Hot Rod #12 December 2009 (US)

Hot Rod #12 December 2009 (US) English | 128 pages | PDF | 19.70 Mb Hot Rod Magazine is the ultimate source of information for hot rod enthusiasts. This magazine subscription is dedicated to classic cars, street rods, vintage muscle cars, and other high-performance cars. Each issue has full-color photo profiles of featured hot rods, articles on project cars, how-to guides for tuning and customizing your ride, event coverage, racing results, show schedules, and more.

Video: Tim Divers and his Fresh Take on Hot Rods

See this El Camino. It’s a 1968 SS model. While not exactly a Round Door Rolls it is somewhat of a coveted treasure among aficionados of muscle. The SS belongs to Tim Divers of Divers Street Rods and friends tell him it would be worth more if left unmolested. However because the Camino holds a special place in Tim’s heart (it served as a “tour vehicle” for his band and a college car for his daughter) he says he’d rather hack it up into a rod thus reducing its collectable value and removing the

The Inglourious Basterds of Divers Street Rods

See these cars? These cars do one thing and one thing only – and that’s kill Natzis! Alright, maybe these bare metal beasties don’t actually kill “Natzis” per se but they are indeed Inglorious Bastards in their own right. This ’57 Cadillac and ’39 Ford are just two concepts to spring from the beautiful mind of Tim Divers. While their specs may offend some purists neither of these works-in-progress are even remotely the Bastardest (most bastardly?) ride to roll out of the doors of this fantasy fa

1958 Hot Rod Magazine Car Show Documentary with Drag Racing Muscle Cars and Street Racers Footage

1958 Hot Rod Magazine Car Show Documentary with Drag Racing Muscle Cars and Street Racers Footage

Featuring footage and history from the hot rod era, Ingenuity In Action explains how to prepare for and enter a drag race or car show. The film focuses on the history of hot rods and hot rodding, as well as the dedicated gearheads who travel cross country for American hot rod events, car shows, and drag racing. Made popular during the 1950’s, American hot rods have become an important part of automobile history. Established hot rod personalities, like racecar driver Chuck Jones, appear in the film. The film also describes how as it became more popular, hot rodding became almost a cult: followers consider classic cars their idols. Vintage street rods and custom hot rods are everywhere in this film, which is a must for car enthusiasts and anyone interested in the drag racing history. Ingenuity In Action is a great mix of 1950’s automobile history and white hot classic drag strip racing!

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Hydrogen Powered…VEGA?! Well, Almost

This past weekend, over 7,000 hot rods, street rods, muscle cars and classics invaded Syracuse, New York for the annual Syracuse Nationals. This is NOT the eco-friendly event of the year; it is in fact, anything but. But I still love me some cool cars, and you don’t have to be a gearhead to appreciate classic sheet metal of this caliber. But still, I was shocked to stumble across this 1972 Chevy Vega claimed propulsion by hydrogen. An alternative fuel car at a show full of dinosauce suck

50s Muscle Cars and Drag Racing Cult Hot Rods and Classic American Street Racing DVD

50s Muscle Cars and Drag Racing Cult Hot Rods and Classic American Street Racing DVD

Revisit the history of American hot rod street cars in this classic American hot rods and nostalgia drag racing films DVD. If you love hot rods, drag racing, street rods, muscle cars, hot rod history or classic drag racing video clips, you will enjoy this rare collectible. Driving has never been more fun than when you’re behind the steel wheel of the coolest hot rods cars of history! Full of drag racing hotrods action, this DVD will keep you on the edge of your seat. Best hot rod films collection ever assembled! (1) Hot Rod - Two part film with amusing narration. The story is about a teenager who learns driving safety and the art of defensive driving through his love of drag racing. Contains very old footage and pictures of drag racing, including a lengthy piece of an old Indy 500 NASCAR race. One of the best historical films ever made…if you love nostalgia drag racing. (Who doesn’t?)

Length: 00:26:26

(2) Ingenuity In Action - Fantastic drag racing and hot rods cars film which explains how to enter a drag race. Contains rare videos and pictures of the 1958 Hot Rod Nationals.

Length: 00:27:00

(3) On The Run - San Francisco kids race through the bay with professional race drivers. A great driver education propaganda film about how racing safely is fun for everyone. Terrific socially responsible look at the history of drag racing and hotrods.

Length: 00:13:00

(3) Road Runners - Great film promoting drag racing as an alternative to juvenile delinquency. Who knew that driving that fast was a great way to sublimate your inner potential in a socially rewarding fashion? Just press down the accelerator in your vintage muscle car or street rod and let the healing begin. Got to love it!

Length: 00:12:00

Total run time is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

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Rod and Custom

Rod and Custom

ROD & CUSTOM focuses on all aspects of contemporary street rodding. Features include high-tech street rods, nostalgic rods and customs, new trends in the custom scene, rodding events, nostalgia racing, plus plenty of how-tos, technical articles, new product reports and personality profiles.

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