom I ever got. Our Junior High library was throwing out a stack of Hot Rods, Car Craft and what-nots. That copy happened to be in the pile and I snagged it. Still have it.

 

WOW, dig those crazy wheels. Great thread!

 

It's a damn good thing they are protecting it! Bush is nearing extinction lately!

 

How funny (or sad) is it that I read your quote on Mad Mikey's post, his statement about crazy wheels (Turbine's to be exact!) and absolutely knew which Rod Action cover this was? I musta read that article a 100 times as a kid.

 

I gotta admit, I thought turbine mags were ugly in the seventies. I was in the minority then....

 

I couldn't find it Bob,probably at the bottom of the back bedroom closet, HRP

 

You were not alone, HRP

 

That first one is insanity. lol I love it!


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I spent hours & hours reading these magazines....learned my ''basics'' of auto repair

 

It's nice to know that each decade had it's ''car enthusiasts''

 

I like this cover....

 

A couple of the different ones I've found. Color might be a little off with the led lights.

 

This T has got to be one of the nicest ones I have ever seen. I remember having this issue and drooling over that car. Who cares what color it was;it is a perfect example of a hot rod.
That said here are some of my favorite covers:

 

One of the first HOT ROD covers I remember had the SO-CAL cars on it, about '54.
A belly tank, roadster, and coupe.

 

A rare one. lol

 

That might come as a surprise to current Editor John McGann

 

Super Rare - Only 1 issue published, then it became Rod & Custom

 

I was a subscriber to Hop Up in 1953, so when they spun off Rods and Customs, I got two complimentary copies in the mail. Not having exceptional foresight, I threw one away (still have the 2nd copy, though).

 

Seeing all of the old titles that I still have on my shelf makes me think that I will dig them out and reread them this winter. Better than TV.
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