Hot Rod
The HOT ROD Archives
20 YEARS AGO August 2000: 154 pages, $3.99
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August 2020
Four Wheeler
Traction Under Pressure
We use General Grabber X3s to demonstrate the positive effects of low tire pressure off-road
1 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
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 min |
August 2020
Four Wheeler
EXPLORER BECOMES EXPLORER
Al Maurine’s ’01 Ford Explorer was built with simplicity in mind— and not just because there were no aftermarket parts
2 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
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 |
August 2020
Four Wheeler
2019 Ram 1500 Rebel 12 Crew Cab
Third report: Life with advanced tech and useful features
3 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
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 min |
August 2020
Four Wheeler
Bill “Maverick” Golden's wheel standing Dodge A100 borrows off-road tricks on the track
What makes Bill “Maverick” Golden’s Dodge A100 fascinating is not the list of exciting parts on the build sheet but, instead, what’s been removed. Back in the May 1965 issue of Four Wheeler, we got up close with the rig that was, at the time, called the fastest truck in the world.
2 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
SCARLETT NOIR
This Stunning Corvette Rides on a Handmade and High-Tech Tube Chassis
6 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
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 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
FAST & FURIOUS
Behind the Wheel With NHRA Funny Car Champion “Fast Jack” Beckman
4 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
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 min |
August 2020
Hot Rod
Cadillac Rescue
Reviving a ’60s 390 Cadillac Engine
5 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
The Burden of HERITAGE
WHAT MAKES A PROPER PREMIUM SPORT SEDAN? TURBOS, ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, AND REFINEMENT
10+ min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
Refined Adventure
TWO OFF-ROAD CHAMPS DEBATE RUGGED ELEGANCE
9 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
SPLIT DECISION
NOT EVERY AUTOMAKER CAN CREATE LUXURY ON A BUDGET
2 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER MOTHER
HYUNDAI MOTOR SIBLINGS SHOW YOUR CAR CAN BE SPORTY OR LUXURIOUS FOR THE SAME PRICE
8 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
KNOW YOUR PLACE
STICKER PRICE BEING EQUAL, IS LUXURY WORTH IT?
3 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
IT'S HERE
TESLA DELIVERS ITS FIRST COMPACT LUXURY ELECTRIC SUV. WE DRIVE IT.
2 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
BACK FOR MORE
MAZDA DEFENDS ITS LUXURY-CHALLENGE CROWN AGAINST A NEW FOE
10 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
Bring the family
TESLA FINALLY BUILDS AN SUV PRICED AND SIZED FOR THE TYPICAL AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD
7 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
Y Not?
ELON MUSK PUTS THE EUROPEANS ON NOTICE WITH A FAST-AS-HELL COMPACT PERFORMANCE SUV
7 min |
August 2020
Motor Trend
2021 Toyota Sienna
Hybrid Power to the People Mover
3 min |
August 2020
Street Trucks
BART
Everything Old is Rad Again
2 min |
July 2020
Street Trucks
HOMETOWN HEROES
A Collection of Reader Rides from Around the Country!
9 min |
July 2020
Street Trucks
It's Alive!
FIRST STARTUP OF PROJECT STELLA’S BLUE PRINT 383
4 min |
July 2020
Street Trucks
BLOKMNY
Building a Dream, One Brick at a Time
3 min |
July 2020
Street Trucks
JACK'S SPEED SHOP
A Family Name, a Family Build
6 min |
July 2020
Street Trucks
SUCIDAL TOY
An Icon that Stood the Test of Time
2 min |
July 2020
Street Trucks
OBI-20
AN ESSENTIAL EVENT FOR 2020
2 min |