In this issue

RODDIN’ @ RANDOM
Blackie Gejeian’s hot rods auctioned in Monterey, saying goodbye to Surfer Tom Jobe, and making the scene at the new Lions Drag Strip Museum and Uncle Sam’s Pie Eating Contest.

MORE OF THE SAME: THE LIGHTNIN’ BUG/KOOKIE KAR
Tracing the evolution of Norm Grabowski’s Cad-powered T.

Cal, Nick & T-33

REBORN.

10+ mins

Backstage Past Part 10:1963

This Glendale, California, photo session produced the Bob D’Olivo (behind camera, right) transparency that became one of HOT ROD’s most-artistic covers.

10+ mins

Travellin Deuce

A stock height windshield, in conjunction with a body that’s been channeled the full width of the frame, gives the ex–De Fillipi/La Masa ’32 roadster a chunky, almost perky appearance. Discrete lakes pipes peek out beneath the framerails, just behind the firewall. In the mid-’50s, the lakes plugs exited (curiously) in front of the rear wheels.

7 mins

back to basics

bountiful. the ’32 ford has become the quintessential hot rod, thanks to its good looks and the fact that the model year coincided with ford’s release of a v-8 engine in addition to the reliable four-cylinder.

5 mins

his purple passion

eli english was a grade schooler when he first spotted this '34 couple peering through the open doors of a local garage. thirty years later, he got to work on this period-perfect late-'50s hot rod and put her back on the road.

6 mins

Nothing Screwy About It 

In this space in the Sept. ’16 issue I wrote about several topics, including the Screwdrivers car club of Culver City, California, and whether or not the famous cocktail was named after the club.

4 mins

Blue Bird

Fathers. The plan was this: My son Sebastian and I had just finished one of many restorations, the Blood Sweat & Gears 1948 Prefect.

4 mins

Mark of Excellence

Tilt. Somewhere in a small farming town in central Illinois is a garage with a couple of car builders who live in a time warp that starts and ends in the 1960s.

3 mins

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Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine Description:

Hot Rod Deluxe is the magazine that brings you nothing but traditional hot rodding. In every issue, HOT ROD DELUXE delivers vintage photography from the Hot Rod magazine archives that you just can't get anywhere else.