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The Wild Antics of Pat Minick and the Chi-Town Hustler
Where It All Began With the passing of driver Pat Minick of the popular “Chi-Town Hustler” team of Farkonas, Coil, and Minick, we’re reminded of everything that made Funny Cars so exciting wrapped up...
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Gallery: Wheels Up at the 2017 NHRA Winter Nationals
Winter traditions are the best. While most involve, tinsel, wrapping paper, and yuletide cheer, there’s another seasonal practice just as important to drag racers: the NHRA Winter Nationals. Every...
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Rolex 24 at Daytona; Jeff Gordon Scores Controversial Endurance Win
We wouldn’t normally associate the high-banked Daytona Speedway and Jeff Gordon with anything beyond the NASCAR championship, but after announcing his retirement from Cup racing in 2015, the four-time...
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How To Replace The Rocker Panels On A 1971 Plymouth ’Cuda
One of the more hideous things about rust is that it is completely indiscriminate in what it attacks. Rarely will you find just one individual panel with a rust problem. Yes, there are certain body...
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Boss of the Barn, Part 3: Painting the Barn Find Boss 429
Barn finds are often the stuff of urban legends. Unlike pirate treasure, though, barn finds actually exist. Yes, they are shrouded in rumor and cloaked in speculation. They are also oftentimes fiercely...
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Where’s the Fun? January 2017
Nova Art Who: Louis Bouchard Where: Anywhere he can find a backdrop of graffiti What: 1965 Chevrolet Nova Why: Louis took nice pictures of his car, plus we like the deep candy-red paint. Under the...
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The McNeal Bel Air: Four Decades…Four Rebuilds…Endless Memories
As Bill McNeal Sr. remembers, it was “one cool afternoon in Grants Pass, Oregon … I was cruising down Redwood Avenue and it caught my eye: an old 1953 Chevy Bel Air two-door hardtop was just sitting...
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Shop Talk: Cliched Truisms
I’m no linguist, but I do have a deep appreciation of language and the use of words and phrases. Language is a living representation of a culture, and like all cultures, the automotive world is full of...
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A Brain Surgeon’s Bespoke Dream 1957 Chevy
There’s a definite Colorado connection associated with the 1957 Chevy 210 two-door sedan featured here, and it begins with the car’s earliest days as a Dusk Pearl 1957 Chevy sold new with Colorado...
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Classic Instruments Participates in NHRA 2017 Contingency Program
Classic Instruments, of Boyne City, Michigan, is excited to announce its participation in the NHRA Contingency Program. The Motor City state company will be a contingency sponsor for all Sportsman...
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2017 ARP Street Rodder Road Tour Build Begins with a 1957 Chevy Convertible:...
Bright, Indiana is home of Woody’s Hot Rodz builders of 2017 ARP/Street Rodder Road Tour 1957 Chevy presented by Chevrolet Performance. This year’s car is based on body panels from Golden Star, yes...
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Enginology: Smokey’s Wisdom
Over the span of a 50-year career in the high-performance and racing industry, I’ve had the good fortune to meet and come to know some highly experienced racers and engine builders. I’ve also had an...
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Turbo Mopar Mafia
If someone asked a group of drag racers to describe what comes to mind when thinking about the hash tag #turbomoparmafia you will get all types of answers. Most wouldn’t include a Dodge Omni however...
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2017 ARP Street Rodder Road Tour Build: Day 2
Day 2 documenting construction of the 2017 ARP/Street Rodder Road Tour 1957 Chevrolet sponsored by Chevrolet Performance at Woodys Hot Rodz in Bright, Indiana began with attaching more of the Golden...
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The Yenko 1: A Top Gun 1970 Camaro Dirt Late Model
Back in the 1960s and ‘70s, many dirt stock cars looked very similar to their counterparts on the highway. Fans loved that stock look at the time, and even today, there is a desire to bring it back to...
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Is This 1955 Chevy Two-Door Wagon The Hottest Handyman in Minnesota?
Of the 100 cars that won STREET RODDER Top 100 awards in 2015, 24 of them were Tri-Five Chevys. One of them, Billy Sampson’s 1955 Handyman wagon, landed on our runner-up list for Street Rod of the...
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How a 1966 Chevy C10 Farm Truck Got its Happy Ending
The saga of Yancey Taylor and his 1966 Chevy C10 pickup began in 1979 when his dad bought the used Chevy shortbed to work on the family’s Georgia farm and use as a daily driver. Yancey says, “I can...
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We Test It: The SP383 Crate Engine From Chevrolet Performance
If you’re considering the purchase of a crate engine for your car, you’d be well served to pay close attention to engines built by the original manufacturer. Who better to buy a Chevrolet crate engine...
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Hot Rod Builder Roy Brizio Tells Us How to Build For 40 Years
In a Rolling Stone article a few years ago, seminal guitar player Jeff Beck said he almost quit playing guitar to go to work building hot rods at Roy Brizio’s South San Francisco shop. There is almost...
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Coyote Racing Series Forms in Ohio
Truck racers in Ohio and the surrounding states will have a new series to follow in 2017. After the disbanding of the ARCA Truck Series on January 6, veteran racer Billy Strehle decided to form the...
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