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Solving Your Handling Problems: Corner Entry
There are many teams still today who struggle throughout the season with their cars handling. Many times, the problem lies somewhere simple where a slight adjustment or a small tuning procedure could...
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Solving Your Handling Problems: Mid Turn
We’re going to continue where we left off in our analysis of your handling woes. If you missed it, we’ve already addressed the problem of an ill-handling machine entering the turn. Now we’ll try to...
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Solving Your Handling Problems: Corner Exit
We’ve covered the entry and mid-turn, now it’s time to see where problems can arise at the exit of the corner. Keep in mind that some handling problems have multiple sources. Before we evaluate our...
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Last Project Car of Famous Oldsmobile Engine Builder Vance Brady, a 1968...
Karl Sarpolis didn’t find this 1968 Hurst/Olds. The car found him. That’s one benefit of having your own registry. “They made 515 production cars,” Sarpolis tells us. “There is 198 or 199 of them still...
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Muscle Car History Revisited at 2017 York US30 Reunion & Nostalgia Nationals
It is hard to believe that this noteworthy annual event has been part of MUSCLE CAR REVIEW almost from its beginning. Cam Benty was the editor when the event was first covered, during its third...
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Fix’Ems: Bob Hovorka’s Latest Illustration
Check out the latest illustration from Bob Hovorka with help tips and tricks every street rodder should know! The post Fix’Ems: Bob Hovorka’s Latest Illustration appeared first on Hot Rod Network.
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Hidden Mopars Found in the October 2017 Muscle Car Review
The cover section in the October 2017 Muscle Car Review is something of a hybrid, combining two of our most popular themes: barn finds and Mopar muscle cars. The car on our cover is a 1971 Hemi ’Cuda...
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This Breaks on EVERY Mopar A-Body! Here’s How To Fix It!
Of all the classic Mopars, the compact A-Body is arguably the most popular for making a true and trusty driver. Comprised of Darts and Demons on the Dodge side, and Barracudas, Valiants, Scamps, and...
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Vintage Muscle Car Test: Motor Trend Wrings Out the 383 Plymouth Road Runner...
In the Dec. 1967 issue, Motor Trend published a comparison test of several of the supercar models that were all-new or substantially revised for the 1968 model year: GTO, Charger, GS 400, Torino,...
View ArticleDangerous Social Media Practices in Racing
Promoters are watching, and you probably aren’t helping your case Editor’s Note on this commentary: While most racers have become wise to the use of social media and work directly with their promoter...
View ArticleMission Creep in Media
People ask me all the time: What’s it like moving from editing magazines to being on shows? Others wonder what I really do here. So I’ll tell you. First, some context. I was hired at HOT ROD in 1991...
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Drag Week’s Champagne Express — Mark Sussino’s ’86 Grand Prix
Racers from around the world bring themselves and their cars to Gear Vendors HOT ROD Drag Week, powered by Dodge, to compete against some of the most mentally tough, dedicated people in the world. The...
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Alice and Keith Lowe’s Power Tour Farewell to a Loved One
Memory Lane Even the best-laid plans are subject to forces beyond human control. When the Lowe family planned to tackle another Power Tour in their 1964 Impala, mother, Alice; father, Raymond Jr.; and...
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Mothers Polish 1959 Chevy Sedan Delivery
An Iconic Family Heirloom This 1959 Biscayne Sedan Delivery has been in the Mothers family since 1984. You may recognize it from the numerous ads that have featured its flawless sheetmetal and...
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474 hp and 594 tq from a 495-inch Pontiac
Although this regular installment is named “Horsepower!,” you’ll likely agree after your read this month’s feature that “Torque!” might be applicable this time! Lou Rotella of Omaha, Nebraska owns a...
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What Makes Tech Tick
Tech stories are a critical element to any enthusiast mag. Whether you’re into hot rods or ham radios, it’s expected that your go-to periodical will deliver the kind of hands-on content that helps you...
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Banger-Powered Hot Rods Make the Scene at the 2017 F.A.S.T. Santa Margarita...
The historic Santa Margarita Ranch in Central California played host to this year’s F.A.S.T. (Ford A Speed Technology) time trials, where a small gathering of hot rodders pushed their...
View ArticleGALLERY: CARS Tour Mid-Atlantic Classic
When big money is on the line, the big gunners are sure to show up. That was the case just over a week ago when the CARS Super Late Model Tour had $10,000 on the line in the Mid-Atlantic Classic at...
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Converting a 1966 Fairlane to Disc Brakes
We bought this way-cool 1966 Fairlane in May 2015 after finding it on a Craigslist ad for sale in Columbus, Ohio. It had the exact, street/strip vibe that was just so right we simply could not pass it...
View ArticleDiscovery Communications Agrees to Form Leading Automotive Media Company...
Venture will combine: linear network Velocity, MotorTrend.com, Motor Trend YouTube channel, Motor Trend OnDemand OTT service and TEN’s complete portfolio of automotive digital, social, live events, and...
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