OVERVIEW
Argus Publishers Corporation had numerous regular recurring titles including
Popular Hot Rodding,
Off-Road,
Super Chevy and
Fabulous Mustangs & Exotic Fords.
It also published a huge number of annuals and one-shots, many of which used the Popular Hot Rodding brand. Although there were well over two dozen such titles, all have been grouped into this one web page. The reader will see the wide range of topics covered in chronological order. These are very indicative of the changing trends such as:
- The strong interest in drag racing in the early 1960s,
- The street rod movement in the early 1970s,
- Chevy and VW performance that spanned multiple decades, and,
- The emergence of street machines in the late 1970s and into the 1980s.
Argus Publishers Corporation was acquired by Primedia in 1995, and the publishing rate of these limited series declined towards that end date.
The table of contents can be seen by clicking on the icon.
![1964 Argus Drag Racing Annual](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1964%20drag%20racing%20annual.jpg)
![1964 Rodster Pictorial](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1964%20rodster%20pictorial.jpg)
![1965 Argus Custom Pictorial](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1965%20Custom%20Pictorial.jpg)
![1966 Argus Wild World of Funny Cars](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1966%20wild%20world%20of%20funny%20cars.jpg)
![1966 Argus Popular Customs](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1966%20Popular%20Customs.jpg)
![1970 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1970%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1970 Argus Engine Swaps](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1970%20engine%20swaps.jpg)
![1971 Argus Fabulous Funny Cars](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1971%20fabulous%20funny%20cars.jpg)
![1971 Argus Rodding Greats](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1971%20rodding%20greats.jpg)
![1971 Argus Wild World of Drag Racing](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1971%20wild%20world%20of%20drag%20racing.jpg)
![1971 Argus Wild World of Street Rodding](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1971%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20rodding.jpg)
![1971 Argus Ford High Performance](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1971%20ford%20high%20performance%20manual.jpg)
![1972 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1972%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![Summer 1972 Argus Rodding Greats](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1972-summer%20rodding%20greats.jpg)
![Summer 1972 Argus Small Car Performance](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1972%20summer%20small%20car%20performance%20special.jpg)
![1973 Argus ABCs of Hot Rodding](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1973%20abcs%20hot%20rodding.jpg)
![1973 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1973%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1974 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1974%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1975 Argus ABCs of Hot Rodding](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1975%20abcs%20hot%20rodding.jpg)
![1975 Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1975%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1976 Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1976%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1977 Argus Car Buyers Guide](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1977%20car%20buyers%20guide.jpg)
![1977 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1977%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1977 Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1977%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1978 Argus Car Buyers Guide](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1978%20car%20buyers%20guide.jpg)
![1978 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1978%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1978 Summer Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1978-summer%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1978 Fall Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1978-fall%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1978 Winter Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1978-winter%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1979 Argus All About Drag Racing](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1979%20all%20about%20drag%20racing.jpg)
![1979 Argus Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1979%20yearbook.jpg)
![1979 Spring Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1979-spring%20wild%20world%20of%20street%20machines.jpg)
![1981 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1981%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1981 Argus Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1981%20yearbook.jpg)
![1982 Argus Hot Rodding Pictorial](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1982%20hot%20rodding%20pictorial.jpg)
![1982 Argus Wild World of Street Machines](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1982%20Argus%20Wild%20World%20Of%20Street%20Machines.jpg)
![1983 Argus Camaro Greats](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1983%20camaro%20greats.jpg)
![1983 Argus Drag Racing Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1983%20drag%20racing%20yearbook.jpg)
![1983 Argus Hot Rodding Pictorial](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1983%20hot%20rodding%20pictorial.jpg)
![1983 Argus Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1983%20yearbook.jpg)
![1984 Argus Camaro Greats](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1984%20camaro%20greats.jpg)
![1984 Argus Super Chevy Sunday](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1984%20super%20chevy%20sunday%20nbr01.jpg)
![1985 Argus Hot Rodding Pictorial](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1985%20hot%20rodding%20pictorial.jpg)
![1985 Argus Super Chevy Sunday](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1985%20super%20chevy%20sunday%20nbr02.jpg)
![1986 Argus Hot Rodding Pictorial](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1986%20hot%20rodding%20pictorial.jpg)
![1986 Argus Yearbook](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1986%20yearbook.jpg)
![1986 Argus Super Chevy Sunday](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1986%20super%20chevy%20sunday%20nbr03.jpg)
![1987 Argus Camaro Greats](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1987%20camaro%20greats.jpg)
![1987 Argus Super Chevy Sunday](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1987%20super%20chevy%20sunday%20nbr04.jpg)
![1989 Fall Argus Super Chevy Show](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1989-fall%20super%20chevy%20show.jpg)
![1990 Winter Argus Super Chevy Show](Argus%20Limited%20Series/1990-winter%20super%20chevy%20show.jpg)