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Paint & Body Special: Replace a Quarter-Panel the Right Way on a 1970...
These are the glory years for muscle car restoration. Enthusiasm is strong, car events continue to proliferate, and the level of quality restorations from both professional and private shops is at an...
View ArticleBrian Lohnes Garners Robert E. Petersen Award At MPMC!
NHRA Announcer and Put Up or Shut Up master of match-ups, Brian Lohnes, was presented the Robert E Petersen Award at SEMA’s Motorsports Parts Manufacture’s Council (MPMC) gathering in Santa Ana,...
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Paint & Body Special: Repairing the Wheelhouses and Replacing the Trunk Floor...
The original owners of this 1970 Plymouth GTX, Joel and Lynn Euler, had determined it was time to get their beloved Mopar back on the road. Packing a 440ci/375hp engine, the mighty Mopar had provided...
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Cleaning and Preserving Bare Metal Parts
Restoration can mean a lot of different things. For many, it’s simply replacing everything that’s worn out with whatever new reproduction parts are available. It matters not if they don’t look just...
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Winners of the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show!
The winner of “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” is… For many, the Grand National Roadster Show at the Fairplex in Pomona California, is the ultimate car show. The most prestigious builders,...
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Backstage Past Part 2: 1955
Pivotal. A year that opened brightly with unprecedented prosperity, new-car horsepower, and interest in auto racing closed darkly in the wake of James Dean’s fatal highway crash and a rash of on-track...
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Rare Find: Very First 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Ordered With Super Cobra Jet...
“Neither he nor I knew it was an early car,” Mike in Maryland says of the 1969 Mach 1 he bought in a little town in Pennsylvania. He had always wanted a 1969 Mach 1. “The owner told me it was a Super...
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Paint & Body: Watch This Complete Refinish of a 1970 Plymouth GTX in...
Conversations with my muscle car brethren will often drift to the health of the hobby. Some perceive a plateau, or even a slight downturn in enthusiasm. Evidence cited includes lack of interest among...
View ArticleOn the Semi-Shiny Side: Lucky No. 13 for the Grand National Roadster Show’s...
I like Quonset huts. They always harken back to images of 1940s American to me—during the War when the Navy first introduced the corrugated half-circle shacks designed by the George A. Fuller Co....
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The Historic “Green Hornet” 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby EXP 500 Headed for a...
While the iconic Highland Green 1968 Mustang used in the movie Bullitt resurfaced in the Motor City during the 2018 North American International Auto Show, Craig Jackson, Chairman/CEO of the...
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Hajek Motorsports To Display First Four 2008 Cobra Jet Mustangs at NHRA...
• Hajek Motorsports to display four Cobra Jet Mustangs at NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals • Display to include 2009 Stock Eliminator Winternationals winning Cobra Jet driven by John Calvert • 50th...
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Official HOT ROD Drag Week 2018 to 2020 Ruleset
We know what you want — and without any further delay, here are your official 2018 to 2020 HOT ROD Drag Week rules: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL 2018-2020 DRAG WEEK RULES CLICK TO DOWNLOAD...
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First Class C10: This Backyard Build has become a Reliable Daily Driver
Five years ago, Arnulfo Lopez, of Compton, CA, teamed up with a friend to go 50/50 on a C10 project. They had no knowledge, no real tools, not even a garage. All they had was a backyard at his dad’s...
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How and Why We Lose Interest in Our Project Cars
This is a question I’ve wondered about, and recently it’s smacked me sideways. If “love” is a car project, we start out thinking big—really big—and usually buy something cheap. It may or may not even...
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Gasser-Style 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle is a real Strip Tripper
We sure wish Hot Rod magazine had devoted more than just two pages to Fleet Thompson’s gasser-style 1966 Chevelle in its April 1968 issue. If it had, we could bring you more info on what photographer...
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Wallet-Friendly Carbureted LS Transplant into a 1967 Camaro
There’s always a cheaper way to do most anything. That’s especially true of LS engine swaps to classic Chevy muscle. If you go all out it’s pretty easy to spend $15,000-$20,000 on a complete “high-end”...
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Survivor Muscle Cars Tucked Away In Iowa!
A few rare cars kept tucked away in a garage in Iowa. Following up on a lead about a bunch of survivor muscle cars in Iowa, I met Bob, who took off work to show me his drag cars and parts. My eye was...
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Spark Plug Reading 101: Don’t Leave HP On The Table!
E3’s Don Ward talks shop on reading spark plugs when tuning. All things lead to the spark plug. You can spend all the money you want in fancy intakes, cylinder heads, or engine management, but if...
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Last Dodge Made at Hamtramck Gets New Home
After 37 years with its original owner, the last car ever produced at the historic Dodge Main assembly plant—the famed Hamtramck facility where countless Mopar muscle cars were born—has a new steward....
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Mopar Muscle’s Top 10 from Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 2018
Mopar performance cars are hot and always stand out in a crowd of muscle cars. And no matter the model year or era, the topic of “did you see how much that went for” is one that car guys love to talk...
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