OVERVIEW:
In 1952, publisher Bill Quinn purchased the rights to Hop Up magazine from Enthusiasts Publications, and he formed
Quinn Publishing Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Although Quinn's Hop Up title was successful, he really wanted to compete with Petersen Publishings'
Motor Trend. So in June, 1953 Hop Up was co-titled as Hop Up
and Motor Life. Content began featuring new cars from Detroit, and the March, 1954 issue was the last one with this co-titling.
The content included new and concept cars, some racing coverage, and the occasional hot rod and custom cover.
OWNERSHIP:
Quinn Publishing sold Motor Life to Petersen Publishing in 1955, and Petersen continued
the title until November, 1961. It was then merged into Sports Car Graphic,
an existing Petersen title, with the December, 1961 issue.
The table of contents, if available, can be seen by clicking on the icon.
PUBLICATION DATA:
The publisher provided net paid circulation data for the years from 1955 through 1961. Print
volume peaked in 1958 with almost 37,000 copies, then settled at around 29,000 per month until it ceased production in 1961.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 92 issues was printed from April, 1954 through November, 1961. All cover images and table of content pages are complete.
Apr 1954 Vol 3 No 9
May 1954 Vol 3 No 10
June 1954 Vol 3 No 11
Jul 1954 Vol 3 No 12
Aug 1954 Vol 4 No 1
Sep 1954 Vol 4 No 2
Oct 1954 Vol 4 No 3
Nov 1954 Vol 4 No 4
Dec 1954 Vol 4 No 5
Jan 1955 Vol 4 No 6
Feb 1955 Vol 4 No 7
Mar 1955 Vol 4 No 8
Apr 1955 Vol 4 No 9
May 1955 Vol 4 No 10
Jun 1955 Vol 4 No 11
Jul 1955 Vol 4 No 12
Aug 1955 Vol 5 No 1
Sep 1955 Vol 5 No 2
Oct 1955 Vol 5 No 3
Nov 1955 Vol 5 No 4
Dec 1955 Vol 5 No 5
Jan 1956 Vol 5 No 6
Feb 1956 Vol 5 No 7
Mar 1956 Vol 5 No 8
Apr 1956 Vol 5 No 9
May 1956 Vol 5 No 10
Jun 1956 Vol 5 No 11
Jul 1956 Vol 5 No 12
Aug 1956 Vol 6 No 1
Sep 1956 Vol 6 No 2
Oct 1956 Vol 6 No 3
Nov 1956 Vol 6 No 4
Dec 1956 Vol 6 No 5
Jan 1957 Vol 6 No 6
Feb 1957 Vol 6 No 7
Mar 1957 Vol 6 No 8
Apr 1957 Vol 6 No 9
May 1957 Vol 6 No 10
Jun 1957 Vol 6 No 11
Jul 1957 Vol 6 No 12
Aug 1957 Vol 7 No 1
Sep 1957 Vol 7 No 2
Oct 1957 Vol 7 No 3
Nov 1957 Vol 7 No 4
Dec 1957 Vol 7 No 5
Jan 1958 Vol 7 No 6
Feb 1958 Vol 7 No 7
Mar 1958 Vol 7 No 8
Apr 1958 Vol 7 No 9
May 1958 Vol 7 No 10
Jun 1958 Vol 7 No 11
Jul 1958 Vol 7 No 12
Aug 1958 Vol 7 No 1
Sep 1958 Vol 8 No 2
Oct 1958 Vol 8 No 3
Nov 1958 Vol 8 No 4
Dec 1958 Vol 8 No 5
Jan 1959 Vol 8 No 6
Feb 1959 Vol 8 No 7
Mar 1959 Vol 8 No 8
Apr 1959 Vol 8 No 9
May 1959 Vol 8 No 10
Jun 1959 Vol 8 No 11
Jul 1959 Vol 8 No 12
Aug 1959 Vol 9 No 1
Sep 1959 Vol 9 No 2
Oct 1959 Vol 9 No 3
Nov 1959 Vol 9 No 4
Dec 1959 Vol 9 No 5
Jan 1960 Vol 9 No 6
Feb 1960 vol 9 No 7
Mar 1960 Vol 9 No 8
Apr 1960 Vol 9 No 9
May 1960 Vol 9 No 10
Jun 1960 Vol 9 No 11
Jul 1960 Vol 9 No 12
Aug 1960 Vol 10 No 1
Sep 1960 Vol 10 No 2
Oct 1960 Vol 10 No 3
Nov 1960 Vol 10 No 4
Dec 1960 Vol 10 No 5
Jan 1961 Vol 10 No 6
Feb 1961 Vol 10 No 7
Mar 1961 Vol 10 No 8
Apr 1961 Vol 10 No 9
May 1961 Vol 10 No 10
Jun 1961 Vol 10 No 11
Jul 1961 Vol 10 No 12
Aug 1961 Vol 11 No 1
Sep 1961 Vol 11 No 2
Oct 1961 Vol 11 No 3
Nov 1961 Vol 11 No 4
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