[70 bird]

I just received an email from hpp they are having a fathers day sale!
Corporate pricks still have no problem taking peoples money.

[Diego]

What's the sale?

[70 bird]

Magazine subscriptions.

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by 70 bird

I just received an email from hpp they are having a fathers day sale!
Corporate pricks still have no problem taking peoples money.

In truth, that is most likely a company hired by the publisher to market their products to their subscriber list for a commission or flat fee. Understand that they probably haven't learned of the decision to shut down and in all likelihood, they won't get paid for any subscriptions they sell, and will have to refund any money they collect. It will take a bit of time for the automated systems to be reprogrammed.

BJ

[69_Ram_Air_III]

Wish I could say I'm surprised. Writing has been on the wall for a while now. I have been trying to get my '05 GTO (which I bought new, and still own) in an article for about 4 years now and I don't even get reply's back saying "YA or NA"????? There "BEAN COUNTING" mentality about excepting the 2004-2006 GTO's as "REAL GTO's" and pissing off all of us that have these cars and love them hurt their limited subscription base. Yes, they do articles on these cars, but if you are intelligent enough to read between the lines they didn't EXCEPT THEM AS REAL GTO's!

Plus the fact that they wouldn't roll with the times and do stories on Pro Touring 1st & 2nd Generation Firebirds & Trans-Ams because they had LS Motors in them and not PONTIAC Motors in them???????? I guess they missed the MEMO on CORPORATE MOTORS (CHEVROLET ENGINES) in 2nd generation PONTIACS.

I saw this coming about 2 years ago when my local Town paper (15-20 pages) was thicker than my monthly Subscription of HPP that I have had since 2005 when I bought my 2005 GOAT!


ARGGG!

[wd45gto]

Got my sept. Issue today

[YNOBIL]

Checked today, it's still not available at Barnes & Noble.

[428RA4]

Lets face it. How many different ways can you regrind the same old crap from 40 years ago. How many of us old bastards are still alive who care? RIP HPP.

[gtohurstjudge]

Last Pontiacer out........turn off the lights please. The Pontiac hobby reminds me of my dad's B-29 Bomb Wing
annual reunion......it got smaller and smaller and they turned out the lights two years ago. I would guestimate the Pontiac lights will be shut off in twenty more years.....of course none of us will be alive to notice!
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[428RA4]

It it's any consolation to any of us, regardless of how many hobby guys are still alive, the cars will live on. There may not be many people getting into restoring cars and car club events, but when I roll my bitch down the block, heads turn hard. The appreciation for classic American muscle cars will always have fans. Most of the people who will appreciate the cars will be the general public and not hobby guys like us. Sad but true, but at least, the cars WILL still attract attention after we are all dust. Even my 11 year old daughter has has just realized in the past few years, that the car is something special and gets a total thrill out of getting a ride in the car. She can't wait to drive it herself.

Not sure about that last part....

[Old Goat 67]

Well, I for one will miss the "Tech Type" section. IE, "Repairing the '65-'67 GTO Tach" in this last issue.

BTW, anyone know where to procure one of these new "and it's made by the same manufacturer of the complete reproduction Rally gauges." they speak of?

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by YNOBIL

Checked today, it's still not available at Barnes & Noble.

With B&N it's a "perfect storm" that will likely never provide another issue of HPP, last 2 published months - September & October - included.

After three separate trips over the last couple of weeks to highest volume B&N & others; I was told they are in the process of changing magazine distributors. The HPP inventory on shelf was the August 2014 issue, but their systems shows that they have "the latest issue" ...even though last week was told September HPP was to have been delivered last weekend. It wasn't and updated info by staff indicated that newer issues will more than likely never be stocked.

FWIW - I asked if I could order the September issue and B&N doesn't order single magazines, so...

[19652plus2]

Originally Posted by 428RA4

Lets face it. How many different ways can you regrind the same old crap from 40 years ago. How many of us old bastards are still alive who care? RIP HPP.

That's an interesting take on the situation.

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by 428RA4

Lets face it. How many different ways can you regrind the same old crap from 40 years ago. How many of us old bastards are still alive who care? RIP HPP.

Always be Pontiac fans - was at a Pontiac show last week - guy just did a awesome job restoring his Black on Black 65 - 4 spd. Tri-power GTO . Also Roger Bolliger's Trans Am attracts lots of young fans at home and were he races - Pontiac power

[goatwgn]

Originally Posted by Stuart

Jalopnik says a bunch of magazines in the Source Interlink group are folding:

Popular Hot Rodding folds into Hot Rod.
Rod & Custom folds into Street Rodder.
High Performance Pontiac folds into Hot Rod.
Custom Classic Trucks folds into Classic Trucks.
4 Wheel Drive & SUV folds into Four Wheeler.
Mud Life folds into Four Wheeler.
5.0 Mustang folds into Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.
Modified Mustangs & Fords folds into Mustang Monthly.
Camaro Performers folds into Super Chevy.
GM Hi-Tech folds into Super Chevy.
Import Tuner folds into Super Street.
Honda Tuning folds into Super Street.

http://jalopnik.com/heres-how-former...ing-1583470716

If they "fold" the remainder of my subsrciption into "Hot Rod" I will do the same thing I did when they "folded" my subscription of "Pontiac Enthusiast" into "Auto Enthusiast". I folded it up and stuck it in the trash can. I may use it to wrap fish, or nail it to the wall of an outhouse. Someone (are you listening Rocky???) should see if they can pull together the resources to start us another Pontiac only magazine.

[goatwgn]

The only things left on the "chopping block" for me now is Hemmings Muscle Machines and Muscle Car Review. (At least I will be saving money on magazine subsriptions) I will never subscribe to any of these rags they listed as still being available.

[Diego]

You have one - it's called "Smoke Signals."

[goatwgn]

Originally Posted by Diego

You have one - it's called "Smoke Signals."

I need to get me a subcription. Thanks for reminding me about that one I will check it out this weekend.

[YNOBIL]

I did a website order 2 weeks ago for the September issue they arrived today.

https://www.circsource.com/store/sto...?magazineId=68.

[aukc]

Originally Posted by Don Keefe

Just received word this afternoon that the October issue will be the last, meaning there will be one more than we were inititially told, so there is a glimmer of good news in an otherwise sad story.,

is it confirmed that October is the final issue of HPP? are they on the way now? thanks