Description
Contents: Street Racing (What it is, what it isn’t, and why); Popularity Pole (Inside the stock-block Buick V-6 that won the pole at Indy); Pontiac Fiero GT vs. Toyota MR2 (Not all two-seaters are created equal – it takes rpm, not cubic inches, to make the difference); Porky’s Six (Part 2: Fat Jack’s fat fendered ’46 Ford coupe begins taking shape with body panels, paint and tin); Goat Buster (HOT ROD‘s giveaway ’66 GTO); Muscle car Restoration Parts Guide (A complete source list for Detroit’s performance cars, 1966 and later); How To Paint (Chapter 6: Sand and shoot, match and spot); Power Teams (HOT ROD talks to four of the flashiest teams in drag racing); Bulletproof (The trick inside Pete Chapouris’ 12-second ’39 convertible is a 600-hp Chevy which puts out 400 ponies all day long); Old New-Stalgia (The 5th Annual Nostalgia Nationals) Departments – Starting Line (“I did my share of street racing”); Reaction Time (“New Breed”, “Engine Swapping” and “Drawing Board” kudos); Roddin’ At Random (Engine you can Bank(s) on, Pontiac’s IMSA Grand Am, Goodyear’s Frontrunners, and the Feds regs); Lil’ John’s Place (“Pride of accomplishment lasts a lifetime”); Pit Stop (Horsepower and top speed, low-buck fuse box, Chevelle rear suspension fix and more); Swap Meet; August Events; Finish Line (The hottest thing in road racing, Floyd’s photo contest continues, Bill Elliott and Don Garlits sizzle and more)
Issue: August 1985
Condition: Very Good