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How to Wet Sand and Polish New Paint for a Show-Perfect Shine.
You’ve done it: you put in the effort, did the research, and practiced enough with your new paint gun to lay out a nice looking paint job. There were no real problems, and your buddies are now patting...
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Upgrading Your Barn Find, Part 2
When we found our 1946 Chevy pickup it had spent plenty of time languishing in a barn, only to be recently discovered by Scott Roth, co-owner of The Auto Shoppe in South Burlington, Vermont. Covered in...
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Imagine Buying an N.O.S. Buick GS Bumper and Getting a Running 1970 Buick GS...
“I couldn’t believe it when the guy called me,” Jason Cook says. More than 10 years had passed since he left a note for the owner to call him if he ever wanted to sell his 1970 Buick GS 455. Fifty...
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How to add Subframe Connectors to your Fourth-Gen Firebird or Camaro and Why...
The task of any suspension system is to control body movement. When developing a passenger vehicle, chassis engineers strive to provide occupants with a balance of predictable handling and ride...
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Unique, Big-Block–Powered 1965 Chevelle Street Machine
Of all the things people say about their cars, the one that stands out as most common is: “I always wanted a …” It’s because we build the cars that we like. Or at least we build the ones that we like...
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Building the Ultimate Sleeper: Plain-Jane 1963 Ford 300 With a 427 SOHC Motor...
Rick Thayer grew up in a small town in the picturesque hills of central New Hampshire, one of those places where you know everyone and everyone knows you. Rick loved growing up there and over the years...
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How To Rebuild your Five-Leaf and Turn it into a Hemi Type Suspension for...
We don’t care what the Brand Xers say, we know the vintage Mopar suspension system (torsion bars and leaf springs) works quite well when set up properly. When adding big doses of power (like our ’65...
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Heavy Medal Feature on a 1953 Chevy C10
By the early ’60s the writing was on the wall: Pickups were turning into cars with beds, and GM led the pack. Stylistically foreshadowed by the Cameo in 1955, GM’s ’60s pickups ushered in a whole host...
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Mooneyes Xmas Party 2017: An Epic Going-Away Bash
In its January 2018 issue, Hot Rod Deluxe announced that Irwindale Event Center—the home of a dragstrip inaugurated in 2001—would cease operation in early 2018. Another track bites the dust. Southern...
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Not Even the FBI Knew the Secret Identity of This 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle...
Just as some law-enforcement officers have to stay undercover, so too do certain muscle cars. When I bought my 1970 Chevelle SS454 in late December 1970, I had just received an appointment to become a...
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Beautifully Restored 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Z-16 Is Teenage Dream Come True...
The muscle car era, for most enthusiasts, dawned in 1964 when Pontiac introduced the $295 GTO package for the midsized Tempest. It featured a 389ci V-8 with 325 hp. Pontiac Division Sales Manager Frank...
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Installing a set of New Auto Metal Direct ’63 ‘64 ’65 Plymouth B-Body Quarter...
Max Wedge Plymouths have long held a special place in performance and quarter-mile history. During the 1963 model year, our sister publication, HOT ROD, ran a new ’63 426 Plymouth in just about...
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Build a Sleeper L72: When 425 Horsepower Is not Enough for Your Restored Chevy
No other engine in muscle car history lost 25 hp simply by switching air cleaner labels, but that’s the story of Chevrolet’s 1966 427ci L72 big-block. When introduced for duty aboard the Sting Ray, the...
View ArticleTaking a look at Revel’s VLS OLED intercooler dual temperature gauge
These days, the Mustang market is all about tuning. There’s barely a Mustang on the road without a custom tune in the PCM. When it comes to a custom tune, the more information the tuner has, the...
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Original Owners of This 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Still Enjoy Their First...
“It was between that and a Gran Sport,” remembers John Ewart of the day in March 1969 when he and his new bride, Alice, went shopping for their first new car. “The Gran Sport was more money, so we went...
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HOT ROD RESCUE: 1966 Chevelle with Starter & Ignition Problems
The Combo Starting with a rolling shell and lots of parts boxes, Dave Miracle restored this garage-find 1966 Chevelle SS from the ground up. Kenosha, Wisconsin’s Dave Miracle has been into cars since...
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Is This the Nicest Unrestored 1967 Pontiac GTO on the Planet?
When Gary Arvanigian opened the side door of the car carrier, he thought he had made a mistake. The 1967 GTO, black with black interior, looked restored, “like a porcelain Easter egg, it glowed.” This...
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This 1932 Ford Roadster Was Huge 27 Years Ago. Now It’s Back!
The Jun. ’89 issue of Rod & Custom magazine contained coverage of the Grand National Roadster Show. To commemorate the 40th birthday of the Oakland Roadster Show (as the GNRS was originally known),...
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2017 Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals Was Truly the Greatest Muscle Car Show...
On May 21, 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the self-proclaimed “Greatest Show on Earth,” ended its 146-year run, citing diminishing crowds and higher costs. Car guys know...
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Trim and Badges Make the Finishing Touch on this 1968 Camaro
Once the bodywork and paint are done and the rubout completed, it’s time for the homestretch of a classic car restoration … trim work. Nearly every imaginable trim part is available for classic Camaros...
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