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Old 05-29-2014, 06:27 PM
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I don't have all the facts yet, but it seems HPP is being discontinued. They dropped a lot of titles today at the publisher, from what I've seen on Facebook. Certainly by the next 24 hours we'll know more.

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Old 05-29-2014, 06:29 PM
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Damn, that is bad.

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Old 05-29-2014, 06:36 PM
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Very sad. Do you have a link to the page?

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Old 05-29-2014, 06:38 PM
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That was about the only magazine I subscribe to anymore. That sucks bad!

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Old 05-29-2014, 06:44 PM
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I've read in Hot Rod about shake ups there, which HPP is a part of that group...yee ha not surprised. Wonder how they are going to refund my recent 3 year subscription???...LOL

Maybe that's why Tom DeMauro jumped ship a short while back, he maybe saw the handwriting on the wall????

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x2 on refunds

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Old 05-29-2014, 06:54 PM
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x3 on the refunds!

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Old 05-29-2014, 07:21 PM
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Usually they transfer your subscription to another title.

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Old 05-29-2014, 07:23 PM
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THAT SUCKS!!!!

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Old 05-29-2014, 07:34 PM
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I seen this on YB.....

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=885650

My subscription just expired this month! they still were sending me renew offers but I didn't re-up.

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Old 05-29-2014, 07:43 PM
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I now wonder about MuscleCar Review...

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Old 05-29-2014, 07:44 PM
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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

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Old 05-29-2014, 08:09 PM
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It's absolutely true.

It came out of nowhere to those working for or with HPP. We found out this morning that the Editor was let go and by noon we were told the title was dead.

As I understand Time magazine pulled the plug on SORC's distribution side causing a ripple effect in the pond. HPP was one of the titles that sunk.

Since the days it was Thunder Am, HPP had a great 35 year run!

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Back to High Output?

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Old 05-29-2014, 08:19 PM
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A sad day for me, as I have been affiliated with the magazine for most of my adult life- I started there in 1988. I feel terrible for Chris Phillip. He was really doing a great job and his supervisors had commended him on his performance earlier this week. Now he is unemployed. Beautiful...

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I just phoned HPP customer service, talked to a customer rep name Tracy, who says she knows absolutely nothing about this, that's really poor handling of the situation

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Corporate America, in a nutshell, I'm so SICK of....

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I just phoned HPP customer service, talked to a customer rep name Tracy, who says she knows absolutely nothing about this, that's really poor handling of the situation
The Internet is faster than internal memos, never mind the fact that it's possible customer service is a contract company.

Muscle Car Review is safe - confirmed with the editor.

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Will the HPP website continue? As a 30 plus year fan of HPP, (and buyer of ANY car magazine featuring the Traditional Pontiac V8), this is TRULY BAD NEWS!!!

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This just sucks! HPP is the only mag I look forward to receiving.

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