Finally, we present the official rules for HOT ROD Drag Week races for 2015, 2016, and 2017. …read more
Monthly Archives: December 2014
The People You Meet at the PRI Show
There are tons of great characters in hot rodding history. Eric Rood had a brief encounter with the infamous Oscar Koveleski at the PRI show. He’s still trying to figure out what happened. …read more
Last Page – Michigan Pilgrimage
It was mothballed in Ohio in 1974, sitting silent for six years until Lyndon Hughes bought it just about the time that Ronald Reagan took office. Since then, it hadn’t seen the blue sky. …read more
A Look at Some of the Special Areas at the Street Rod Nationals
Along with tons of participants’ cars, the builders showcase, row after row of vendors, and seminars galore, each year there are special events within the special event that is the Street Rod Nationals. Here’s a look at them. …read more
Inside The Quickest Street Vehicle On Earth
The Truck Larry Larson Built to Dominate HOT ROD’s Drag Week …read more
1933 ASC Convertible – The Family Plan
It is safe to say Roy Brizio Street Rods in South San Francisco, California, has not only found the formula for building fantastic street rods, but they’ve perfected it. …read more
Aftermarket 5-6 Speeds at the Performance Racing Industry Show
Performance Automatic just showed us two new transmissions. A GM 4L80E available with a five or six-speed configuration and a Ford 6R80 six-speed automatic. …read more
1932 Ford Coupe – Different Deuce
Ever built a car and a short while after completion—or even when rolling it out of the garage for the first time—decided it’s not really what you wanted, so you redo it completely? Mark Freeborn did just that. …read more
Car Craft’s Anti Tour 2014
First off, we must admit to not being good at marketing our own events. When we finally posted the official route and itinerary for this year’s Anti Tour on our website and Facebook page, lots of people wrote in asking what the “Anti” in Anti Tour means. Good question! …read more
Yokohama 23rd Annual Hot Rod & Custom Show
Finishing the year off with a bang, the one-day Yokohama car show, organized by Moon of Japan, filled the city’s downtown Pacifico Exhibition Hall with many things to see. …read more