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Bringing Out the Best of Hot Rod Paint
The Tricks, Techniques, and Tools of Professional Detailers The famous hot rod shops building cars that win the top level awards know that their rods aren’t ready to show until they’ve been perfected....
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10-71 Blown Chevy 582-Inch Big-Block Makes Over 1,000 HP On Pump Gas!
Big displacement plus some boost results in a big-power big-block that also makes stump pulling torque. There’s a performance penalty you pay when going with a big-block Chevy mill, so if you’re going...
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The Smokey and the Bandit Car
The Inside Scoop from Smokey and the Bandit’s Writer/Director Hal Needham Over the decades, HOT ROD magazine and its satellite publications have scored some major interviews, and in 2007, it was our...
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What’s Inside Lucky’s Garage?
Since Lucky’s shop is very close to your author’s humble abode, it’s always worth taking the time to stop by to see what the HOT ROD Garage co-host is up to. Currently in the shop are a pair of...
View ArticleBack To The 50’s 2021 – Opening Day At Minnesota’s 10,000 – Car Street Rod Show
Back to the 50’s, the Minnesota Street Rod Association’s enormous street rod event, was back as great as ever on Father’s Day weekend as upwards of 10,000 1964-and-earlier rods, customs, cruisers,...
View ArticleBack to the 50’s 2021 – Saturday Was the Biggest Day at MSRA’s Massive Street...
It had been two years since we, or anybody else, had been to Back to the 50’s, but after waiting out the pandemic, it was starting to feel more like 10 years. But as soon as we drove through the gates...
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Back To The 50’s 2021—Sunday Swap Meet!
The Back to the 50’s swap meet brings swappers and shoppers to the Minnesota State Fair Ground. The sellers had been waiting for hours when the gates of the 47th Annual Back to the 50’s swap meet...
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Corvette C8.R Wins at Watkins Glen
Corvette Racing took the top spot in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at IMSA’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen International. Though the pair of cars fielded by the Corvette Racing team...
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What Is a Slingshot Dragster?
During the pioneering days of drag racing, Top Fuel drivers sat behind the engine instead of in front. In terms of weight distribution and traction, the idea had merit. In reality, an on-fire Hemi...
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Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew: A Journey into the World of Classic Cars
“The art of building a car knows no color,” said actor/comedian Kevin Hart in an exclusive interview with HOT ROD in anticipation of the new show Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew. His words are true, and...
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Back to the 50’s 2021—Hot Rod Trucks
Classic and custom trucks were a big part of the 10,000 rods at the Minnesota Street Rod Association’s huge summer show. The Minnesota Street Rod Association’s Back to the 50’s Weekend is the biggest...
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C4 Corvette Factbox
Your performance deal of the century awaits. The shelf life of Corvettes has always been problematic; Corvette worshippers who have the latest, greatest plastic fantastic are on top of the world, but...
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SpeedKore’s Latest Carbon Fiber Creation Is Hellacious!
1968 Dodge Charger: Check. Carbon fiber skin: Check. Hellcat engine, behind the seats? Check. Just when you thought carbon-fiber-bodied second-generation Dodge Chargers were becoming commonplace (as if...
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How to Navigate Car Culture with Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew
Getting older and growing apart from your friends is a sad fact of life. Kevin Hart and the Plastic Cup Boyz—John “Burgandee” Clausell, Ron “Boss” Everline, Will “Spank” Horton, Harry Ratchford, and...
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What Is a Notchback Mustang?
For a generation of hot rodders, winning was as simple as ticking the right box. From its inception in 1964 until 1993, the Ford Mustang was offered continuously in two roof styles: formal coupe and...
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