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GALLERY: Darling Takes Seekonk D.A.V. 150
After capturing some of the biggest races of the season and the Pro Stock Championship at Seekonk (MA) Speedway, Dave Darling wouldn’t be denied in the season’s final event – the D. Anthony Venditti...
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ARP/Street Rodder Cruisin’ the Coast Road Road Tour Part 2
After our great Saturday and Sunday kickoff, on Monday morning it was time get involved in some of the many activities that take place up and down Route 90, better known as the Beach Road. The Road...
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HOT ROD Rescue: The Rat Rod, Fixed at Last (Yes, it Does Burnouts!)
August, 2017’s North American full solar eclipse came early for J.B. Bracken, as his finally perfected 1935 Ford rat rod truck totally blocks out the Sun.(Photo: James Gustin/figMEDIA) Smoke you want,...
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How The Hemi & Today’s Demon Got Its Start At Indy in ‘61!
As I walked through the sprawling acreage of Lucas Oil Raceway Park (better known as Indianapolis Raceway Park/IRP) during the 2017 NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, I tried to imagine what...
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40 Years At HOT ROD, the Marlan Davis Saga
Forty years at one company is crazy, but that’s the landmark we’re celebrating for HOT ROD’s very unique, devoted, and walking GM part-number catalog, Marlan Davis. Forty years! You know him as HOT...
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The ARP/Street Rodder Cruisin’ the Coast Road Tour Part 4
The number of events and locations that are available to Cruisin’ the Coast participants all week long is really amazing. At any one time during the seven days there are a minimum of eight locations...
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HOT ROD New Products
Drive Air Impact Wrench OEM Tools // 866.968.6657 // OEMtools.com Designed with a compact body that can reach spaces that larger units can’t and weighing less than 3 pounds, the new half-inch drive...
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Take Five with Frank Hawley: Racer, Teacher, and a Really Lucky Guy.
You likely know the name Frank Hawley from drag-racing schools in both Florida and Southern California. Hawley’s a drag racer, so the expectation is a fast-talking guy in a firesuit, calling out...
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2017 ARP/Street Rodder Cruisin the Coast Road Tour Part 3
For generations it has been a tradition on the Gulf Coast for the fishing fleets to have their boats “blessed” before they head out to sea. About five years ago the good folks of Diamondhead,...
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LMC Truck C10 Nationals presents the Classic Trucks Week to Wicked Giveaway...
Monday, October 16, the crew at Classic Trucks magazine will partner with LMC Truck for another exciting Week to Wicked build! This time we’ll be building a 1985 Chevy C10 packed full of LMC parts and...
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Brad Riekkoff Rebuilt his High School car with a 900HP Supercharged LS3
When William Shakespeare wrote, “The course of true love never did run smooth”, he was unknowingly describing Brad Riekkoff’s relationship with his very first automotive love: a 1980 Trans Am he bought...
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Perfectly Paired: Combining a 1969 Mustang with a 2013 Mustang
With the recent success of the newly designed Mustang, there have been countless attempts by overzealous car builders to crossbreed the old with the new, only to realize the finished product missed its...
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Make a Living With Your Hands—Harbor Freight Tools for School
Harbor Freight; it’s the place where we all like to buy good tools at a great price. Be it boy or girl, man or woman, it’s great to know a person can still make a good living with their hands. Think...
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2017 Corvettes at Carlisle
Now in its second year as a four-day event, the 2017 edition of the Corvettes at Carlisle show was another home run for the organizers. Aided by exceptionally tame weather for August, the show drew...
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Fix EVERY Mopar Handling Ill With This 2-Hour Bolt-On Kit!
Technology improves over time. There is just no escaping that. What used to be the most advanced, time-saving, coolest thing one could own a few decades ago is now at best a curiosity or maybe just a...
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GALLERY: Eldora Fall Nationals
A rainy Midwestern fall Saturday postponed the Eldora Fall Nationals to Sunday afternoon. That had little effect on Jeep Van Wormer and Nick Hoffman who scored $5,000 wins in the season Championship...
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Driving our classic Chevys isn’t killing the planet, so just stop with the...
“Saving the Earth” is all the rage these days. Yeah, the roads are filled with Tesla and Prius drivers that feel somehow superior to us mere mortals since their electric cars are saving the...
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Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips
The center molding on this hood is held in place with tabs, which go through narrow slots in the hood. This month we’ll describe a way to make those slots in a filled-in hood. The challenge is to do...
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The Inspiration For The Cobra Jet Mustang
The Cobra Jet Mustang debuted to huge fanfare at the 1968 Winternationals when Ford built 50 Mustang fastbacks with a 428ci big-block. All 50 were earmarked for drag-racing use. The history books (and...
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Classic Space Saver Spare, Blown Fuses, and More Vintage Mustang Tech...
Classic Space Saver Spare? I’m looking for affordable options for my missing spare tire for my Mustang. Magazines frequently cover wheel and tire fitment for our classics, but the spare is never...
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