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Readying to Run: Pure Choice 1936 Willys Panel Closer to Done
It’s going to be 2018 in a few days, so we thought we’d check in on a few projects we covered during the last year. Here’s a quick update on the 1936 Willys Sedan Delivery project Gary Clausen and his...
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Mopar Highlights from the 2017 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on the outskirts of Chicago was packing some serious Mopar heat during the annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN). And while there was plenty of Ford...
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MCACN 2017: 1970 Buick GS 455 Convertible
In the early 1990s, Jason Line was at Brainerd International Raceway for an NHRA points meet. He was running his newly built 1970 Buick GS 455 in NHRA Stock Eliminator competition. Surrounded by a sea...
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Congratulations to Dalton Deffenbaugh, Sunoco Young Racer Club Winner!
Congratulations to Dalton Deffenbaugh of Lebanon, Indiana, our Sunoco Race Fuels Young Racers Club Winner of the month! Dalton will receive 55 gallons of fuel and a 5-gallon utility jug from Sunoco. He...
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Sherm’s Custom Chrome Makes Aluminum and Stainless Sparkle Too
It’s obvious that a major trend in street rodding is the growth in popularity of ’50s and ’60s cars, and it stands to reason. These cars offer unique styling, they’re roomy and comfortable, readily...
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The LMC Truck C10 Nationals Week to Wicked: The Square-Body Episode, Part One
For its third trip down Week To Wicked Lane, Classic Trucks magazine has teamed up with the LMC Truck C10 Nationals to build its second five-day C10—this time around, a shapely 1985 square-body. Our...
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New Parts From The Classic Truck Aftermarket
OEMTools 01. Cool Creepers Here’s another easy way to improve your shop or garage. If you’ve always needed a creeper or are ready to replace your old one, OEMTools announces its new 24970 Professional...
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Race Season Rolls On… Down Under
While much of the East and Midwest are covered in snow and the South and West are a little over a month away from kicking things off, the race season is alive and well… in New Zealand and Australia. We...
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Why We Call TMI’s 1985 Ford F-150 an Undercover Cop
Where were you in 1962? Maybe you remember that question. It was the tagline for the movie American Graffiti, George Lucas’ homage to growing up in America during the original hot rod era. The movie...
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Irwindale Avoids Shut Down
In its last weeks before shutting down, Iriwindale Speedway and Event Center has received new life once again. A new lease was signed Thursday evening giving Irwindale at least two more seasons of...
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Mark Stielow’s New Approach to a Pro Touring 1969 Camaro
Prime Pro Touring protagonist Mark Stielow says he’s been building cars since he was 16. He’s 52 now. When Mark was a lad, his dad played a little with cars and he owned car washes and a trash hauling...
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Leave it to Motion Performance to Pack 454 Inches of Pavement-Pounding Power...
“The title sounds like bunk, you say? Well, what would you call a street Vega with a 454-cubic-inch big-block, Aunt Mary? That certainly might be foolhardy, especially behind the wheel; you’d have to...
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All The Gritty Details On Chevy’s New 755hp LT5 Powerhouse!
There’s a New King of the Hill. In 1990, regular production option ZR1 was a special performance package intended to transform a base Corvette sport coupe into the fastest production car that could be...
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WATCH: Imagine If Bootleggers Had Boost
For the first time on Roadkill Garage, the boys dive into the 40s to resurrect at 1940 Ford Fordor. The car has no interior, the suspension is clapped out, and the body has plenty of rust. Like all...
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This Restomod ’56 is the Product of Four Decades of Admiration of Tri-Five...
John Clark fell in love with Tri-Five Chevys in a bizarre way. Young John was on his way home from school one day when he had a life altering experience of sorts. First he heard the sirens and then the...
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Highlights From January: 20, 40, and 60 Years Ago in HOT ROD Magazine
20 Years Ago January 1998 (228 pages, $3.95): Gray Baskerville’s review of the 1950s kicked off a 50-page history lesson by staff writers, each of whom covered one decade. Individual mug shots...
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Drag testing the 2018 Ford Mustang GT
Unbelievably, in 53rd year of consecutive production, the Ford Mustang continues to impress. The latest pony combines progressive and classic styling with world-class handling, amazing technology and...
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Petty & The 426 Hemi: First NASCAR Wins
Seldom, if ever, has a racing engine debuted as dominantly as Chrysler’s second-generation Hemi did in the 1964 Daytona 500. Twenty-six-year-old Richard Petty’s first big win snapped FoMoCo’s...
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Daily Driver Diaries: Carpool Vacancy!
When I first met Brandan Gillogly he didn’t have a beard, and neither one of us worked for HOT ROD Magazine. The olden days. He was at Truckin’ and I was a lowly PR schlub. Then he worked his way over...
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POWRi Expands to Asphalt
POWRi is continuing its growth with yet another expansion. The organization and officials at Grundy Count Speedway in Morris, IL have announced a multi-year agreement to sanction pavement Midget Car...
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