Popular Mechanics Magazine 1950 - 1959

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Date:

Description

Condition

Price

January, 1950

Pilot Finds Old Santa Fe Trail – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Fair/Good

$6.00

February, 1950

Probing the Secrets of the Glaciers – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

March, 1950

B-29 Flies Into Heart of Hurricane cover – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

April, 1950

Heavyweight Champion Logger  – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

May, 1950

“Rocket to the Moon” Movie Set cover  – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

June, 1950

Midget Racers – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

July, 1950

Sail Surfing – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$6.00

August, 1950

“Bowling Down a Forests for a Super Dam – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

September, 1950

Revolution of the Free-Piston Engine (Tractor-Trailer cover) – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

October, 1950

Inventors (Vannevar Bush) – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

November, 1950

Loading a Cargo Ship  – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$6.00

December, 1950

Snow Skiing by Helicopter – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

 

January, 1951

Eight Mile High Jump  – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

February, 1951

Personal Helicopter – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1951

Tropical Cargo Plane  – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1951

Painting Antenna Tower – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

May, 1951

Building a House Yourself – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

June, 1951

Timer for Race Champions – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

July 1951

How to Build This Midget Racer

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same - 2 copies

Good

$10.00

August, 1951

Frog Men in Movie Scene

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

September, 1951

Self-Inflating Rescue Boat – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1951

Air Support for GI’s (Jet) – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

November, 1951

Cabin Catamaran – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same - 3 copies

Good

$7.50

December, 1951

Train Snow Plow – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

January, 1952

50th Anniversary Issue, 500 pages – 6 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$12.50

February, 1952

Mother of Minesweepers – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

March, 1952

Military Helicopters from England  – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1952

Report on Foreign Cars – Ferrari cover – 6 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

May, 1952

Tall Tales from Korean Skies – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

June, 1952

Mermaid Theatre – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

July, 1952

Thousand-Mile Target Range – 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

August, 1952

Three-Eyed Camera (at Boat Race) – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

September, 1952

Go Hunting on a “Go-Devil” – 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1952

Underwater Glider. 1952 Lincoln – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – coupon cut-out of back cover

Good

$7.50

November, 1952

1000 MPH On Rails – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good – spine damage

$6.00

December, 1952

Build this 36” Model of the SS United States – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$7.50

 

January, 1953

Ski Wing. SS United States Model Part 2 within – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$6.00

February, 1953

48 Page Auto Supplement (Hudson cove). SS United States Model Part 3 within  – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

March, 1953

Skyhook for a Rocket. What’s Ahead for TV. SS United States Model Part 4 within – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

April, 1953

Twin Outboards. SS United States Model Part 5 within.

G/VG

$10.00

May, 1953

Spin Fishing. Plymouth Review – 8 copies

G/VG

$10.00

June, 1953

NBC's $62,000 Cadillac. '53 Buicks  – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

July, 1953

Drag Racing – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

August, 1953

Submarine Warfare

Not Available

NA

September, 1953

Boat Launcher. Studebaker Review - 8 copies

G/VG

$10.00

October, 1953

Giant Home Section 

Not Available

NA

November, 1953

Helicopter Tug – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

December, 1953

Canada's Cable Car – 8 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

January, 1954

Color TV Is Here. USS Midway Model – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

February, 1954

Special Auto Section (48 pages) – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

March, 1954

Tomorrow's Planes, 54 Chrysler – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

April, 1954

U.S. Smallest Car (Nash) – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

May, 1954

Pop-Up Camper – 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

June, 1954

Convertiplanes – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

July, 1954

Robot TV Sights Forest Fires  – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

August, 1954

Florida's Blow-Boat Derby. Olds Review

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

September, 1954

Hi-Fi Is Sweeping the Country! – 6 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

October, 1954

The House Our Readers Asked For  – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

November, 1954

1955 Pontiac – 1955 Cars, Christmas  – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

December, 1954

Christmas Window Shopping – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

 

January, 1955

Last Stand of the Iron Horse? The Brains of “I Love Lucy” – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same- 2 copies

Good

$10.00

February, 1955

Annual Auto Section   – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

 

Same

Fair/Good

$7.50

March, 1955

PM Precut House, Chevy V8 – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

April, 1955

Ship “Zipper” Tower  – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

May, 1955

Beaching Rig For Giant Seaplanes

G/VG

$12.50

June, 1955

Homemade Flycycle – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

July, 1955

Volkswagen Camp Car (Volkswagen Van) – 3 copies

G/VG

$15.00

August, 1955

Navy Hideout - 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

September, 1955

Packards, Trains - 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

October, 1955

Build a Carport – 50 Page Home Section – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

November, 1955

1956 Cars (Continental) - 8 copies

G/VG

$12.50

December, 1955

Jetography - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

 

January, 1956

Hot-Line Men cover. New Rambler – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same - 3 copies

Good

$7.50

February, 1956

49 Page Auto Section. The New Corvette – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

March, 1956

17-Mile Jump. ’56 Lincoln – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

April, 1956

Alpine Cableway - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

May, 1956

French Revolution in the Air  – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

June, 1956

Panama Tunnel? – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

July, 1956

Tripont Sloop - 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

August, 1956

Desert Torture For Tomorrow's Tires  – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

September, 1956

Our Newest Jet Bomber - 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1956

Big Annual Home Section. What Is Volkswagen’s Secret  – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

November, 1956

1957 Cars  – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

December, 1956

Family Owned Railroad – 7 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

 

January, 1957

Sailors on Sand - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

February, 1957

Annual Auto Issue – 50 Pages on Cars – 8 copies

G/VG

$12.50

March, 1957

Old Ironsides Model - 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

April, 1957

Atomic Airplane - 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

May, 1957

25 Pages on Boats – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

June, 1957

Rocket Airplane Sled – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

July, 1957

Hiller’s Aerial Sedan – Your Flying Car in 1967 

G/VG

$12.50

August, 1957

Fold-Up Home for the Road - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

September, 1957

Here It Is – The EDSEL  – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$12.50

October, 1957

MIT Solar Home

G/VG

$12.50

November, 1957

The ’58 Chevrolet. Walt Disney’s Mechanical Wonderland – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

December, 1957

Navy's Bobsled Fireball - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

January, 1958

Belgium's Atomium - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

February, 1958

Annual Auto Section (1958 Thunderbird) – 6 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

March, 1958

28 Pages on Boating  – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

April, 1958

Build This All-Purpose Electric Cart – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

May, 1958

German Hopper Car Takes To The River – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

June, 1958

Jet Donkeys for Big Jets – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

July, 1958

Fiat Station Wagon - 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

August, 1958

Flight Simulator Tests Planes. How We’ll Raise the Andrea Doria – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

September, 1958

Rocketeers Play Safe – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

October, 1958

Homes - California PM House

G/VG

$12.50

November, 1958

The 1959 Cars – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

December, 1958

Atomic Submarine Tanker. 6 Minute Ride Into Space – 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

January, 1959

Annual Auto Section – 6 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

G/VG, no back cover

$7.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$6.00

February, 1959

Car-Run Ski Lift – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

March, 1959

Annual Boating Section – 6 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Fair/Good, taped spine

$6.00

April, 1959

Brass Navy Models – 8 copies

G/VG

$10.00

May, 1959

Bail Out For Fun – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

June, 1959

Daredevil Navy Photographers - 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

July, 1959

Build This Record-Holding Airplane Model – Fold-out Plans - 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

August, 1959

Race to the Moon - 6 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

September, 1959

Which Foreign Car Is Best For You? Half-Century of Helicopters – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

October, 1959

Annual Home Section - Corvair/Falcons – 5 copies

G/VG

412.50

November, 1959

In 10 Years - Coast to Coast in 90 minutes. 1960 Cars in Color - 7 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

December, 1959

We Build This Houseboat. I Lived With the Astronauts  – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

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