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Week to Wicked and Speedway Motors Partner To Build a 1952 Chevy pickup
Speedway Motors, America’s Oldest Speed Shop, will kick off 2017 with a bang by teaming up with the crew of Week to Wicked, building an envy-worthy ’52 Chevy pickup. Details are still under wraps, but...
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This 1936 Ford coupe is the barn find that got away … but not for long
There’s not much worse than getting scooped on a deal. Well that’s not entirely true; as things go, that’s a first-world problem and a pretty light-duty one at that. But that doesn’t seem to take away...
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Factory-Authentic Details Helped This 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 Score a...
Scott Tedro, Ken Maisano, and the crew at MASCAR Classic Restorations have built a reputation for producing some of the finest restored muscle cars in the country. Now, that’s a claim that a lot of...
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2016 ARP/Street Rodder Shades of the Past Road Tour
Over the past few years the Shades of the Past Road Tour has become one of the most popular tours of the summer. Held every year on the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day, the Hot Rod Roundup itself...
View ArticleFormer HOT ROD Tech Editor and Motor Trend Editor Eric Dahlquist Has Died
A key figure from HOT ROD Magazine’s past has died. Former HOT ROD Tech Editor Eric Dahlquist, who held that position in the mid-1960s before becoming editor of Motor Trend, died December 29, 2016....
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The Best Short Track Racers of 2016
One of the true honors of this industry is getting to meet some very talented people. Those people may be behind the wheel of the race car, working on the race car, working in the shop, or creating...
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Engineology: Why a Faster Burn?
Over time, we have advocated the benefits possible by creating or promoting conditions that result from a quicker burn rate. Actually, there are steps that can be taken or situations to be avoided...
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Gas-Ex: Mike & Janie Braswell’s 1941 Willys “Street Car”
It seems as if nearly every Americar Coupe that Willys-Overland Motors rolled out of their Toledo, Ohio, at the tail end of its decade-long production run (at the onset of WWII) was simply destined for...
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Gary Cooper’s Never-Done 1972 Chevy Cheyenne
Wrenches don’t get much rest in Gary Cooper’s garage. After meeting him, we learned that the owner of this beautiful 1972 Chevy Cheyenne loves to spend his free time putting those wrenches and other...
View ArticleNobody Got This Studebaker Lark 4×4 for Christmas this Year
Odd Craigslist Find is Still Up for Grabs I’ve been without a four-wheel-drive vehicle for six years and each year after SEMA my urge to buy a 4×4 is renewed. Consequently, one of the Craigslist...
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The Truth About Synthetics: Way More Than Just Extra HP!
Synthetic oil is nothing new, nor is the controversy about whether synthetic oil is better than mineral oil. The development of synthetic oils, derived from silicones and polyolefins, occurred in the...
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The Lightest-Weight Brakes Yet for Crate Racing
Born from off-road truck racing, we check out an ultra-light brake system from QTM for Dirt Crate Late Model Racing For the past few months we’ve been documenting the process as Crate Dirt Late Model...
View ArticleRacing Titan, Nick Arias Jr., Has Died
One of the titans of hot rodding, Nick Arias Jr., has died. Arias is synonymous with racing—especially drag racing. His 498ci Arias Hemi, based on the Chevy big block design with his own Hemi head, was...
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Ford To Build Hybrid Mustang By 2020
Hybrid Ford Mustang in Progress Ford announced that it will offer a Mustang Hybrid, one of seven hybrid or electric vehicles the automaker plans to launch in the next five years. The six other...
View ArticleOff the Mic: Reacting to Innovation
Love it or hate it, short-track racing always will need innovation Racers are a very social bunch. There is no doubt about that. So when something newsworthy happens, or something out of the ordinary...
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GM Document Hints 2018 Chevrolet Corvette Will Get DOHC 6.2L LT5 V-8
Will be first DOHC engine in a Corvette since 1995 A newly unearthed dealer document suggests the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette will receive a dual-overhead-cam V-8 engine, fittingly called the LT5 after the...
View ArticleThrowback Tuesday: 1966-Grumpy’s Second, First Toy
Grumpy Jenkins with his second Stock Eliminator 1966 Nova that ran in both SS/C and B/FX. After his first Nova was destroyed in a towing accident after the 1966 US Nationals, he showed up later in the...
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Simplifying the Gen IV Chevy by Removing Active Fuel Management
Way back in 1981, Cadillac, reacting to the same pressure to maximize fuel economy automakers face today, came up with America’s first mass-produced, variable-displacement, gasoline, V8 engine. Known...
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World’s Slowest Ford GT Goes to Auction
CP-1 prototype could sell for big bucks For those who were not hand selected by Ford for the opportunity to pay nearly half-a-million dollars for the new Ford GT supercar, here’s a once in a lifetime...
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Just Listed: Rare 1964 Bill Thomas Cheetah with L88 427
A shapely Cobra competitor When Carroll Shelby shoehorned the first 4.2-liter (260 ci) V-8 under the hood of the A.C. Ace, enthusiasts took notice. When the Cobra began to win races left and right, the...
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