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Custom Rodder Year 1980 Magazine Back Issues

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Rodder Jan 1980
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Custom Rodder January 1980

Features
Special Section On Chopped Tops
Chicano's Su Firme Ranflas
Icas's Grand Finale Show
Labor Of Love - Chopper's Camino Rods Of The 80's Jade Idol

 


Rodder Feb 1980
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Custom Rodder February 1980

Features
Camaro's At Riverside Raceway
How-To's: Luv Square Lights/Grille Metal Flares
Turbocharging Street Secrets
Corvette/Porsche Gigantic Swap Meet

 


Rodder Mar 1980
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Custom Rodder March 1980

Features
Super Customs At Seattle Show
Mustang And T-Bird Interior Kits '55 To '59 Chevy Truck Parts
Cleaning Wire Wheels Window Tinting
Black Lacquer Painting Tips

 


Rodder Apr 1980
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Custom Rodder April 1980

Features
Show Coverage: Phoenix & L.A.
The Art Of Leading
Air Brush Murals
Street Clutches

 


Rodder May 1980
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Custom Rodder May 1980

Features
Icas Car Shows: Toronto & Miami
Gold Leaf Lettering
Repairing Body Rot
Basic Wiring / Installing Hydraulics

 


Rodder Jun 1980
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Custom Rodder June 1980

Features
Hot Flash - Flames Are Still Alive!!!
Wiring Basics
How - To's: Porting & Polishing Flame Painting

 


Rodder Jul 1980
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Custom Rodder July 1980

Features
Custom Car Shows: San Diego, St. Louis, Fresno
Basic Wiring Diagrams
Custom Tips: Shaved Door Handles Tunneled Lights Sunken Antennas

 


Rodder Aug 1980
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Custom Rodder August 1980

Features
Arizona Lowrider Rodding English Style
Injected Vette How - To's Rounding
Hood Corners Sinking Lights
Show Coverage Washington Texas

 


Rodder Sep 1980
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Custom Rodder September 1980

Features
Special: Vettes And Camaros
The Ultimate Street Racer
How To's: Chopping An Eldorado Painting Scallops
Show Coverage: Omaha Alaska Steering Wheel Buyers Guide

 


Rodder Oct 1980
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Custom Rodder October 1980

Features
Chevy Suspension Tricks!
Corvette Mods Mold In Front & Rear Bumpers
Water Injection Inexpensive Add-On For Power & Economy
30 Pages Of Outrageous Street Customs

 

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Custom Rodder was an East coast, trade-sized magazine published by Irwin Stein and his Magnum Publications organization. The first use of the title was in May, 1957. It was a 68 page magazine and had good rod & custom content. Published monthly in the beginning, the publishers switched to every other month starting in March, 1963 at the same time they went to a larger format. The magazine was re-titled to Rodder & Super Stock in March, 1965.

Other publications also used this same title. The second generation was published from 1979 to 1983 as a muscle and performance car magazine. And then in the Fall, 1991 Custom Rodder The Trendsetter was a hot rod magazine started by Tom McMullen with editor Jerry Weesner.

Popular Cars magazine was published monthly by McMullen Publishing. It was a re-titling of Custom Rodder (Second Generation).

The content focused on modern (post-1948) factory cars and street performance. It included hot-to's and the latest technology tips. It was folded into Super Street Machines in 1989.

PUBLICATION DATA:
Custom Rodder had three years of publisher provided print volume data from 1961 through 1965. Annual print production started at 203,500 and grew to 305,100 in 1963. But the publisher submitted exagerated data for 1964 and 1965 of 1,543,500 issues. These were likely "juiced" so the magazine appeared bigger than the closest competitor, Hot Rod.

Rodder and Super Stock was a re-titling of Custom Rodder magazine. It was an East coast, bi-monthly, full-format magazine published by Irwin Stein and Magnum Publications organization. Irwin Stein was well known as a New York publisher and owner of Lancer Books. The editorial director was Martyn L. Schorr.

The first issue was in March, 1965, and the last known publishing date was January, 1974. Content was mostly focused on drag racing. Note that the volume and series numbering continued from Custom Rodder at volume 14 and continued through volume 19. Then for some unknown reason, the numbering was re-started at volume 6 in March, 1971. This appears to have been due to a change in ownership.

In March, 1974 the name changed again when it was re-titled as Chevy Action.

Chevy Action was a re-titling of Rodder and Super Stock magazine. Content was focused on Chevrolet street and drag cars. Numbering continued from Rodder and Super Stock.

OWNERSHIP:
The title name was changed to Chevy Action with the March, 1974 issue. After the May, 1974 issue, ownership shifted from Magnum-Royal Publications to Popular Publications Inc. The new publisher was Harry Egner, but the editorial director remained Martyn Schorr.

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