Steve Davis of Barrett-Jackson Auctioning Personal Boss 302
Hot Mustangs Coming to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2017 If you’ve watched even just a few minutes of Barrett-Jackson’s famous auctions on television you’ve met Steve Davis, the amiable smiling man in...
View ArticleHidden 1967 Shelby Sees the Light of Day!
Rare Finds – Midnight Run: Rescuing a 1967 Shelby G.T. 350 For years, we had been after John Frakes to show us pictures and tell us details of his amazing Shelby find, which we had heard about. We see...
View ArticleGallery and Winners from the 2017 National Parts Depot Ford & Mustang Roundup
While most of the country is in a winter deep freeze, its classic cars holed up in garages, barns, and trailers, down in Florida enthusiasts enjoy year round cruising and car show fun. Part of that fun...
View ArticleDaily Driver Ford Y-Block Packs Hidden Fuel Injection and Updated Internals
A Y-Block for the New Millennium Automotive Specialists updates the classic Ford Y-Block to be a contender in a world of computer-controlled horsepower. There’s a reason why the LS platform is an...
View ArticleChili Bowl Night Three Recap: Bell Rings Up Competition
It seems there are many big wins ahead of young Christopher Bell. But for the time being his focus is on the race he grew up watching – the Chili Bowl Nationals. On Thursday Bell collected a dominating...
View ArticleTony Stewart Will Return to Roots in 2017
Tony Stewart may have put his NASCAR days behind him, but it appears there are plenty of days behind the wheel left for “Smoke.” Last week during preliminaries for the Chili Bowl Nationals Stewart...
View ArticleAnd So It Begins: The Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy
Literally on the heels of our inaugural week-long truck transformation, we officially present you with the kick-off of the Speedway Motors Week to Wicked. While we may be working on another yellow...
View ArticleOff the Mic: What Happened to My Attention Span?
I consider myself pretty loyal to the sport of short track racing. In return, it’s been pretty good to me, so there are no complaints. But because we’ve had such a long relationship, there are often...
View ArticleDay One Done: The Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy’s Truckin’ Along
And just like that, day one on the Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy build is in the books…or the can…or however you wanna say done! We literally drove our 235-powered three-window into the...
View ArticleThrowback Tuesday: Timeless Model A
While some might call this a Resto-Rod, we call it timeless. Dick Rundell’s 1928 Ford phaeton graced HOT ROD’s December 1966 cover, with Dick lowering his Hilborn-injected small block into the Model A...
View ArticleWe Test It: Holley’s New Sniper EFI
The domestic aftermarket performance world has been abuzz about the latest low-cost EFI systems, one of which is Holley’s new Sniper EFI. With a retail price of just less than $1,000, it offers a lot...
View ArticleThrowback Tuesday: The Last Brutus
Lew Arrington’s Last “Brutus” Funny Car Lew Arrington built a series of mean “Brutus” Funny Cars, with this 1971 Mustang his last. Originally based out of San Jose, California, he eventually migrated...
View ArticleAll New 2018 Mustang Gets a Facelift & Performance Upgrade!
Ford introduces the all-new 2018 Ford Mustang Today is a big day for all Mustang enthusiasts with Ford introducing the all-new 2018 Mustang, the world’s best-selling sports coupe and the company’s most...
View ArticleRacing Roadster Preview: Watch as Throttle Jockey Originals Builds a TROG...
It all started with an auction. “A few months back I was ready to thin out the small herd of projects that had congregated in my garage,” states HOT ROD Deluxe contributor Scotty Lachenauer. “So I did...
View ArticleWeek to Wicked Day 2: Progress is Mounting
We’re halfway through second day of the Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy build, and so far, the team has made steady progress on uniting all that Advance-Design half-ton sheetmetal to the...
View ArticleMatching Sealed Motors
S.E.A.L. Makes Rules Changes For GM 604 In last month’s QA commentary, I discussed Balance of Performance and ways sanctions try to equal out the power influence of different engines. I say power...
View ArticleShop Talk: Schizophrenia
Do you ever get that feeling like you’re constantly being pulled in different directions? That’s a rhetorical question, of course, because that’s the reality of our lives, thanks in part to automation,...
View ArticleNew Design at ShopHOTROD.com — Three Wheelin’ Terror at Drag Week, Presented...
There’s usually two reactions around Greg Trapnell’s Agro Holden: “What is it?” is almost immediately followed up by “Holy $#!%” as it three-wheels past the eighth-mile, using every bit of track in the...
View ArticleSpeedway Motors Week to Wicked Day Two is a Wrap: Parts is Parts
The Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy build team has made it through the second day successfully, moving the project forward at a steady pace towards its deadline with only three full days...
View ArticleHere’s why Craig Breedlove is Suing the Chicago Museum of Science and...
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a judge has agreed move along with Craig Breedlove’s case against the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry for damages to Spirit of America, the machine that...
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