In 1952, publisher Bill Quinn purchased the rights to Hop Up magazine, 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 include new and concept cars, some racing coverage, and the occasional hot rod and custom cover.

Quinn Publishing sold Motor Life to Petersen Publishing, 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.

A total of 92 issues was printed from April, 1954 through November, 1961.

Country: United States
Language: English
Successor: Sports Car Graphic (United States)
Category: Cars

edited Jan 26 '23 at 02:58 (UTC) by bw2520
created Jan 3 '23 at 05:55 (UTC) by motorlife
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