Old hot rod mags > new 'retro' mags

I found some issues of Hot Rod from 1954 in some old boxes at my house last nite. I think these are more worthwhile than the new Hot Rod deluxe, etc...mags. Best part is I know a local place to find more!

 

more worthwhile? Nooooooooooooooo!

good grief...I would hope so. Now go get the rest and read. There'll be a test next week.

 

I enjoy the Ol' Skool Rodz mag but I don't care for the Custom Kulture one, It's focus is on what to wear and music. I would love to get my hands on some of those old mags.

 

Of course they are more worthwhile. Sheesh, the parts are so much cheaper in the old mags.

 

And you can mail order guns off of the back pages!

 

If I ever need pomade...Or an oil filter that will last a lifetime or some Grant...

 

The man's right....maybe you can get ahold of this...

 

Bummer he wouldn't part it out. LOL

 

I only read old magazines. Slim

 

I haven’t bought a new magazine in a long time.

 

If you want to see the covers of some of the old "little books" (small magazines)...I scanned a bunch and put them here...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383177

and here's a ton of old ads that will make you cry

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425435

 

One of the classic best threads, Thanks Doug. Slim

 

i collect both old and new both share great information, i love the smell of old magazines.

 

i recently got into collecting 50's hot rod mags. one really big distinguished between the old ones and the new ones is the details of the car.

example...
new mag: this is a fine 50 ford custom blah blah from huntington beach, blah blah bob norris owns it, ahs had it 12 years. always wanted to paint it red but its yellow yackitty yack....

old mag: this is a 50 ford. has 36 chevy tail lights molded in, 56 olds headlights. 1958 chevy 289 v8 with anson pistons. 10:1 compression, isky cam #245. Offenhouser intake with dual 4 barrel carters.

you get the idea

 

Sports coats and ties are traditional! Check out the apparel on guys and gals at car shows in the fifties, especially at the Sunday night trophy presentations. Compare those pix to the ones in the current "kulture" books.

 

ive got buddies who dress like that to car shows. i think im gonna join the ranks

 

I knew there was a reason I kept and packed those boxes of 50's and 60's car magazines all these years. What goes around, comes around?