ea0863 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) I got this link at this year's SEMA - Motor Trend booth. It truly is free and you don't have to provide any personal information. I LOVE all the photos and articles from the golden age of hot rodding! https://www.motortrend.com/hotrod-archive/ Update 1/10/23: I'm not sure if others are having technical difficulties, but just recently my initial link to the HRM magazines starting acting up. I have been accessing it by going to the main Motor Trend page and clicking on "Magazines". Edited January 12, 2023 by ea0863 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Cool. Takes a little time to navigate, but what a treasure trove of history! I wonder if other magazines will do the same thing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Very cool, for the ads alone, looking at the 1950s magazines... but wow, it's small on my phone. He said with his old eyes. Edited November 10, 2022 by Calb56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Is there an easy way to search for a specific car in a specific issue? Way back in the 80s, there was one that really jumped out at me. I saved like one page of an issue with this picture. Would love to find that article again. I even picked up a kit to build a replica. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said: Is there an easy way to search for a specific car in a specific issue? Way back in the 80s, there was one that really jumped out at me. I saved like one page of an issue with this picture. Would love to find that article again. I even picked up a kit to build a replica. Not that I'm able to tell, but I'll keep an eye out for you as I'm going through the entire collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, ea0863 said: Not that I'm able to tell, but I'll keep an eye out for you as I'm going through the entire collection. Thanks! It would have been mid-80s. I wish I could remember what the covered looked like! I do remember that the pages of the artricle were hot pink. Ahhh...the 80s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Thanks, great link. I am building a version of the Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe Album Cover car ‘Silver Sapphire’ and needed more details and photos. Found them there on the July 61 issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Calb56 said: Very cool, for the ads alone, looking at the 1950s magazines... but wow, it's small on my phone. He said with his old eyes. As an aside, I like looking at these old ads, then Google Mapping the address and seeing what's there now. I'm guessing EL Rio Bravo will not assist you with a supercharger. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 minute ago, iamsuperdan said: As an aside, I like looking at these old ads, then Google Mapping the address and seeing what's there now. I'm guessing EL Rio Bravo will not assist you with a supercharger. Maybe their Verde salsa is good at least or maybe they have an Avocado Salsa? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Jon Haigwood said: Thanks, great link. I am building a version of the Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe Album Cover car ‘Silver Sapphire’ and needed more details and photos. Found them there on the July 61 issue. Isn't the site awesome? I'm totally into the 50's issues as I'm learning about the salt flats racers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 There's a gold mine of reference material in there. Check out the September 1951 issue, and there's a one page item on a guy who built model hot rods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 35 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said: There's a gold mine of reference material in there. Check out the September 1951 issue, and there's a one page item on a guy who built model hot rods. I think this is a link our entire readership would enjoy, but I'm not sure how to get the word out so everyone sees it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Great resource. Thanks for posting the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Deuce Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) Thanks for posting. February 1987 issue has the first annual Model Car Contest winners. March '88 and '89 also. also the Caddy Hack which was one of my favorites at the time 😁 Edited November 11, 2022 by JJ Deuce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) skip this Edited November 13, 2022 by Jon Haigwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Maybe they'll post Car Craft too??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Great resource. Thanks for posting the link. The only problem Bill; the more I read these old articles, the more ideas I get for new builds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, JJ Deuce said: Thanks for posting. February 1987 issue has the first annual Model Car Contest winners. March '88 and '89 also. also the Caddy Hack which was one of my favorites at the time 😁 So cool! I'm still in the 50's right now, and there are articles here and there regarding model builds... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) OMG! What an amazing resource! I may be up late tonight (and a few future nights) reading the issues from the 50’s - 60’s. These old HR issues are like the HAMB website on steroids! Thankyouthankyou!!!! Edited November 11, 2022 by papajohn97 Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Amazing resource. I did notice up in the right corner of the screen was something about a 7-day free trial. Sure hope this freebie is not a lead-in to some form of pay-to-see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 41 minutes ago, papajohn97 said: OMG! What an amazing resource! I may be up late tonight (and a few future nights) reading the issues from the 50’s - 60’s. These old HR issues are like the HAMB website on steroids! Thankyouthankyou!!!! My pleasure John. So far I'm on a binge myself - - - 16 hours over the last two days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, TarheelRick said: Amazing resource. I did notice up in the right corner of the screen was something about a 7-day free trial. Sure hope this freebie is not a lead-in to some form of pay-to-see. I'm with you Ricky. Edited November 11, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 7 hours ago, ea0863 said: I think this is a link our entire readership would enjoy, but I'm not sure how to get the word out so everyone sees it... Try this one. https://www.motortrendondemand.com/magazines/hot-rod/issue/571130 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 14 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: I do remember that the pages of the artricle were hot pink. That would've probably been after '86, when they changed the design of the magazine. At least that narrows it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 Under the heading of "Photos that inspire me to build" is this beauty from April 1948 of HRM: If anyone else runs across a great photo/article/advertisement, I hope you'll post it here. Just make sure to note the issue of HRM so the rest of us can check it out too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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