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.