Curt Six submitted a new blog post: Why Print Matters: Hop Up Issue Four Continue reading the Original Blog Post
Excellent Re Fresh and a kind of Baring of the Soul. While I enjoy the current Hop-Up, I, also, miss the earlier version. Same subject, different perspective, but definitely Cool!
"Everything old, is new again" Especially when it comes to cool, vintage Hot Rods! Dynamite comes in small packages! This is still one of my favorite, thick, little high quality books about customs and hot rods by Pat Ganahl.
That era of hop was really great and I think reflected a lot of what was going on with the hamb in that same time period. Is wasn’t overly era correct, restoration hot rods. It was rowdy and good times with an eye towards the past. If you have some holes in your collection the current hopup magazine website does have some back issues for sale generally.
I'm gunna look to get hold of some of those back issues. I am sure some will join me in saying we could do with some of that back! Less threads on oil types, tyre pressures and what were gunna do with our **** before we die and more videos of sketchy rips through the industrial park sat on a milk crate or doughies at 3am in a Walmart carpark. Drive your ****, have fun!!
I’ve been reading about this stuff for 67 years now, have no idea how many magazines, and books too, are in my collection but still get a rush from a well put together publication. Back in the late ‘90’s I went to a car literature swap meet and found the two issues of Hop Up that Tim Gavern put out and soon realized his was a short lived, but valiant effort. Mark Morton picked it up and had a great run with it and while I’m glad it’s still around with the new crew I do miss the smaller format. Here’s an original Morty issued sticker-
Here’s an original Morty issued sticker- View attachment 6783965 [/QUOTE]Have this, also. Probably never get stuck on something (unless the right Hop-Up comes along)!
Love print! Don't like digital magazines or books. I have a few issues of Hop Up, Probably should buy some back issues.Was lucky enough to get a little in Hop Up X with my merc..
You hit the nail on the head Curt. I discovered the MM iteration of Hop Up at the around the same time as you and proceeded to buy the back issues on ebay and Amazon when they were a bookseller. Been buying them ever since. Whereas I had been a reader of Street Rodder through the 90's, I was really attracted to the skinny tired steel wheeled cars when they'd show up in that mag . What I discovered in Hop Up was a world of patina'd traditional rods that led me to the HAMB and TRJ. Never looked back and built my own version. Thanks for the excellent write-up, looking forward to the next installment!
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