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Brian Stockinger Runs 8.90s in a Camaro He’s Owned Since He Was 16
Brian has been in the life since his early teens. And as the shop foreman at West Bend Dyno Tuning, he’s been able to tap into a fantastic grapevine of information, resources, and like-minded...
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Ryan Hawkins Built a Twin-Turbo Trans Am For the Street
A while back, we heard of a twin-turbo Trans Am that was being built near us, and just as quickly, we heard that it was blown up. The lesson we can all learn from Ryan Hawkins of Cottage Grove,...
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Project CC Underbird: Cutting, Welding, and Melting Together Parts
Unless you’re building a stripped-down, minimalist rail such as Dick Kraft’s 1950 proto-dragster “The Bug,” hundreds of overlooked details must be worked out when building a ground-up car. The CC...
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Saga of a Fanatically Detailed 1948 Chevy Pickup
The saga of Dermie Close and his 1948 Chevy 3100 starts out not all that different from a thousand other classic truck owner’s stories, but it takes on an unusual fanatical twist partway through, a...
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Car Hoards From the Sky
Top-Down Design From above, it looks like a rocky stream, the flow splitting and slowing to a stop around stalled cars and dropped mattresses. My usual commute south on California’s 405 freeway goes...
View ArticleVisiting Day Motor Sports’ Open House
The winter months are a perfect time to check out new technology and learn about the newest trends in racing. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to get to PRI or some of the other shows. Enter Day...
View ArticlePush for RPM Act Continues
Washington, D.C. – Although the battle to protect the right to modify street cars into dedicated race cars is heading in the right direction, it still needs a push. The beginning of a new congress in...
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Roger Waited A Lifetime to Build His 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
Ever since he was in high school, Roger had wanted a 1932 Ford coupe. Sixty years later, he still wanted one, but Deuce prices had gone sky high. So Roger built this 1931 Model A with a 1932 grille and...
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Street Rodder Road Tour: We’ll Be Cruising In Style In This 1957 Chevy
Ask rodders to name the ultimate iconic hot rod and you’ll get a lot of different opinions. Ask the general public to name a car that brings to mind the ’50s and rock ’n’ roll at the hop, and the...
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Radical 1971 Chevy Pro-Street Vega Reinvents the Past
Growing up as a teenager in the late ’60s surely had its perks, especially if you were into watching late-night street racing and visiting the local dragstrip. For Rick Kiel of West Olive, Michigan,...
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HOT ROD Power Tour 2017 Dates and Locations — Registration Open!
Our seven-day, seven-city, 23rd annual HOT ROD Power Tour returns for 2017, June 10-17. Be sure to bookmark www.hotrod.com/powertour for future updates, pertinent info, and new stories. Registration is...
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Choosing The Correct Ignition Coil
Q. I have a 1954 Ford with a 272 Y-block. Before I got it the previous owner had added triple carbs, dual pipes, and a PerTronix point replacement kit. The coil was a standard 12V replacement and there...
View ArticleHow Much Are You Prepared to Pay for Gas?
I’m sure all of us understand what grade of gasoline our hot rod takes. In fact, that would hold true for our everyday car, our wives (or significant others), our kids, or whomever or whatever other...
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New Parts From The Classic Truck Aftermarket
01. Alternator Alternative Your street rod’s modern electronic upgrades and accessories can overburden the charging system with increased electrical load. That’s why Vintage Air’s Front Runner...
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Pick Up 200 HP With Turbonetics’ Gen 5 Camaro Kit
The fifth-gen Camaro SS (2010–2015 model years) left the factory loaded with power—425 ponies for a manual-trans car or 400 hp in a 6L80E automatic—making it the most powerful Camaro SS to ever leave...
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Remember These Past Grand National Roadster Show Winners?
A Review of the Last 4 Years AMBR Winners Originally held in Oakland, California, the 68th Annual Grand National Roadster Show is still referred to as simply “Oakland” even though it’s celebrating its...
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The Sherm’s Custom Plating Tour to the 25th California Hot Rod Reunion
In recent years the Sherm’s Custom Plating Road Tour has become one of the most popular of the entire season. Sherm’s owner Gary Matranga and his partners Art Holman and Dave Dougherty have been the...
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Son’s Wedding Is Perfect Excuse To Fix Survivor ’70 Charger!
The 1969 winner of the Kentucky Derby was named Majestic Prince, but for a young chemical engineering student named Chris Rodrigues, the attention that year turned to a horse of a different color, one...
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SpeedKore’s 1970 ‘Cuda is a 700hp Menace
In its short history, SpeedKore Performance Group has made a name for itself by building high-end, high-power muscle, with an emphasis on classic Mopars. Their latest build, this 1970 ‘Cuda, belongs to...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Pallet Shelves for Budget-Friendly Garage Storage
We know — You can’t go a day without seeing another hipster project using cage-free, reclaimed wood pallets, but hear us out: Building out a garage on a budget is always a challenge, especially after...
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