Hemmings Motor News was founded by Ernest Hemmings in Quincy, Illinois, in 1954. The first issue consisted of 4 pages, and 500 copies were sold at 50¢ per copy. Today, Hemmings has over 210,000 subscribers, paying $29.95 for a one-year, 12-issue subscription. An additional 50,000 copies are sold at newsstands and bookstores throughout the United States for $5.99 a copy.