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IT'S BACK!
This Pro Street Olds From 1995 Returns as a Power Tour Long Hauler in 2021
CORVETTE IN PARADISE
This Big-block 1958 Corvette Was Rebuilt Beyond Restomod but Stays Nostalgic
BRING OUT YOUR BEST
The Tricks, Techniques, and Tools of Professional Detailers
Rare Nascar Photos From the 1960s
Stock car racing got its start in the rural South, but by the time NASCAR arrived at Riverside International Raceway in the early 1960s, the sport had achieved national success.
MUSCLE CARS ON TRACK
UMI’s 2021 Autocross Challenge brought fast cars, both new and classic, to battle it out.
Dry Lake Memories
VINTAGE HOT ROD AND RACING PHOTOS FROM PREWAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FASTEST STREET CAR IN AMERICA
Fast Cars, Freaks, and Swedes from HOT ROD Drag Week eBay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.
HAND-ME-DOWN DART
STEVE HINCKLEY RESTORED THIS 1965 DART THAT HAS BEEN IN HIS FAMILY FOR THREE GENERATIONS
Icons Reunited
The Scotty’s Muffler roadster ran a Hemi at Bonneville in the ’70s. Next time, it will be with the famous Tom Senter Ardun.
IT GETS PRIMO PARKING
BLOWN LS-SWAPPED 1965 MALIBU PERFORMS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS
Turn By Turn
Easy Close-Ratio Steering Box Upgrade
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
THE SURGEON GENERAL OF HORSEPOWER PRESCRIBED A FIVE-DAY ROAD TRIP TO CURE OUR ILLS
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
1969 Che velle Restomod Build for the Road and for SEMA.
Rock Solid
How to Build a Bulletproof 9-Inch Third Member
LOST TO TIME
VINTAGE DRAG RACING PHOTOS FROM SANTA MARIA DRAGSTRIP
It Has Been a Privilege
My first byline in HOT ROD magazine appeared in the February 1992 issue. Now, 30 years later, the February 2022 issue will likely carry my last. This is my final editorial column.
FIVE DECADE SLUMBER
Built in the ’30s. Forgotten in the ’50s. How a barn find 1933 Ford was resurrected as the Devil’s Coupe.
RADICAL IN RED
Spot All The Changes Made to This 1956 Chevy
Carbon Fiber: The Performance World's Go-Fast Gold
What Is Carbon Fiber and Why Is It Today’s Hottest Performance Automotive Material?
I Love My Suburban
FINISH LINE
Freedom of Movement
Install a Bolt-On Independent Rear Suspension for Early Camaros and Firebirds
Project Car Update: 1967 C10 Truck Norris Cowl Rust Repair
Our project 1967 C10, Truck Norris, is getting closer to turning wheels under its own power, and when that time comes, it will be riding on an all-new suspension system from TCI Engineering.
Longevity
Time Capsule 1965 Pro Street Chevelle Has Stayed Nearly the Same for Over 40 Years!
Road Testing the '59 El Camino and Its 348-inch W-Series
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
REFURBISHED FISH
This Low-Mileage Barracuda is an Ex-Drag Racer Now Restored to Showroom Condition
The Right Tool for the Job
Last month, I wrote the autopsy report on the small-block Chevy that lived briefly in the engine compartment of Truck Norris, my 1967 C10.
VINTAGE BLOWN 1965 CHEVY II “FUNNY” CAR THAT WAS SERIOUS BUSINESS
As Drew Hardin recalled, “Back in 1964, the term Funny Car wasn’t capitalized and was usually surrounded by quotation marks, because the cars those words described had altered wheelbases that made them look ‘funny.’
The Bitter Pill
This is a tough one to write. Remember in last month’s column when I described damage sustained to the Number 8 cylinder in the small-block I had just dropped into my ’67 C10? I had just changed the accelerator pump nozzle, then all hell broke loose after I started the engine and revved it a few times to see if the nozzle change worked. There was a brief clanging sound that stopped as suddenly as it started, but the engine developed a miss as a result.
SIMPLE SEXY STYLE
Classic Factory Style Plus a Few Choice Custom Mods Make This 1961 Chevy Bubbletop Stand Out
Those Times I Failed Horribly
A couple months ago I took one of journalism’s greatest risks: I wrote a column listing a number of people I’d met who had since passed away, and of course, one of them had not.