MAGAZINE
October '99
HOP UP 2000
Whoa, Daddy! It went to the printer on Saturday, October 2. It'll be done, and we'll be shipping in about 15 days. About two weeks later than projected. They tell us that that's not bad in the book business.
A whole bunch of you have already used the order form, which is here again this month, but there is an important issue to take up with you. Buy it now, because the price is gonna go up to the cover price ($12.95) in December. You see, Classic Motor Books is now the official distributor of the book (They'll call it Hop Up-Volume 1)
Our internet cronies and those who got the introductory flier at $7.95 better jump; we can do the deal this way at $7.95 until December 1, but even directly through Hop Up, it'll be cover price after that time. And worth it.
The Order Form (click here).
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HOP UP 2000 LOOKS LIKE THIS
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Yeah, that was a little test to see if you wuz alert! Hop Up Guy Harri Jukarainen sent those pics from SWEDEN, and we got nothin' on 'em, boys. There were more pictures that included a round truck, a row of A Bones that looked like Charlie Hascall mighta found 'em and, well, how do they do it? Not bad considerin' they're pretty far East of East.
Billet Proof is happening, that's what. The third issue of Billet Proof (we didn't even know about the first!) was a barn burner. Something like 160 cars made up the caserole of sleds, rods, restored Uncle Daniels found and balled-up by the likes of Hop Up Guys. Pictures here were sent down the pike by Rust Man, Lucky, Mildness, The Commander, Chuck and a few other Greys that have slipped into the thing each year trying to swing the median age up a tick or two.
We only hope it doesn't get too trendy to have confabs like this, because if they do become the norm.....we done lost our edge, now haven't we? The key is that, even if it became common...and over-populated...at least the commonality and grossness of it would be made of traditional rods and customs versus the other style(s). We figure sensory overload is OK under those circumstances.
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HOP UP GUYS BRING DEUCES. IT'S WHAT THEY DO
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BLACK WHEELS: LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR FOR SUBTLE
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KNOB SLIPPED THROUGHT THE BILLET-DETECTOR!
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COMPETITION FOR 'SCRAPE'?
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THEY GOTTA END UP SOMEWHERE, DON'T THEY?
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"NO, GRANDMA, I'M JUST GONNA GO AIR-UP THE TIRES"
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