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HRN Undiscovered Builder: Ross Nichols
One year ago, Ross Nichols left the safety of a full-time job at a restoration shop and opened Jack’s Speed Shop in Fort Wayne, Indiana with legit equipment, legal paperwork, and “books” with profits...
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Spec Big-Block Class Winners: Engine Masters 2016
Engine Masters Challenge is sponsored by AMSOIL, Presented by HOT ROD, and Operated by the University of Northwestern Ohio. The third class of the week has wrapped up at Engine Masters Challenge 2016,...
View ArticleGALLERY: Vintage Racing at Oktoberfest
There is no denying it – we love Vintage racing. One of the most captivating events (and there are many) at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway’s Oktoberfest Race Weekend is Sunday’s Vintage feature. A total...
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The 350 V8 in Sean Price’s 1965 Nova Nose-Dives at 4,500 RPM. We’re Gonna Fix...
The Combo When Sean Price originally purchased his 1965 Nova, it still had the original straight-six engine and 10.25-inch 10-bolt rearend, although somewhere along the way, the trans had been upgraded...
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The HOT ROD Magazine Championship Drag Races
Decades before Drag Week, HOT ROD Magazine presented its own annual drag race known as the HOT ROD Magazine Championship Drag Races. From 1964 to 1969 HOT ROD’s yearly meltdown was on par with NHRA’s...
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Martin Pond’s SVT-style 1980 Mercury Zephyr Wagon Is an Autocross and OUSCI...
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is the playground of late-model Corvettes, all-wheel-drive turbo imports, and megabuck Pro Touring muscle cars. So Alameda, California, tire dealer Martin...
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STOLEN in Bakersfield: Street Rodder’s 1966 Ford Fairlane
Street Rodder needs your help — Their 1966 Ford Fairlane, built for this year’s Street Rodder Road Tour, was stolen from the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Bakersfield, California. It wears a...
View ArticleGM’s Most Innovative Production Car—Ever
Though never considered a performance car and diluted by the many spectacular cars coming out of Detroit in the mid-1960s, the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado took the biggest leap from both an engineering...
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What Car People Fight About
Fight Night The other day, Tom and I had a huge fight. It all started because we got new neighbors. “Hey, I hear a cam,” Tom said while we were in the backyard fixing the Opel window for the second...
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2017 Cruisin’ the Coast Painless Performance & Street Rodder Top 100
Nothing like kicking off 2017 with a Cruise that covers seven cities along the southern coastline from Ocean Spring to Bay St. Louis. It’s Highway 90 and miles of great highway cruisin’ for one and all...
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1966 Ford Fairlane 2016 ARP/STREET RODDER Road Tour Car Stolen in...
Stolen car alert! STREET RODDER magazine’s white 1966 Ford Fairlane Road Tour car was stolen last night, Wednesday, October 12, in Bakersfield, California, from the parking lot of the Four Points...
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The Aussie Chevelle Returned to Drag Week 2016 Crazier Than Ever!
Two Years, Two Turbos: The Aussie Chevelle Returns! Once settled into the racing seat, the turbos aren’t as hard to see around as you would expect. And that’s a legitimate concern for the Aussie...
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Bubble Top Chevy A Plenty at Cruisin’ The Coast
One of the really great things about the huge Cruisin’ the Coast event is the diverse nature of cars in town for the week. We touched on this before, but we can think of no other event that welcomes...
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Ken Block’s Hoonicorn V2 is a Twin-Turbo, Meth-Addicted Monster
The Hoonicorn is a machine of dreams — taking the best AWD tricks and technology from rally racing, and slamming it all between the iconic bumpers of a 1965 Ford Mustang with a screaming Roush-Yates...
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1949-1951 Shoebox Ford Trunk Rehab
Old cars get cut up; it’s a common occurrence. Oftentimes it’s to repair damage caused by collision or good ol’ nature’s toll (rust). Other times, it’s to accommodate foreign matter—i.e., extreme...
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Short Track Series Championship Watch Update
Seasons are wrapping up, who is winning and who has won? Time is running out on the 2016 season. With that, we decided to check back in with traveling series from around the nation to see how their...
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Week to Wicked: The Wrap-Up
Amazing how quickly a week can come and go. But what’s even more amazing is how quickly an average, albeit very nice, 1970 C20 farm truck can be transformed into a modern performance C10 short-bed! And...
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This 1931 Ford Hot Rod Has a Blown Ardun Flathead and a Ton of Awards
From the main stage at the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show, award winners had a great view of the mouthwatering 1931 Ford highboy roadster on display at the front of the hall. Most of those winners...
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All of your 2016 AMSOIL Engine Masters Champions
Engine Masters Challenge is sponsored by AMSOIL, Presented by HOT ROD, and Operated by the University of Northwestern Ohio. Small-Block Scott Main and team MPG Heads took the podium in the Small-Block...
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Mopar Overdrive Breakthrough: Offset Shifter For 6-Speeds!
Chrysler invents stuff. Detroit’s other OE manufacturers (cough, Chevy and Ford) replicate and duplicate. Whether it’s the offset pushrods and 18-degree valves found on the W-2 small-block Chrysler...
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