In this issue

Three Mopar Survivors Back on the Road.

“Fast Jack” Beckman’s Furious El Camino.

Lokar/Street Rodder Road Tour ’34 Ford Build..

LOOKING FORWARD

Last month, I wrote about ways people can cope under a quarantine situation, and it’s my hope that all who read this are safe and well. This is a very difficult time, and it’s impossible to see what the outcome will be.

2 mins

Wrap Your Ass in Fiberglass

I love fiberglass—it’s easy to work with and it smells really good. I’m okay as a steel fabricator, but when it comes to gluing a car together, my experience goes back to 1960 when I was 8 years old and built AMT’s 1⁄25 scale 1932 Ford 3-in-1 kit as a fenderless highboy with a blown 392 Chrysler for power— Hemi Firepower that is.

3 mins

FLASHBACK 1964

This was an exciting time, as the speed equipment aftermarket’s penetration of Motor City really began to take off. The classic example is Hurst, whose floor shift-conversion business exploded after Pontiac anointed the four-speed shifter as standard equipment on 1961 Super Duty Catalinas. Not coincidentally, cofounder George Hurst worked harder at self-promotion and was better at it than any of his peers.

1 min

The HOT ROD Archives

20 YEARS AGO August 2000: 154 pages, $3.99

2 mins

Three Mopar Survivor Cars Back on the Road: Two Have Hemis the Other is a 6BBL!

Plymouth technician Ted Robinson owned these drag race, day two Plymouths. His daughter and family friend got them running again.

8 mins

SCARLETT NOIR

This Stunning Corvette Rides on a Handmade and High-Tech Tube Chassis

6 mins

FAST & FURIOUS

Behind the Wheel With NHRA Funny Car Champion “Fast Jack” Beckman

4 mins

Cadillac Rescue

Reviving a ’60s 390 Cadillac Engine

5 mins

The Lokar/Street Rodder Road Tour '34 Ford

Precision Hot Rods Builds A Three-Window Coupe For the 2020 Road Tour

4 mins

Shop Talk Project Car Update

As this is written, we are all stuck at home, hiding out from the coronavirus, and if there is an upside to be found in all this, it’s that we have some extra time to work on personal projects.

4 mins

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