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Contents: Street Modified (A genuine NASCAR Modified racer converted for the street); Turbo Vette (Brent Jackson and sons build a bad, black ’65 Corvette) Cover Story – Man vs. Metal (It’s pain and suffering following by a lifetime of glory as competitors battle their hot rods and the elements on HOT ROD‘s Drag Week) Feature Stories – The Life Of A HOT ROD Photographer (HOT ROD and Petersen Publishing’s photo director from 1950 to 1996 talks about an eclectic life behind the camera); Speed Parts Hall Of Fame (HOT ROD and SEMA members induct another five legendary high-performance parts into the HOT ROD Speed Parts Hall Of Fame. Congratulations to Ardun, B&M, Holleyh, Hooker and Moon) Tech – ’79 Z28 Project (Introducting our new project car, a ’79 Z28 with GM Performance Parts new E-Rod smog-legal engine package. Here are some tips on how anyone should approach a project car and how to actually get it done); Your First Track Day (Participating at open track days is an absolute riot but can be intimidating if you’ve never done it. Here’s what you need to know to not look like a moron); Garage Mahal (Bill Goldberg and the Garage Mahal TV crew totally outfitted our shop and even built a bar in there. You’ll be envious); Hose Tech (That pricey braided hose won’t last forever. Here’s why, along with tips on the different, modern hose you should be using on anything that really matters) Departments – Starting Line (Glory over adversity); Holeshot (What’s your motivation?); Roddin’ At Random (Reactions to “Vette Hack” and rat rods); Where It All Began (Da Grump launches his Camaro in 1970); Test And Tune (New small-block Ford crate engines and the world’s smallest jack); Pit Stop (Marlan gives Ford 347 stroker advice); World Of Hot Rod (Behind the scenes of the business of Hot Rod); Coming Next Month (Yet more of Bob D’Olivo’s magic)
Issue: January 2011
Condition: Very Good