Vintage Hotrod Magazines - 1959 through 1975

[Pat]

So yesterday my parents got back from visiting our relatives in Indiana, and they brought back a gift for me. My grandfather on my father's side was a huge automotive enthusiast; I'm sure he's where my father got it from, and by extension where I got it from. He unfortunately passed away a few years ago, and left some of the souvenirs of his passion behind - including these magazines. They're all in decent condition (the first one pictured is the worst condition I've seen, although I've only gone through two boxes and I haven't looked through each individual magazine in both of those boxes) and they're all wrapped in plastic, and... there's a ton of them. My grandmother gave them to me to sell, and I really don't even know where to start. I have no idea how much they're worth, which months/years in particular are worth more than others (I assume older = better, but I could assume wrong), I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed.

 

I know most of these are not going to be collector's items or even particularly special, and for those I'm trying to think of a way to sell them at the Rod Run in April. Probably out of the trunk of my car, with a big sign advertising them, and probably a couple bucks per magazine. It's definitely the kind of audience that would be interested in these. I guess I need to see if these magazines have some kind of forum based around them, because they would most likely be the people to talk to to find out which ones are particularly valuable. Edit: I found their forum, but it seems extremely inactive, so I don't think they'll be of much help unfortunately.

 

Anyway, with all that out of the way, here are some pictures. Each box has about the same size stack as the first one, as far as I can tell, but like I said I haven't actually opened the other two.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If there are any particular issues you guys would be interested in buying, let me know. Unless they're extremely valuable, I'll probably do $5-$10 plus S&H.

Edited March 27, 2016 by Pat

[El Dildo]

unless you're really desperate for something to read, I would go to eBay right now and make a few bills.

 

that's cool though, that they had so many.

they look mint.

Edited March 27, 2016 by El Diablo

[Murciélago]

I'd keep them

[El Dildo]

curious now.

do you have any from 1967 featuring anything about the debut of the Pontiac Firebird?

or from 1969 mentioning the debut of the Trans Am?

[Pat]

I'll check for both. If anyone else has any requests, I welcome them.

 

Edit: checked through '67 to '75, didn't see any covers with pictures or special mentions of the Firebird or Trans Am. There were a couple that showed GTOs, but the majority are drag cars/sprint cars/buggies, followed by specific engines, followed by Corvettes, followed by Mustangs, followed by random assorted vehicles. There were a few in the early 70's for trucks and vans, too.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Pat