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Contents: The Retro Craze (From rat rods to slingshots, funnies and gassers, old school is the new rule. Here is a report on how looking back will affect the future of hot rodding); Salt Flat Rats (We first eyed the genuine hot rods of the Salt Lake City Throttlers at Speed Week last year. It was enough to make us chase them down for a story on these exemplary retro rods); The Cover Willys (It’s been said that the Stone-Woods swindler is the most recognizable car in drag racing history, and in this story, we said it again. Maybe that’s why it has been featured twice now) Hot Rod Garage – Altered Wheelbase (This is kind of a “because we can” moment, as Magnante and Mr. Rich go Match Bashing again, mercilessly hacking an otherwise sano ’64 Fairlane into a retro Funny Car); GM’s Best V-8s Yet (With the creation of the 400hp LS2 and the 500hp LS7, it’s hard to argue that pushrod technology is a loser. Here’s a look at what makes the Gen IV different from the Gen III); Go Road Racing (In part two of a series, Matt King works out the safety details on his low-buck Fox Mustang race car being built for the NASA Camaro-Mustang Challenge); 383 Power Recipe (There’s nothing hugely heroic about this small block, but that’s kind of the beauty of it. It means anyone can bolt it together and get a decent 500hp and 500 lb-ft) Departments – Starting Line (The import thing has finally waned); Bench Racing (Keep the cool vintage photos coming); Where It All Began (The Bounty Hunter’s SOHC slingshot in the breeze at Ford); Roddin’ At Random (Including more than you need to know about Hakim the Dream); Test And Tune (More new parts for old V-8s means hot rodding will never end); Pit Stop (Did you know Marlan’s dad used to work for Snap-On?); Finish Line (If you actually read the table of contents, e-mail us and say so) Feature Stories – Pro Stock Champs (How Greg Andersen, Jason Line, and the KB Racing team had the most incredible season of drag racing); The 417-MPH Family (Baskerville had followed the Burklands at Bonneville since 1990, and they finally took the piston land-speed record); Hammer Road Runner (Here’s the latest from Pure Vision Design, this one’s a ’70 with supercharged Wedge power)
Issue: March 2005
Condition: Very Good