Anyone else collect these? Its a pretty short run (4 issues) great little mag though especially for oregon and washington folks! My dad remembered a name of a fella a cpl years older than him with an ad in the wanted section. They grew up in the same town
Do Not have any of these four. Yet the value of them has now increased noticeable and substantial due to your post !
No idea about monetary value... I got em in a stack of 200 hrm's that I paid 40 bucks for... The value to me is enjoying the history of this hobby and era that completely captivates me! Plus I enjoy that dusty smell as I read
This is what I found from searching the internet. The magazine was the creation of Peter Sukalac, who provided the photos, stories, elbow grease and money. Northwest Rods was published in Portland, Oregon from October, 1957 until April, 1958. None for sale on the Electronic selling sites.
I'd imagine fairly rare, neat though! Mine are near mint. They have local cars but also a little coverage on stuff like the aztec when it came to portland
Pete Sukalac covered the Northwest for Hot Rod for a long while with a stellar reputation for quality photography and text. He taught Pat Ganahl how to shoot indoor photos with the correct flash. Pat was always grateful for that.
I vaguely remember that magazine.... I was 9 years old at the time. (amazing that I can remember that but can't remember where I put my car keys this morning!)
When I lived in San Francisco, 1956-1958 I bought all 4 of those magazines. I had quite a collection of magazines at my age the, 15-17 years old. When i went into the U.S, Army in 1958 my father disposed of most of my magazines. I guess that he didn't realize how important the magazines were to me. I am now 83 years old, and my interest in hot rods is still valid.
It took me from 1960 until 2015 to get all 4 .... The !st issue I finally found on the 'bay tucked inside a Sept '57 HRM with no mention in the ad text. Some great info about the rise & fall of the mag in Al Drake's Sukalac bio.
I was a little to young then, so I had not heard of it. My dad owned a Richfield Service Center then and I did inherit a number of magazines from the 1950's. The hot rod annuals are still neat to look at.
Totally! Im 35 so a good bit younger than the average on here Id guess. I keep the center console in the suburban stocked with an ever rotating supply of vintage rod mags and read em in the school pick up line and while my kids in karate haha some of the tech write ups are incredibly helpful
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