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Bob Florine’s 1957 Ford Del Rio—Just As It Should’ve Been
Depending on when you were born—or even where you live—the term “shooting brake” could have different definitions … that is, if you’ve even heard the phrase to begin with. If you happen to have a...
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This Dearborn Deuce Blends Style and Power with a Roush V-8 Punch
Imagine, if you will, just how many hot rods have been built since the inception of hot rodding. It’s a staggering number if you take into account the prewar years, the start of land speed racing...
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Part 1 Chassis: The 2018 United Pacific/STREET RODDER Road Tour 1932 Ford
It’s that time of year again when we began construction on a street rod that will travel to the far-flung corners of the country. The purpose of this yearly exercise is to prove that with today’s...
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Twin-Turbo 1,200hp Flat-plane S550 GT350!
How do you take a stellar piece of engineering and make it better? Add turbos. The team at Fathouse Fabrication built a Mustang GT350 to decimate all, with hidden twin-turbos and a whopping 1,143 hp...
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Hawaiian Hot Rodding Pioneer Jimmy Pflueger’s Last 1932 Ford
Pronounced “how vella,” hao wela is the Hawaiian word for hot rod; and contrary to what mainland hot rodders might imagine, drag racing hot rods in Hawaii has been as popular as anywhere in the U.S....
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Developing Headers for an LT4-Powered 1969 Camaro
It has been a while since we’ve visited the construction of Mark Stielow’s latest Camaro project. We’ve covered the build over the past year and you undoubtedly saw images of its debut at the 2017 SEMA...
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How to Calibrate GM Mechanical Speedometers
This BOP-pattern TH350 extension housing cutaway at a local Transtar branch shows the relationship between the speedo drive (A) and driven (B) gears. Increasing the number of drive-gear teeth speeds up...
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Hot Rods Untouched by Time in the March 2018 Issue of HOT ROD Deluxe
El Mirage, the Southern California dry lake where hot rodders have sought speed for decades, provides the backdrop for the cover features in this very special issue of HOT ROD Deluxe. On our cover is...
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Erik Hansen’s 1932 Ford Sedan: The Fordor Family Funster
When I hear the name Tim Strange, I think of vivid-colored customs and BMX … old guy BMX (if you know him, you know what I mean). So to be quite honest, when I first laid eyes on Erik Hansen’s...
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Corvette Record Setter Today and 20 Years Ago
It should come as no surprise that the Corvette is a record setter. It was designed and developed to be more than competitive; it was breed to be a record setter. As I sit here today writing my...
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Personalize Your Own Mustang Pony
It’s no surprise that the Ford Mustang has been called one of the most customizable vehicles in the world. From the original first generation Mustang’s long list of factory and dealer add on bits to...
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John Hartman’s 2012 Mustang GT S197 is a street beast that runs bottom 9’s!
Twenty years ago if you said that Ford would deliver a Mustang GT with 460hp and it had the capabilities of tickling the 11s off the showroom floor, you would’ve been admitted to a mental institution...
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The Big Carb Deal is Back! Get a Free Air Cleaner
If you’re in the market for a new carburetor for your Ford engine why not snag yourself a new Edelbrock AVS2 carb and get a sharp looking Edelbrock air cleaner to go with it for nothing, nada, zilch,...
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Take Five with Brad and Doug Deberti
Last week, we got a chance to sit down with Brad and Doug Deberti and talk to them about their new show, Twin Turbos that airs tomorrow February 28 on Discovery. The father-son duo are gearheads...
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Heidts Pro-G IRS bolts in and adds modern performance to your classic Chevy
We love our classic Chevys. But let’s be honest, compared to today’s modern Chevrolets our classics—in stock form—don’t ride or handle all that great. To be fair, they are rolling on 50-year-old...
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Huge Find: Very First 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Ever Made
Being the first gives you prominence. It makes you a trailblazer, going where no others have gone before. In life’s big picture it provides you with a distinction that no one can ever challenge. As far...
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Holley LS Fest Introduces Grand Champion Truck Class
Holley wants to find the fastest all-around LS- or current-gen LT-powered truck! For 2018, Holley is pleased to announce the addition of a Truck Grand Champion class for future LS Fest events,...
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2018 Sacramento Autorama Painless Performance/STREET RODDER Top 100 Winners:...
We recently posted the first five Painless Performance/STREET RODDER Top 100 winners from the 2018 O’Reilly Auto Parts Sacramento Autorama. If you saw them, you noticed that the common thread is...
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Prototype 1969 Ford Boss Bronco Resurfaces After 40 Years
Wes Eisenschenk could hardly believe his eyes when he plugged the serial number into Google in 2016 and found a long missing 1969 Ford prototype. “There it was, the missing 1969 Ford Boss Bronco...
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Horsepower! Turbo 4.0 AMC Jeep
Among off-roaders, AMC’s straight-six is definitely a longtime favorite. It’s compact, economical, and seems to live forever, no matter how much abuse it takes. It is so popular, in fact, that it was...
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