Hop Up Magazine subscription ads... from simple and blunt to elaborate and entertaining

The March 1951 "Read Hop Up Now" was the entire ad.... I left the extra surrounding area to show how little the early ad had to convince you with.

The next is the July 1951

Then summer of 1952

Cal Custom "Where the finest custom acccessories are created"

I just got a subscription to Rod and Custom... so why send me a "Last Chance Renewal Alert"?

Look right next to my name, it says Mar 10... that means my subscription doesn't end til March 2010... obviously about a year from now.
"This offer will not be repeated" really? Wanna bet?

And with a subscription, they tell you that you will get a t-shirt... frankly I told them on the subscrition card to keep it, give it to someone who needs another t-shirt. Today in the mail I get a damn hat, that I'm not going to wear. Can't people who work at a magazine company read? Is it really too much to ask that they keep the clothing, and just send me an issue once a month? Cut out the BS stuff, and lower the costs of running their comapny, so maybe the price of the subscription stays put?

Just love the magazine, not the junk in the mail that they insist on sending. Hell, if you are running a magazine, and insist on wasting money on postage for stuff people didn't pay for, send me old copies of past issues! Recycle them to me!

Photography of Jacques Lartigue

Just open this blog page, and listen to the music bed! Dragsters and rockabilly/1960's beach instrumental: Drag Strip by Link Wray

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Steve McQueens international drivers License

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1975-77 Dodge advertising... what were they smoking? A custom van? An UGLY Charger? An Aspen... what kind of name is that?

also http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/dodge-aspen-rt-over-top-advertising.html for another Aspen R/T ad

See http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/06/1977-or-78-dodge-charger-advertising.html for two other Charger ads

Do you remember Bill Cosby being the sales spokesman for Ford?

AMC Pacer advertising

1975-76 Mustang II advertising

Various 1975-76 car advertising

Riverside Mopar show was awesome, here's just a quick look at the variety in Mopar hoods and colors

Soapbox Derby race cars

Soapbox Derby, multigenerational family fun

Of course, see Team Grandpa: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/team-grandpa-and-mason-quality-time-at.html

"Team Grandpa and Mason" quality time at the 72nd annual San Diego Soapbox Derby

72nd annual San Diego Soapbox Derby, 25th and Market

For more see: http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/05/all-american-soap-box-derby-san-diego.html

Drag racing at Barona on Antique racing day

Smoke em if ya gottem

For more see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/barona-antique-drags-of-april-09.html

and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/fiat-arbath-600-dragster-at-barona.html

and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/coolest-rig-at-antique-drags-at-barona.html

and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/barona-antique-drags-of-april-09.html

and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/mopars-at-barona-18th-mile-antique.html

Fiat Arbath 600 dragster at Barona

the coolest rig at the Antique drags at Barona

Best airbrushed El Camino bed I've ever seen, by far the best overall theme, and great pinstripping too!

Chula Vista Lowrider car show, MAAC 6th annual

For more lowrider car shows in San Diego check: http://www.xavierthexman.com/events.php

Lowrider car show, Chula Vista, had some very cool trucks and customs, incredible paint and interiors!

Proof that stop light cameras cause emergency braking, panic stops, and accidents, not the effect of catching stop light runners. See the tire marks?!

I noticed that the brakes were locked up past the stop line... imagine the circumstances

Great looking Vette

Gran Sport replica

Interesting location of the brake booster and the mechanicals of activating it.. I've only ever seen boosters bolted straight to the firewall.

Colorful turn out of 1953-62 Corvettes this year

Can't decide which looks better

Corvettes at Ventura Cove / Bahia, annual event

1961 Belvedere at the cruise, and for sale

El Cajon season opener, variety

Season opener for the weekly cruise in El Cajon; pinstriping, suede and chrome

Dodge Aspen R/T... over the top advertising

for another see http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/1975-77-dodge-advertising-what-were_29.html

advertising by putting the comeptition down

Answer this riddle, what is heavily patrolled, designed for 80mph traffic, and yet has fewer fatalities, and a speed limit of 65

Have you ever seen a car stereo like this Blaupunkt

When the 70's advertising attacks

Sex in advertising

See also: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/rated%20R